Author Archives: maddg

I’m not sure why this one has never been looked at locally. It is by Tim Schoenbachler, is very singable and could be used at liturgies other than just Pentecost. He has harmony lines for the adventurous. It is based … Continue reading →

This is a Roc O’Connor song that could be an entrance hymn. The verses have little variations in the tune to flummox up the unwary, as well as a few triplets to trip on. OCP sell the sheet music here … Continue reading →

This is a pretty song for Christmas that I will never use because it is inappropriate in the Southern Hemisphere. The text is by Edward Caswell and it is set to WINTER’S SNOW by Kevin Keil. He removed the refrain … Continue reading →

This is a notional selection for Pentecost. I’ve put in Kathleen Boschetti’s tune as a suggestion of a new song to learn if we ever get sick of the other Holy Spirit songs. Entrance: Send Down the Fire (Haugen) AOV 2/164 … Continue reading →

This is a paraphrase of Psalm 27 by Jim Farrell, who I have read is a pseudonym used by Owen Alstott, Bernadette Farrell’s husband. If anyone knows for sure do let me know. You can see its use for Reconciliation … Continue reading →

This is a litany by Bernadette Farrell with a refrain for the assembly and declaimed verses by the cantor. Check out the text of the verses in the sample at OCP, where they sell the sheet music, for a broad … Continue reading →

This is another Spiritual, this time for Christmas. It appears more for a Christmas performance or pageant than a liturgy, but is singable enough. 1 There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn;Rise up, shepherd, and follow;It will lead … Continue reading →

When I was noting the songs that are in use in the USA that are less used here, like songs in Spanish, I should have also mentioned that Spirituals are not really part of the multicultural mix here either. I’ve … Continue reading →

Pretty much all the songs in Spanish from OCP are unfamiliar, as we have no local need for that repertoire. This one for Easter is pretty lively though and it has an English translation so why not? This hymn is … Continue reading →

Looking at the songs from the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP that I haven’t already covered, it seems the reason that they haven’t come to my attention can be that they are very old hymns, very Spanish hymns and then … Continue reading →