Author Archives: maddg

This one has a text attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux and is set to ST AGNES. The text and tune are at Hymnary as translated by Edward Caswall. The OCP version’s sheet music can be purchased here and although it lists … Continue reading →

This song by Roc O’Connor is especially appropriate for Palm Sunday and Holy Week. It is based on the Jesus prayer and passages from Philippians and Acts. It has a fair range and is quite slow which makes it more … Continue reading →

Entrance: We Are Called (Haas) AOV 2/60 Psalm: Be With Me Lord (Haugen) Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81 Thanksgiving: God of Second Chances (Haas) Recessional: A New Heart for a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158

After a bit of break I can return to my survey of songs from OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005. If I skip a song it means I’ve blogged it already. This is Eucharist song from Grayson Warren Brown. It is … Continue reading →

This is an old song that turned up at Ryan’s parish.  I sang this as a child at my Presbyterian church but haven’t heard it since. It is by Will L. Thompson c1880 and the sheet music and lyrics are … Continue reading →

Ryan said the kids’s choir sang this song at their church. It is by Matt Maher, Paul Moak and Trevor Morgan. It appears to be a solo in the verses with a singalong chorus.  In the key of G it … Continue reading →

Ryan noted this gospel song written by Doris Akers. It would be a challenge for most assemblies but if you can handle the style and the range go for it. The text is here, although I have seen a few … Continue reading →

Entrance: Praise to You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28 Psalm: Be With Me Lord (Haugen) Gifts: To You O God I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Communion: Our Blessing Cup (Mason) Thanksgiving: Year of Youth prayer Recessional: Called (Unger)   –  … Continue reading →

While I have been busy renovating the backings on this site there were some songs in the liturgies at Ryan’s church that were new to me so I’ll look at them before I plunge into new ventures. “With a Shepherd’s … Continue reading →

All the backings should be playable on any browser now.  I think I’ve done my Lenten penance.