Author Archives: maddg

These are similar to the songs I once blogged for a Corpus Christi Mass. 314 Sing, My Tongue, the Saviour’s Glory I was wondering whether to make a backing for this, when I remembered the wonderful site Small Church Music. … Continue reading →

This is the last of the foot washing songs in CWB II and is a delightful tune with a wonderful down to earth text. The words are by David Mowbray and it set to LEIBSTER JESU ( Johann Rodolph Ahle … Continue reading →

Entrance: Baptised in Water (Saward; tune BUNESSAN) GA 179 Psalm 103 (McKenna) Oh, bless the Lord, my soul. Gifts: Come to the Water (Andersen) AOV 1/74 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: Springs of Salvation (Andersen) Recessional: Send … Continue reading →

311 Song of the Lord’s Supper This Holy Thursday song by Erik Routley has a metrical antiphon for the assembly and is more chant style in the verses for a cantor. He has based the text very closely on John … Continue reading →

308 Lord, You Give the Great Commision 309 An Upper Room As I continue my survey of the songs in CWB II that I haven’t already covered we leave the Chrism Mass and get to Holy Thursday. CWB II inexpicably … Continue reading →

306 Bring Forth the Kingdom(Nb this version has verses for the chrism mass by Deidre Browne) This song is by Carl P Daw Jnr and is set to HYFRYDOL so you already know the tune. It is elected for the … Continue reading →

Happy New Year. Entrance: We Three Kings Psalm 71 (McKenna) Lord, ev’ry nation on earth will adore you, will adore you. Gifts: The First Noel Communion:In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd)  AOV 1/58 Thanksgiving: Star Child (Shirley Erina Murray … Continue reading →

This is the same processional as the last post with a non chant tune and minor changes to the antiphon. The text of the verses by James Quinn is here. The refrain is by Stephen Sommerville. The first line “O … Continue reading →

Having already blogged: 303 All Glory, Laud and Honour … a processional for Palm Sunday, I have got to yet more chant, this time a processional for the Chrism Mass. The refrain is from The Sacramentary: O Redeemer, hear our … Continue reading →

For all my carping at this book’s misplaced emphasis on very traditional material, it does cover the liturgical bases. This song is for the blessing of the palms and has an antiphon from the Roman Missal based on Matt 21:9 … Continue reading →