Author Archives: maddg

This is the last of Frank Andersen’s songs from Everything I Possess, that I haven’t already blogged elsewhere. It is available in the collection Scripture in Song available here. I had already done, “Springs of Salvation”, “My People”, “His State … Continue reading →

Entrance: Hail Redeemer King Divine (Brennan – Elvey) Psalm 121 (McKenna) Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord Gifts:    All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76 Communion:    We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81 Thanksgiving:    All … Continue reading →

This is a sweet song by Frank Andersen that could be used for gathering from the album Everything I Possess. I have my usual quibble about the voice of God flitting in and out of the text. It is available … Continue reading →

This is a Frank Andersen song for Passion Sunday and since I haven’t got a favourite song for that liturgy I was hoping this might be the one. My problem with the text is that it switches from the voice … Continue reading →

I’m continuing with Frank Andersen songs from the collection Everything I Possess that I haven’t already covered elsewhere. This is based on Col 1 and sounds like a fast John Denver song. It may have a use as a recessional. … Continue reading →

This is a jaunty, folky Frank Andersen song based on Psalm 91 (92). The songs from this collection appear to be either very slow or very fast. Chorus It is good to give thanks to the LordTo make music to … Continue reading →

Getting back to the Frank Andersen album, Everything I Possess, I find this song, “The Hand of the Lord Himself”. Like most of the songs I am doing now it is only available in the folio edition of Scripture in … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12 Psalm 97 (McKenna) The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice. Gifts:  Blessed be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion:  Song of the Body of Christ  (Haas) AOV 1/27 Thanksgiving:  Sing … Continue reading →

This song by Frank Andersen would have to have the necessary substution for Yahweh before it can be sung. Unfortunately the “Yah” is the long note so “the Lord” won’t work – how about “our God”. It is a pleasant … Continue reading →

I’m working through the songs from Frank Andersen’s Everything I Possess collection that I haven’t already covered. That means the “hits” like “Galilee Song” and “Springs of Salvation” won’t need doing. This one is a very slow ballad based on … Continue reading →