Author Archives: maddg

I’m not putting up a backing of this song because the tune, BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC is so well known, although I’m surprised to find it in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book. That is because I would posit the question … Continue reading →

A Vietnamese hymn to the BVM by Kim Long. It’s lovely. OCP has the sheet music for purchase and the bilingual text is hidden in their preview. BIAB does not really have a suitable backing but I had a go … Continue reading →

This is another song for the RCIA with applications elsewhere (Gifts, Commisioning, etc), this time by Gerard Chiusano. Text is in the preview at OCP where you can purchase the sheet music.    

This is from Christopher Walker’s Celtic Mass and it is a specific piece of music for the dismissal of the Catechumens and the Elect in the RCIA. It has uses beyond that as a blessing at other times. The sheet … Continue reading →

Bob Hurd’s “In the Breaking of the Bread” is one of the few singable communion songs from As One Voice that hasn’t been sung at our parish as yet and it will be introduced over the next few weeks. I … Continue reading →

Michelle MacAller and Kathleen McGrath have written a lovely song for All Soul’s Day or a funeral liturgy. It is based on Psalm 27 and In Paradisum. It goes a bit high but I suspect it would be a solo … Continue reading →

I’m engaged in the seemingly never ending endeavour to blog all the songs in the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005 that I haven’t already covered elsewhere. This one I’ve never heard.  It is by George Van Grieken and is a … Continue reading →

This Millie Rieth’s paraphrase of the Magnificat with its obvious liturgical uses. This is a nice relaxed setting. As usual for songs from this book the sheet music is available at OCP where the text is in their preview.   … Continue reading →

This is an award winning Marian hymn by Mary Frances Fleischaker set to DRAKES BROUGHTON by Edward Elgar. OCP has the sheet music here and the text is in their preview. I’ve down a fake organ backing on BIAB. This … Continue reading →

This Marian hymn was written by Jeanne C. Frolick SFCC. The sheet music is at OCP where the text is in their preview. I’m trying new instruments for melody lines.  I don’t think this one works.         … Continue reading →