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Michael Joncas takes Matt 11:28-30 as his text for this gentle song. It is another song with variations from verse to verse that might need a cantor.   The text is at Hymnary and the sheet music can be purchased in … Continue reading →

This is a text by James Quinn based on John 15 that is really rather clunky. You can find the lyrics here.   GA sets it to JESU DULCIS MEMORIA Mode 1 arranged by Richard Proulx, a chant setting. I … Continue reading →

I’m continuing my survey of hymns from Gather Australia while skipping the songs I’ve already blogged. This one is another of the gems with a text by Australian poet James P. McAuley set, as usual, by the amazing Richard Connolly … Continue reading →

For St Peter’s Rochedale: Entrance: Praise to You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28 Responsorial Psalm for Lent: Be With Me (Haugen) Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas) Communion: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138 We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81 Thanksgiving: A … Continue reading →

David Haas adapted several bible passages for the text of this song (I John 1:5, 3:2, 4:15, Psalm 33:6 and Gal 3:28). Any liturgy with a theme of “light” in the readings would be suitable for this hymn. This is … Continue reading →

This is another Michael Joncas song, this time based on John 15:9-17. It is another song with a lot of variation in the verses, so drag out a cantor for this one. It is part of a mass setting available … Continue reading →

This is a Michael Joncas song that I haven’t heard before that is in Gather Australia. It is based on Psalm 27, but also has a refrain for funerals (“May the angels lead you into paradise…) The verses are fiddly … Continue reading →

This is actually the refrain from Christopher Walker’s setting of the Apostles Creed. He has several other songs called “We Believe”. You can hear it and buy the sheet music at OCP. The text is from the Roman missal: We … Continue reading →

For Lent we will continue Taylor’s Mass of St Francis and use Paul Mason’s Lenten Gospel Acclamation from the Mass of Glory and Praise. Entrance: A New Heart For a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158 Responsorial Psalm for Lent: Be With … Continue reading →

The next song from Gather Australia that is new to me is by Australian Jesuit composer, Christopher Willcock. As usual the tune is distinctive and lovely so use it wherever a blessing is liturgically apt.   You can hear what it … Continue reading →