Author Archives: maddg

As I continue through Frank Andersen’s Eagle’s Wings, Deep in the Spirit can skipped  as I have already covered it. This song is pretty self explanatory but none the worse for that. It is based on Psalm 139. It is a lovely … Continue reading →

I can skip Frank Andersen’s  “Trinity Song” and “My Soul is Joyful” in Eagles Wings because I have already covered them. Even in the latest downloadable version (available here) this song trips over the first word “Yahweh”. My Bible says “The Lord … Continue reading →

I got carried away in my survey of Fr Frank Andersen’s music and made a backing for this song I had already blogged here. This backing sounds different:   Refrain I ask you my friends to be still and know … Continue reading →

Entrance: A Place at the Table (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Psalm 144 (McKenna)   The hand of the Lord feeds us, he answers all our needs. Gifts: Blessed be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: In … Continue reading →

I’m at the start of a survey of Australian composers like Leo Watt and Brian Boniwell, and I’m currently looking at Fr Frank Andersen MSC.  I really should add Michael Herry to my list as well. Then there is the … Continue reading →

The next song in Fr Frank Andersen’s book Eagles Wings is “The Eucharist Song”, which I blogged many years ago here. I should mention that the big book from 1985 I have of these songs with Erica Marshall’s hand written … Continue reading →

The sheet music I have by Fr Frank Andersen MSC is in a collection called Scripture in Song. It compiles three of his music books “Eagles Wings”, “Everything I Possess” and “Rising Moon”. A few of his songs are etched into … Continue reading →

I will have a break from the Guitar Accompaniment Book.  I’m stuck in the M’s there and that means a few too many over sentimental hymns to the BVM. Having blogged everything I could find from Chris deSilva from Perth, … Continue reading →

When you get to “Mother” in the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP (c2005) you have to expect hymns to the BVM. OCP says this one is from a collection called Wreath of Mary from 1883 and is set to traditional … Continue reading →

This is a nineteenth century Irish prayer to the BVM by Isaac B. Woodbury that appears to have been a song for young people. I can’t see it being used in the present time in these parts. Background information and … Continue reading →