Author Archives: maddg

It is always good to interrupt what I’m doing for topical posts, in this case an Advent song that I believe I haven’t covered before that was used at Ryan’s parish. It is a relatively recent song by Trevor Thomson … Continue reading →

This text, a paraphrase of Psalm 23, is by Gary W Hardin and here set to J L MacBeth Bain’s BROTHER JAMES’ AIR. I would bring it down from D to C at least. The sheet music can be purchased … Continue reading →

Entrance:  A Voice in the Wilderness  (Robinson) AOV 1/60 Gifts:    Jesus, Come to Us (Haas) AOV 1/148 Communion:  Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA 195 Recessional:    Prepare the Way of the Lord (Boniwell) CWB II 250

Years ago I bought a ratty second hand copy of OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005. It fills in the blanks of OCP songs that didn’t make As One Voice in Australia. I have been blogging the songs on and off … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish sang this for Christ the King last week. It appears well known in the US but I’ve never heard it before. It is by an unknown author and set to WONDROUS LOVE. I have a copy in my … Continue reading →

This is a “Christmas Communion Processional” with a text by Tony Alonso set to the tune of THE HOLLY AND THE IVY. We will use it this Christmas. The sheet music can be purchased at GIA where the text is … Continue reading →

This is a new song (for us) for Advent that we will be playing to accompany the Advent wreath and light the candles. It is by Chris de Silva – not the one from Perth, the other one. I suspect … Continue reading →

For Advent we switch to the Mass of St Francis by Paul Taylor. This year for the wreath we are using “Come, Lord Jesus” by Chris de Silva (the American one). We will use Marty Haugen’s “Be With Me Lord” … Continue reading →

This is a relatively new song from Bob Hurd that turned up in a liturgy at Ryan’s parish. It’s new to me so I had a look at it. He based it on passages from Isaiah 35. It is a … Continue reading →

I’ll give Frank Andersen a rest for a while and attend to songs in liturgies posted here that are new to me. Ryan’s parish sang this gospel song written by Thomas Dorsey (text) and George Allen (music) recently. It is … Continue reading →