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Entrance: Lift Up Your Hearts (O’Connor) AOV 1/156 Psalm 31 (McKenna) I turn to you Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation. Gifts: Be Merciful (Haugen) Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB … Continue reading →

John Bell has adapted and set the words of Desmond Tutu for this song in the Easter section of Gather 3rd ed. It has wonderful and wider applications. The hope filled text is here. GIA will sell you the sheet … Continue reading →

This Brian Wren text was written for New Years, but Gather 3rd ed. re-purposes the words for their Easter section. They use a setting Lori True, but it appears to more commonly sung to Carlton Young‘s music. Wren’s text is … Continue reading →

This is a lively South African song translated by Anders Nyberg. I always wonder at these copyright claims on traditional songs. It has an Easter theme but that should not limit its use. The text is at Hymnary. I can’t … Continue reading →

More TAIZE from Gather 3rd ed, this time for Easter. The words and music are credited to the Taize community, but other sources say it is Jacques Berthier as usual. G3 has English, Czech, Polish and Croatian verses. The Czech … Continue reading →

Gather 3rd ed. has this TAIZE chant as one of its selections for Good Friday. It is an adaptation of the evening prayer and is also suitable for Lent and Palm Sunday. The tune is by the community. GIA will … Continue reading →

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 146 (McKenna) Praise the Lord who heals the broken hearted. Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83   Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) CWB II 592 Thanksgiving: Seek Ye First (Lafferty) … Continue reading →

Gather 3rd ed lists this as for Holy Thursday, but it has more general Eucharistic applications. The text is by Herman G. Stuempfle Jnr. It is set to SOUTHWELL. They suggest the verses should alternate between cantor and assembly, but … Continue reading →

Francis Patrick O’Brien gets a lot of selections in Gather 3rd ed. This is his Holy Thursday song and it goes forever (twelve verses) so you’ll get lots of foot washing done. Is it a lovely gentle tune. There is … Continue reading →

In my survey of Gather 3rd ed, I am in the section of music for specific celebrations and I’m just doing those songs that I haven’t already blogged from other collections. Holy Thursday gets this song that faces stiff opposition … Continue reading →