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This text is by Cyprian of Carthage from 252 AD. The text is at Hymnary and the tune by Olle Widestrand is called TJÄNSTERNA. Marty Haugen’s arrangement is available in a collection at GIA.

This is another Ruth Duck text set here to a tune called DOVE OF PEACE. The text is here. (page 2) She based it on Psalm 133 and Isaiah 2:1-4, and it is a beautiful prayer for unity. The tune … Continue reading →

Getting back to GA I find this simply put gem from Ruth Duck set to the sixteenth century tune TALLIS’ CANON by Thomas Tallis. It is a song of welcome and unity. The text is at Hymnary.  The music is … Continue reading →

Mary suggested that this a song with similar liturgical use to Marty Haugen’s song I blogged recently that was more assembly friendly. It is by Colin Gibson who I understand is famous in New Zealand.  In the book Alleluia Aotearoa … Continue reading →

I’m away at Easter and will probably strum along with the wonderful organist in George Town. The schedule for the Vigil there is: Blessing of the Fire – no music Exultant sung without music (I don’t know what setting) Gloria … Continue reading →

I am in a small run of “peace” songs in Gather Australia and after skipping the songs I’ve already blogged from other sources I am up to this survivor from the sixties by Lucien Deiss. I have his book Visions of … Continue reading →

This is John Foley’s version of the Prayer of St Francis and it is a more attractive vehicle than the Sebastian Temple version I’m used to. I suppose coming from one of the St Louis Jesuits this will be familiar … Continue reading →

More social concern, this time from Marty Haugen. He takes the best lines from those well known liberal bleeding hearts, Amos, Micah and Joel and gives us a singalong chorus and five verses that each have a different tune – … Continue reading →

Goodness – a social concern song not written by John L. Bell. This one is by Brian Wren and  is published by the tremendously wonderful people at Hope Publishing who have the lyrics here. Hymnary have it set to STANISLAUS and … Continue reading →

GA was certainly a fan of John Bell. This song is in Gather Australia but also in the collection Enemy of Apathy, which can be purchased at Wild Goose. I can’t find the text anywhere but if you are a subscriber … Continue reading →