Author Archives: maddg

This is John de Luca’s arrangement of the Lourdes Hymn, so you can’t get more Catholic than that – no chance of this being in the Presbyterian hymn book I grew up with! I have looked at it before, here, … Continue reading →

This Frank Andersen’s classic “Strong and Constant”, which I blogged in AOV years ago here. We can’t sing “Yahweh” anymore but we can sing “your God”, but we are still singing in the voice of God, which upsets some people. … Continue reading →

This is another song to move my dormant Presbyterian soul, a metrical version of Psalm 120 (121) from the Scottish Psalter of 1615. Even my very strict brother could sing this one, as long as was happy with Granton Douglas … Continue reading →

This is an obscure text you will find nowhere else because it was written by the editor himself, John de Luca. He set the text to his arrangement of AR HAD Y NOS, the Welsh tune for “All Through the … Continue reading →

Wow, this is a banger that I haven’t ever heard of. Written by Lesbia Scott (text) and set to GRAND ISLAND by John Henry Hopkins of “We Three Kings” fame, it is a song for All Saints. There is useful … Continue reading →

This is the Gelineau setting of Psalm 121 (122). Considering the date of publication in the 1980s, this must be the original Grail translation. It has an application for funerals it seems. The preview at Hymnary shows the sheet music … Continue reading →

One of the reasons for covering everything in this hymn book is to have another go at a backing using an organ, when it is clearly suited to the hymn. I used to avoid using the organ styles in BIAB, … Continue reading →

Entrance: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Psalm 22 (McKenna) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Gifts:  The Lord is My Shepherd (Boniwell) AOV 1/26 Communion: Hymn to Christ the King (Hart et al) … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Psalm 127 (McKenna) Happy are those who fear the Lord. Gifts:  Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOVD Communion: To the Table We Are Called (O’Brien/Harvey) AOVD Recessional: Shout to the Lord (Zschech) … Continue reading →

Entrance: For All the Saints (Bell) Psalm 62 (McKenna) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. Gifts: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75 Communion: My Soul Is Thirsting (Angrisano) AOV NG 97 Recessional:  Holy Wisdom (Duck) BEACH … Continue reading →