Author Archives: maddg

This is a very special piece of music by David Haas. He has the assembly sing the refrain that brings us all into the mystery of the incarnation then overlaps a cantor voice for the verses. I was not familiar … Continue reading →

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Psalm 62 (McKenna) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. Gifts: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75 Communion: Bread of Heaven (Manibusan-Hart) Thanksgiving: My Soul Is Thirsting (Angrisano) AOV NG 97 Recessional: Bring … Continue reading →

I am still working through the songs from the David Haas presentations in Perth that were new to me. This lovely funeral song has a singable refrain that might just get people singing with the verses necessarily being handled by … Continue reading →

David Haas has adapted Psalm 89 for this song. The verses vary enough to warrant a cantor. He has writte a descant for the refrain. The sheet music is for purchase at GIA where the text is in their preview. … Continue reading →

I really like this David Haas song but the verses are designed to be sung by two cantors who sing parts over each other and then together that make it somewhat complicated if you just want the assembly to sing … Continue reading →

I’m still looking at the newer David Haas songs that he showcased at the APMN conference at Perth recently. This is his take on St Theresa’s prayer.  I like John Michael Talbot’s setting but the sheet music is hard to … Continue reading →

This is a fine David Haas composition, which finds him in full Jimmy Webb mode with the tune. The text is one of encouragement that would suit commissioning and graduation, but might also suit a dismissal song in other liturgies. … Continue reading →

I’m still doing David Haas songs as a response to his sessions at the Perth APMN conference. This one is a text for dismissal or Epiphany set to MARIE’S WEDDING. The tune is, of course, public domain and all over … Continue reading →

Entrance: To You O God I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Psalm 130 (McKenna) In you Lord, I have found my peace. Gifts: The Servant Song (Gillard) AOV 2/169 Communion:Prayer for Peace (Haas) AOV 1/91 Thanksgiving: The Summons (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 … Continue reading →

This is a David Haas song based on the writings of Blessed Mary Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger. It has a touch of the Taize about it with an ostinato refrain over which there are five different tunes sung for the … Continue reading →