Author Archives: maddg

This song written by Delores Dufner was used at Ryan’s parish on Sunday. It is set to STUTTGART. The text suits all these “seed” readings from the last few weeks but is a recessional as well. The text is here. … Continue reading →

This Ruth Duck text was sung at RS’s parish last Sunday. It is sung to BEACH SPRING which I have blogged already here. It would make a fine recessional. The text is here. You can also find it in OCP’s … Continue reading →

I am very grateful when people put up the liturgies from their home parishes on this site to see what new or unfamiliar songs other places are singing. RS has alerted me to a recent song based on the Beatitudes … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 96 (McKenna) The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth. Gifts: All You Works of God (Haugen) AOV 1/19 Communion: All Is Wonder (Watts) AOV NG 4 We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81 … Continue reading →

This a lovely song from the 70s by Bob Hurd with obvious liturgical uses that can’t be used in Australia because the first line of the first verse has a colloquial meaning here unsuitable for mass. A pity really. If … Continue reading →

This is the same deal as yesterday – as request for a “minus one” of an obscure song about which I know nothing – not the author, nor publisher, nor where you can get sheet music. If anyone knows the … Continue reading →

I have been asked to do a “minus one” of a couple of very obscure songs by Frenzy Cool in the Philippines. They both are concerned with Jerusalem and the first is called “Jerusalem: a New Song”. It might be … Continue reading →

Sr Jeanne Frolick wrote the text of this chant set to ADORE TE DEVOTE. The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP. Just to prove that BIAB CAN”T DO CHANT, I tried:

This song was done at Ryan’s parish recently and I though I’d already blogged it here, but it turns out her text has been set by two men called Moore – William Moore (HOLY MANNA) as well as by Bob … Continue reading →

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 118 (McKenna) Lord, I love your commands. Lord, I love your commands. Gifts: I Found the Treasure (Schutte) AOV 2/22 Communion: Lord, to Whom Shall We Go (Herry) AOV 1/6 To Be Your Bread (Haas) AOV … Continue reading →