Author Archives: maddg

It’s not a bad idea to use a familiar tune with seasonal songs, as they can’t be sung all year. This text is set to O WALY WALY in 3/4 time, which is used for many other hymn texts. It … Continue reading →

258 Behold, a rose e’er blooming  (aka Lo, how…) I love Marty Haugen‘s music. This is sweet Christmas song in CWB II and (hooray) chords are included, but not the obvious suggestion to use a capo. For the assembly I’d … Continue reading →

I’ll dip in and out of Voices As One when CWB II does too many old hymns in a row. I’m up to the Christmas songs in CWB II so many will have been covered on this blog already. 255 … Continue reading →

This is Psalm 34 as set by Paul A Tate in Voices As One Vol 2.. The assembly will only manage the refrain and the cantors will do the tricky verses. The sheet music can be purchased at WLP. The … Continue reading →

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76 Psalm 92 (McKenna) The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV 1/35 Thanksgiving: O Sacred … Continue reading →

With the repertoire of CWB II mostly traditional hymns I will intersperse some songs I haven’t covered from WLP’s Voices As One Vol2. These are the antithesis of CWB II, being contemporary style. This is by John Angotti and Ed … Continue reading →

Advent, in CWB II, gets closed out with: 253 Advent Litany …and this song aka Rorate caeli desuper. It is a chant for Advent based on Isaiah 45:8. The translation in CWB II is by Rev Percy Jones and since there … Continue reading →

As I continue my survey of Catholic Worship Book II, I am mainly coming across traditional hymns. I have already blogged elsewhere: 250 Prepare the Way another from Brian Boniwell in CWB II 251 Wait for the Lord a TAIZE chant. This … Continue reading →

This Christopher Idle text for Advent is based on Isaiah 35 and set to AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM(aka GAUDEAMUS PARITER) The text is here.   This is the sheet music with a different text:  

Stephen noted this in recent correspondence: One year, when preparing the Easter music for an Anglican church, I discovered No 302 in The Australian Hymn Book – the tune and metre Vruechten 67.67 D – Melody from J Oudaen’s “Psalter’, … Continue reading →