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This Jeanne Cotter’s setting of the ICEL text for this liturgical purpose. Interestingly she has a song called, “Blessed be God Who Heals Us” for the same situation with the text listed as by Betsey Beckman, which can be purchased … Continue reading →

More wedded bliss from Shirley Erena Murray, with the text set to Ralph Vaughn William’s DOWN APNEY. Text and sheet music are available from Hope Publishing. She marries the down to earth picture of a wedding with the grand setting … Continue reading →

Church was at maximum allowed capacity this morning with social distancing in place. Things are pretty good Covid wise in Australia with no community spread in all states except Victoria, where numbers are dropping to single digits some days. Next … Continue reading →

It seems a lot of the songs I don’t know already from GA have a text by Shirley Erena Murray. She wrote this wedding song that is set to BUNESSAN. It is a great idea to use a familiar hymn … Continue reading →

The last Eucharist song in Gather Australia that I haven’t already covered is this one. The text is by Deidre Browne and Kevin Lenehan. It has an ostinato refrain that can be repeated under the verse melody. Apart from the … Continue reading →

Most of the songs in Gather Australia for Eucharist are well known staples of Australian Catholic life, and so I have already blogged them in the past. I haven’t come across this one that they have collected before though. Delores … Continue reading →

More wonderful words from Shirley Erena Murray are found in this song for Eucharist. Hope Publications kindly give the text here and a setting by Jane Holstein. Gather Australia have set it to an interesting waltz tune by Margaret Thomas … Continue reading →

Most of the songs for Eucharist in Gather Australia have been covered elsewhere on this blog but this one is new to me. The text is by Muus Jacobse and translated by Forest Ingram and David Smith and can be … Continue reading →

This is a song for confirmation with a text by Tom Colvin and a tune he adapted from a Gonja folk song. It is from way back in 1969. Hope Publications provide the text and the sheet music, although they … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Sing Out Earth and Skies (Haugen) AOV 2/32     Psalm 79 (McKenna) The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel. Gifts:  Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: Blest Be … Continue reading →