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Shine For You VAO 2/338

This is a fine solo pop song by Michael Gleason that I doubt has any liturgical use. I can’t find the text anywhere and I can only find the sheet music for those with a WLP licence (here). I made … Continue reading →

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Trinity Song backing

Frenzy Cool asked for a version of the Trinity Song by Frank Andersen with no melody line. 2 bar intro then sing:      

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Shelter Your Name VAO 2/337

I’m pushing on in Voices as One Volume 2 and come to this marvelous and apparently quite popular choir piece by Danielle Rose. I doubt it has a liturgical use, but if your think otherwise the assembly could do the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Heart Song VAO 2/334

This is a song for Eucharist by Michael John Poirier in Voices As One Volume 2. It is singable by an assembly, which is not always the case with WLP songs. The text is here and while I can find … Continue reading →

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Music for The Most Holy Trinity Year B 26th/27th May 2018

Entrance: We Are Called  (Haas) AOV 2/60 Psalm 32 (McKenna) Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own, to be his own. Gifts: Trinity Song (Andersen) Communion: A Place at the Table (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV … Continue reading →

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Salvation Belongs to Our God VAO 1/333

This appears to be a venerable P&W vehicle from the 80s. It is by Adrian Howard and Pat Turner, although Hymnary lists them as adapters of the song so perhaps it has a previous existence. The text is here and … Continue reading →

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Rejoice and Be Glad VAO 2/332

This is David Yackley‘s dance track version of the Beatitudes. The refrain is quite singable for the assembly and while they suggest a choir or cantor for the verses they are only really a challenge of breath. The text is … Continue reading →

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Rise Up, My People VAO 2/331

Today I have a song that starts “You viper’s brood” if that’s what you need for your liturgy. It is by John Angotti and it is heavy rock that only requires the assembly to sing the title of the song … Continue reading →

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Rise Up In Splendor VAO 2/330

This is an epic Aaron Thompson song that answers the question, can you get the “dromedaries of Midian” into a song. You’ll need a versatile cantor and assembly the can take over the melody line of the refrain through two … Continue reading →

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Music for Pentecost Sunday Year B 19th/20th May 2018

The sequence is sung to the tune of “Song of Joy”. Entrance: Hearts on Fire (Mangan) AOV NG 62 Psalm 103 (McKenna) Lord send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth. Gifts: Holy Spirit of Fire (Mangan) Communion: Seed … Continue reading →

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