Author Archives: maddg

397 Jesus, In Your Heart We Find is actually for the Sacred Heart of Jesus but I’ve already blogged that hymn so … CWB II gives you hymns for Christ the King as long as all you want is old … Continue reading →

Since I have already done: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow … I have finished the songs in CWB II for Trinity Sunday and have arrived at songs for Corpus Christi. I did a whole Mass of Corpus Christi … Continue reading →

This is another song that is for Trinity Sunday. It is by Omar Westendorf, the founder of WLP. It is set to GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN. The text is here. It appears to have been altered for CWB II: Redeemed … Continue reading →

Getting back into the music for specific liturgies in Catholic Worship Book II is this song set for Trinity Sunday with a simple direct text by Michael Perry. You can find the words at Jubilate. They have it set to … Continue reading →

This is a lovely Easter song used at RS’s parish recently that was new to me. It is by Jaime Cortez. The sheet music is at OCP where the text is in their preview.

Entrance: Jesus is Risen (O’Brien- Ogilvie) AOV NG 82 Psalm 29 (McKenna) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. Gifts: Do You Really Love Me (Landry) Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164 Thanksgiving: The Summons (Maule-Bell) … Continue reading →

Trish was able to point me to the sheet music of this song her parish used at Open Hymnal. With CWB II relying so heavily on old material, especially for tunes, Open Hymnal is looking a much more practical alternative … Continue reading →

Trish has continued my never ending Catholic education by reminding me of the Open Hymnal. It is a great source for public domain hymns. The song “Down in Adoration” she used isn’t there but I discovered it was given as … Continue reading →

This is another song from Trish’s parish used at Easter. It is from a southern Gospel and country tradition. It was written by William and Gloria Gaither. I saw that it had also been arranged in a more contemporary fashion … Continue reading →

Trish let me know some of the music selections for Easter at her parish. I couldn’t find them all but this one has a text by Judson W. Van De Venter and music by W. S. Weeden. I think it … Continue reading →