Author Archives: maddg

This is a funky gathering hymn by John Angotti. It suggests the verses and the bridge be sung by a cantor, which is probably correct as the verses have varying tunes and the bridge is pitched very high.  The chorus … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 31 (McKenna) Lord, forgive the wrong I have done. Gifts: Blessed be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Come to the Table (Burland) AOV NG 33 Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Thanksgiving: The … Continue reading →

Mary’s parish sang this song last Sunday that appears to have been made popular by Michael W. Smith. It seems insanely popular if You-tube is anything to go by, but I haven’t heard it my neck of the woods. It … Continue reading →

This is Steven C. Warner’s (of the Notre Dame Folk Choir) version of St Theresa’s prayer. It is stately and pretty singable considering its choir roots. The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at WLP.

Joe Mattingly of the Newman Singers wrote this sombre song for Christmas. There are nice harmonies in the sheet music, which can be purchased at WLP. The text is in their sample.   The Newman Singers (starts at 3:24).

Entrance: Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12 Psalm 29 (McKenna) I will praise you Lord, for you have rescued me. Gifts: Be Merciful (Haugen) Communion: Bread of Heaven (Manibusan-Hart) You Are Mine  (Haas)  AOV 2/2 Thanksgiving: Prayer for Year of Mercy … Continue reading →

I’ve already blogged the “Canticle of the Turning” (219) here, so that brings me to this song written by David Yackley. This is an uplifting song very suitable for gathering but, fair warning, this is super-syncopated song that alternates between the … Continue reading →

I am continuing with my survey of Voices As One Vol2 and having already covered: 216 Blessed Be Your Name 217 Breathe   … I am up to another song by Feargal King, the “Canticle of Mary”. There are many Magnificats … Continue reading →

This is a very useful Marian hymn by Aaron Thompson if you need a new “Ave”. The sheet music is at WLP. The text and an appreciation of the song are at Ed Bolduc’s blog.

I’ve already blogged this one by Marcy Weckler Barr here because it was in As One Voice: Next Generation, but the version in VAO has a third verse not in AOV:NG so I thought I’d make a new backing anyway.