Author Archives: maddg

Having the used the church copy of the this book for some years I felt obliged to buy a copy of my own which arrived today. I paid $50, which is astonishing value and Amanda provides sung Psalm responses for … Continue reading →

Jumping forward in Gather Australia’s liturgical music to the Easter Vigil, we find more service music from Jane Wood, the general editor. She provides accompaniment and a descant and it is good enough to warrant repetition until safely inside, away … Continue reading →

This is a Taize chant for Holy Thursday by Jacques Berthier. The assembly handle the ostinato refrain and the cantor sings the words of Jesus in the Garden. The text is here. Hymnary note all the hymnals the song is … Continue reading →

This is more of Jane Wood’s wonderful music for specific purposes – this time for Passion Sunday. Her music has a descant, a harmony line and notation for tambourine and triangle. My BIAB backing includes precisely none of these. Hosanna! … Continue reading →

They are having a half price sale – best find the details on their Facebook page. I got Gather 3rd edition for Guitar in 3 volumes, which I will explore at some point.

Entrance: Summoned By Love (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/18 Psalm 95 (McKenna) Give the Lord glory and honour. Give the Lord glory and honour. Gifts:  I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126 Communion: One Bread One Body (Foley) AOV 1/129 Thanksgiving: I Thank My God … Continue reading →

I’ve jumped all of Christmas because GA has the standard carols that appear elsewhere and so have been blogged already on this site. This is Jane Wood’s Nunc Dimmittis. The general editor appears to have been tasked with providing a … Continue reading →

This song is used for the lighting of the Advent candles for four weeks and then a central candle for Christmas. The fifth candle is new to me. Jane Wood, the editor, wrote the text and music with an ostinato … Continue reading →

I’m working through songs in Gather Australia that I haven’t covered before This is for non-Eucharistic gatherings. The text is by Kevin Lenehan and the music by Jane Wood Let our hearts be broken and our lives poured out. We … Continue reading →

This is another song GA suggest for anointing. The text is by Ruth Duck and the music is FENNVILLE by Robert J. Batastini. It sounds fine for Lent and Reconciliation as well. The text is at Cantus Mundi. I found … Continue reading →