Author Archives: maddg

61 Because the Lord is My Shepherd This 12/8 gospel belter is not for the faint hearted.  It goes awfully high in the verses and might need professionals or a safety net. The text was written by Grayson Warren Brown … Continue reading →

Barbara Bridge wrote this interesting song that is listed for anointing and Lent. It also syncs in well with the Year of Mercy with the line “the mercy of God is made known”. The 2/4 bars in the verses give … Continue reading →

RS has put up his parishes’ music for this week and it has a lovely Bernadette Farrell tune that is new to me.  It is based on the “Love” verses from 1 Cor 13 so load it up for weddings … Continue reading →

58 Beatitudes Number 59 in the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book is a 16C German text based on Psalm 45 translated in to English by Joseph A. Seiss. It is set to St ELIZABETH (aka CRUSADERS’ HYMN) a traditional Silesian melody. There … Continue reading →

The music liturgy team selected these songs: Entrance: Here I Am, Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90 Psalm 137 (McKenna) In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord. Gifts: Do Not Be Afraid (Willcock) AOV 2/73 Communion: Table Song … Continue reading →

This is a lovely Bernadette Farrell song that I haven’t heard before.  It has a lovely direct text to sing a social gospel. It has a fair range but remains singable. The text is here. (scroll down)  OCP has the … Continue reading →

55 Be Not Afraid 56 in my survey of OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book is by Katharina von Schlegel and translated by Jane Borthwick. I like old hymns that don’t have triumphalist or militaristic ideas – this is a beaut. The text … Continue reading →

Bob Fabing SJ wrote this song of praise based on Psalm 116. OCP will sell you an MP3 of it if you like, but not the sheet music as far as I can see. Someone else had that trouble and … Continue reading →

Because the parishes I play at have little tradition of singing older hymns, many of the songs I’m picking up in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book are in that genre. This is a Marian song suitable for Easter set to a very … Continue reading →

Who’d have thought Carey Landry would write a piece of music with directions saying “spirited”. (unfair) This song has baptismal and sprinkling rite uses but could also be used for sending forth. The sheet music is available at OCP where the … Continue reading →