Author Archives: maddg

Entrance: Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Sands) AOV 1/131 Psalm 34 (O’Brien) – same as last week. Gifts: Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83 Communion: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164 Thanksgiving: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV … Continue reading →

Continuing with songs from The Source: New Songs, we have this song.  The clip on YouTube by Delirious? looks like nineties era stadium rock because it is I suppose. This is a P&W song with a somewhat disjointed text but … Continue reading →

Ojilong Ronald kindly sent the music selections from his parish including “O Bread of Heaven”. The text is by Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori. Hymnary notes a couple of tunes but neither of those seem to be in high rotation if You-tube … Continue reading →

I should keep better notes because I know someone must have put this song in a liturgy posted on the site recently, otherwise I would not have made a backing for it, but I can’t for the life of me … Continue reading →

After a break of several years I thought I’d get back to “The Source: New Songs”. These are not liturgical songs but may be of use in other contexts. Being mostly P&W means I get to play with other BIAB … Continue reading →

This is a lovely communion hymn by Thomas J. Porter that I hadn’t heard before, that came up at Mary’s parish last month. The text is at cantusmundi. The sheet music can be purchased at sheetmusicplus. It also shows up … Continue reading →

Frenzy Cool requested this song by Rory Cooney. Hymnary says it is in Gather Comprehensive and it seems nowhere else.  I can’t find it for sale anywhere on the net I’m afraid but it is a GIA copyright so you … Continue reading →

This is another song I looked up because it was used at RS’s parish.  The text by James Montgomery is at Hymnary and it is sung to the tune ST AGNES by John Bacchus Dykes. This is a simple organ backing made … Continue reading →

This setting of Psalm 25 by Paul A Lisicky is the last song in Voices As One Volume One. The text is in the sample at sheetmusicplus where the sheet music can be purchased or alternatively subscribers to WLP can … Continue reading →

Rory Cooney and Claire Cooney wrote this one. I think it is more a solo vehicle than for an assembly, especially with the 6/8 skip towards the end of the verse. The text is in the sample at WLP where … Continue reading →