Author Archives: maddg

This is a delightful  hymn by Richard Hillert based on revelation 5. I love the twists in the tune and the 4/4 to 6/4 stumbles. It was used recently at RS’s parish and is a lovely surprise. The sheet music … Continue reading →

As I’m going through the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book I’m coming across a lot of older tunes that are new to me. This is a nineteenth century (John Neale) translation of an eleventh century text, Angularis fundamentum. It is set … Continue reading →

Entrance: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/26 * NB an error in attribution was picked up by the eagle eyed correspondents below. Psalm 99 (McKenna) We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Gifts: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 … Continue reading →

96 Christ Be Our Light 97 Christ, Circle Round Us Continuing my survey of the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book c 2005 is this powerful hymn with a text by Genevieve Glen OSB set to SEPTEMBER HOPE by Tobias Colgan OSB. … Continue reading →

This version of St Patrick’s Breastplate isn’t to the tune of “Morning Has Broken.” This translation is by James D. Quinn SJ and is set to ST ROSE by Laura Wasson. The tune is one bar of 4/4 followed by … Continue reading →

This is a Christmas song by Bob Dufford SJ that I have managed not to have ever heard until now. It sounds the sort of Christmas pageant song that is covered by Michael Mangan in Australia. The text is here … Continue reading →

Having run out of new music from liturgies posted here I am returning to my survey of the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book. 90 Celtic Alleluia: Sending Forth (verses for sending forth in the sample at OCP) 91 Centre of My … Continue reading →

Frenzy Cool asked for this song with music by David Haas. He also wrote the text of the verses but the refrain is by Joe Camacho and David Haas. Frenzy Cool put the lyrics in the comments section here. It is … Continue reading →

Emma’s parish used this Dan Schutte song that was new to me at Easter. It has an odd meter of a 6/4 bar followed by two 4/4 bars in the refrain that might take a bit of getting used to. … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish used this song for today’s reading about Thomas. The text was by Sylvia Dunstan and set to LAND OF REST which I have blogged here. The text is in this thread that also has biographical details further down … Continue reading →