Author Archives: maddg

While I thought I would be plugging gaps of OCP songs post AOV from this collection, I am actually getting more traditional songs that were missed and those that didn’t get into Spirit & Song. This is not the song … Continue reading →

This request is for a song for which I cannot find sheet music. Godsongs has the text and also couldn’t find any sheet music. Since the author is unknown and the tune is simple I’ve made a fake sheet for … Continue reading →

This is another request, this time for a setting by David Haas of Psalm 148. It is from Psalms for the Church Year Vol. IX, which I do not happen to own. You can purchase this psalm in that collection … Continue reading →

Entrance: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90 Psalm 90 (O’Brien) Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy. Gifts: God Has Chosen Me (Farrell) AOV 1/21 Communion: Will You Love Me (Boniwell) AOV 1/40 One Bread … Continue reading →

11 Age to Age 12 All Are Welcome 13 All Creatures of Our God and King This hymn is 14 in my copy of the OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book. The text is by Theodulph of Orleans (trans John Neale) and … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish have done this song to the tune McKEE. They use the text by William Arthur Dunkerley (aka John Oxenham), which is available here.  Michael Perry completely rewrote the hymn if you’d like a different take on things.

This hymn by Fred Pratt Green was used by Ryan’s parish set to SALZBURG by Jakob Hintze. Hope Publishing provide the text here and the sheet music for the tune (public domain) is available in several forms at Hymnary. My … Continue reading →

This is an essay based on my presentation at the recent APMN conference. Fortunately, you don’t get to see me leading singing with a stylophone and an Ipad. I also made use of  input from Joe Santsingh.   Music Liturgy for … Continue reading →

This is a request for this beautiful Psalm setting by David Haas. My only concern is you will need a very good cantor for the verses and a pretty good assembly for the refrain. The text is at Hymnary. You … Continue reading →

I think Yola tried to explain this one to me some time ago and I don’t think I understood. This lovely song often used for weddings is sometimes attributed to David Haas and Jeanne Cotter, but they didn’t write it … Continue reading →