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Entrance: Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 145 (McKenna) Happy the poor in Spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Gifts: Seek Ye First (Lafferty) AOV 1/48 Communion: Beatitudes (Balhoff/Ducotte) Recessional: Send Us Out (Bryant) AOVD

Entrance: Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 26 ( McKenna) The Lord is my light and my salvation Gifts: How Can I Keep From Singing (Lowry) GA 454 Communion: The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Recessional: Galilee Song … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Psalm 39 (McKenna) Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. Gifts: All the Hungry, Come (Doherty) Communion: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90 Recessional: Hearts on … Continue reading →

I have been looking at the mantras in Monica Brown’s collection Holy Ground that I got second hand. It is still available as a download from Emmaus. This one is based on 1 Cor 4:7-8. It sounds like something for … Continue reading →

This is a lovely mantra is suitable for Anointing and Lent at the very least. It is by Monica Brown from her collection, Holy Ground. Healing is Your touch, O God, renewing the spirit of the broken. Healing is Your … Continue reading →

There are a few more mantras from Monica Brown’s collection Holy Ground to get through. This one is based on Isaiah 42:3. The collection is available as sheet music to download for $A5 at Emmaus. He does not break the … Continue reading →

These Monica Brown mantras are a real consolation. They are from Holy Ground, available at her website, Emmaus. My backing just does the first melody line initially then brings in the second line for the last repeat. First melody line … Continue reading →

This is another lovely Monica Brown mantra from Holy Ground, this time based on Psalm 58. The sheet music for the whole collection is available for download at her site for $A5. O my strength, it is you to whom … Continue reading →

For this mantra, Monica Brown used Isaiah 30:15 as inspiration for her text. It is available in the collection Holy Ground, at Emmaus. By waiting and calm you shall be saved. In quiet and trust lies your strength. Thus says … Continue reading →

I am working through Monica Brown’s collection of mantras, Holy Ground, and I am finding a lot of musicality in these short pieces. This one would work at a funeral or during Lent. Some people don’t like us singing in … Continue reading →