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Entrance: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Psalm 117 (McKenna) The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Gifts: The Lord is My Shepherd (Boniwell) AOV 1/26 Communion: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/26 Thanksgiving: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Recessional: Sing … Continue reading →

This is a real pip from David Haas. It would be suitable for entrance of Eucharist but the time signature changes in the refrain suggest a choir or a solo.  The verses are actually more singable than the chorus.  If … Continue reading →

This is another of the David Haas songs that I found in my copy of Gather Comprehensive with which I was unfamiliar. I want to find the songs that weren’t in or came after As One Voice. This is a gathering song … Continue reading →

This is another Easter song from David Haas. He has set a text by  Sylvia G. Dunstan who wrote verses 1-4 , with verse 5 by Haas himself. The text is in the page scans at Hymnary. The sheet music is available … Continue reading →

I’m continuing to look for any David Haas song that I haven’t already blogged from the Gather Comprehensive collection I have. Because I only have a melody line version the chords in my backings may be approximate. You can join in … Continue reading →

This David Haas song is for the Mandatum on Holy Thursday.  It has plenty of verses for a lot of washing. Since it is only used once a year it is fair enough to have a singable refrain for the … Continue reading →

I’m currently in Gather Comprehensive looking for David Haas songs that I have missed from other sources in the past. Here, David Haas has used Joel 2:12-13 and Psalm 51 to craft this moving song for Ash Wednesday and Lent more … Continue reading →

I should have said that we have marked the change of liturgical season by switching back to Mason’s “Mass of Glory and Praise”. We are currently using the Celtic Alleluia as the Gospel Acclamation as we know how to sing … Continue reading →

My survey of David Haas songs from Gather Comprehensive that I haven’t heard before continues with this Christmas song. The text is by Timothy Dudley Smith and here, set by Haas. I know we get used to winter symbolism in … Continue reading →

This is David Haas song for gathering or Advent that is very gentle and soothing. It does start a bit like “Rockabye Baby”, but the text is fine and it singable, although I’d bring the key down from Ab to … Continue reading →