Author Archives: maddg

This song has another of John Bell’s extraordinary texts. He writes lyrics that are blunt and brave and unlike anyone else, except maybe Shirley Erena Murray. He uses each of the five senses until he gets to knowing and the … Continue reading →

RS’s parish used this song of thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago.  It is a stirring modern traditional hymn by Stephen Dean and I have a copy in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book at 485. The sheet music can be purchased … Continue reading →

This one is a surprise.  The lovely tune is by Jane Wood, the general editor of Gather Australia and the text is by a Mark Coleridge who I have to assume went on to become the current Archbishop of Brisbane. … Continue reading →

This is a Marty Haugen song I hadn’t come across before which is a gathering rite with a baptismal theme. It usefully comes with a sprinkling rite additional to the song itself. The text and melody line is at Hymnary. … Continue reading →

At St Peter’s, Rochedale, we farewelled Father Jacob Chacko today and next week we welcome Father Baiyi Gong.   Entrance:  Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 Psalm 62 (O’Brien) Rest in God alone. my soul, rest in God. Gifts: Isaiah 49 (Landry) … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish use this Eucharist song by Curtis Stephan that is new to me, but seems in high rotation in the States if YouTube is any indication. The verses are fiddly and might need a cantor or at least well … Continue reading →

David Mowbray wrote this text, here set to Richard Proulx’s tune CASTLEWOOD. GIA appear to have replaced “in this holy house” with “in your Father’s house” in the second line. The text is at Hymnary courtesy of Hope Publishing, where … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish used this song with a text by David E. Trueblood last Sunday and it has such a cracking set of lyrics I thought I should mention it. The text and melody line are at Hymnary, where it is … Continue reading →

This is a John Bell song based on Psalm 13 set to his tune NEW THIRTEENTH. The music in GA does not have chords , which is the same as the copy I have in Heaven Can Wait.  Now as far … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 103 (O’Brien) The Lord is kind and merciful, kind and merciful. Gifts: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Communion: As Gentle As Silence (White) GA 470 Seed Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA 195 Thanksgiving: In … Continue reading →