Author Archives: maddg

This is a Christopher Willcock extravaganza for processing on Palm Sunday. I can only see this used for processing around a church as the cantor or choir will need to be near the assembly, so this is perhaps not for … Continue reading →

This is a lovely song mainly for Easter Vigil by Tom Kendzia. The verses will need a cantor and the second verse is only suitable for Easter Vigil. The assembly will just about get away with the gently lyrical refrain. … Continue reading →

I am continuing my survey of songs in the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP c2005 that I bought second hand some time ago. I have already covered many songs from other sources so I am skipping over those. I love … Continue reading →

Somehow it appears I never made a backing for this popular Christmas Carol. The text is by Cecil Alexander and the music by Henry J. Gauntlett. I made my backing by downloading the BIAB file at smallchurchmusic and dumbing his … Continue reading →

This is another notional list based on what I might have suggested to the team selecting music for liturgy. We haven’t used “Among All” yet but it is a Marian hymn that I think passes muster. Entrance: Lift Up Your … Continue reading →

Because I have already covered a ludicrous number of hymns sung in Catholic churches from other collections, my survey of this behemoth, the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP, skips the familiar songs. I am picking up the deep tracks that … Continue reading →

This is a sentimental song to the BVM. The text has unintentional humour, as I doubt “near thee, Madonna, fondly we hover,” would be visualised the quite same way now as in the 1800s. GAB omits the last verse, but … Continue reading →

This is an interesting song by Ricky Manalo that looks useful for Easter or liturgies celebrating the Trinity. The text of the verses is a translation of Die parente temporum from the Breviary of Le Mans. Manalo claims copyright on … Continue reading →

This is a fairly recent text (1981) set to an old tune (1693). The author is Jane Parker Huber and it is set to MUNICH. If that tune is one with which your assembly has some familiarity, then singing this … Continue reading →