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Continuing my survey of the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP c2005 is this powerhouse Advent song from Peter McGrail. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where the text is in their preview. Mary at Godsongs has posted about … Continue reading →

I don’t think I’ve ever heard this song by John Foley SJ from back in the seventies. He based it on Philipians 2:6-11. The refrain used to be one of the memorial acclamations. It’s a bit slow and has held … Continue reading →

The Kid’s choir at Ryan’s church sang this Hillsong derived song by Darlene Zschech yesterday. The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased online including at praisecharts. I have three books of theirs that I have bought at … Continue reading →

Entrance: Blessings on the King (Lynch)  AOV 1/104 Psalm: Be With Me Lord (Haugen) Gifts: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126 Communion: Will You Love Me? (Boniwell) AOV 1/40 Thanksgiving: The Summons (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Recessional: Jesus, Remember Me  (Berthier) AOV1/152.

This is a song for Eucharist by Darryl Ducote of The Dameans based on John 6. It looks like it might have been used for a fraction rite in less prescriptive times, but is fine for communion generally. It sounds … Continue reading →

This is a wedding song by Dan Schutte. I don’t go to weddings so I’ve never heard it. OCP sell the sheet music and the text is in their preview.    

I’m still in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005 and this is Bernadette Farrell’s Litany of the Word for Advent. The text is here and the sheet music is at OCP. The assembly answer the cantor “Alleluia” and “Maranatha”for 16 verses, … Continue reading →

You can find the words and sheet music of this song, with a text based on Psalm 24 by Georg Weissel, at Hymnary. The translation is by Catherine Winkworth. It is set to TRURO. You can purchase the OCP version here. Here … Continue reading →

This is a Michael Joncas song that I’ve never heard before. He based it on the “O” antiphons and Psalm 24 so you would look to a usage in Advent. It is not his best work. You’ll have to replace … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm: Be With Me Lord (Haugen) Gifts: Be Merciful (Haugen) Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV 1/35 Thanksgiving: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138 Recessional: Holy Darkness (Schutte) AOV 2/24