Author Archives: maddg

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 →

To get my fix of Catholic rock I’m back in Voices As One Vol 2, because it won’t be in Catholic Worship Book 2 will it? This is a David Yackley rocker with an obvious source and application and while … Continue reading →

I will be in Queensland for Christmas this year so will join with other musicians to play at Mass. It’s all pretty standard which is good for participation. We are carrying on with the Mass of St Francis until Ordinary … Continue reading →

Entrance: Angels We Have Heard On High Psalm 83 (McKenna) How happy they who dwell in your house, O Lord Gifts: What Child Is This Communion:Come to the Table (Burland) AOV NG 33 Thanksgiving: Away in a Manger Recessional: Joy … Continue reading →

I haven’t long to do Advent songs in Advent. The article at Pray Tell listing an Advent playlist has this choir song from Steven C Warner, which is quite a performance in all its glory if you have the resources. … Continue reading →

This is not an Advent song but was the title track of the Craig Colson album from which “This is Your Justice” derives and I thought it worth a look too. It is a solo vehicle but powerful nonetheless. The … Continue reading →

In an effort to wrench myself back to Advent from the Lent songs in CWB II, I saw this article at the Pray Tell Blog with a playlist for Advent. I though I’d look at the songs suggested and found … Continue reading →

Rounding out lent for CWB II is this translation of a sixth century song Clarum decus jujunii, possibly by Gregory the Great, translated by Maurice Bell. It is set to DEO GRACIAS aka AGINCOURT. I’ve already blogged this with a … Continue reading →

This Marty Haugen song, which he says was originally an entrance hymn for Holy Thursday, is in the Lent section of CWB II because of the extra verses Haugen wrote for each week of Lent. Happily CWB II have the … Continue reading →

Entrance: Emmanuel (Angrisano) Wreath: Christ Circle Round Us (Schutte) Psalm: To You O God, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: Gentle Woman (Landry) GA 544 Communion: O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Neale) AOV 1/174 Thanksgiving: Advent Chant (Porter/Kirkland) AOV 2/123 … Continue reading →