Author Archives: maddg

I went to Archbishop Coleridge’s first session in a series called “Living Biblically in a Secular World” last Wednesday night. I figured if it was lousy it could be my Lenten penance. It wasn’t. There were some problems, although not … Continue reading →

I can’t see that I’ve ever blogged this song that we will be singing on Passion Sunday. The words are by the famous Australian poet James Phillip McAuley and the tune is Forbes Street by the Australian composer Richard Connolly. … Continue reading →

Entrance: Blessings on the King (Lynch) AOV 1/104 Psalm 22 (O’Brien) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Gifts: Heal Me O God (Norbet) AOV 2/52 Communion:  We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81 O Jesus Christ Crucified (Connolly / McAuley) … Continue reading →

This is Ed Bolduc’s adaptation of Psalm 145 but it could easily by a song for Eucharist as well. The verses are designated for the cantor who will need to to do a show tune style leap in “He’s our … Continue reading →

This a versatile song of praise by Twila Paris. It appears to invite repetition until exhausted and can be done in various styles – see below. The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased for download at various … Continue reading →

This is a Steven C. Warner song that has a refrain for the assembly or choir and verses for a cantor.  The melody for the verse has enough subtle changes to make the cantor earn their keep and the refrain … Continue reading →

This song for cantor and assembly by Lucien Deiss is being done by Chris’s parish for Gifts this week. The text is here (page 3) and the sheet music can be purchased at WLP. BIAB is not really designed for free … Continue reading →

This is yet another Paul A Tate song in “Voices As One”. It is a trinitarian gospel song with obvious liturgical uses. It is a WLP copyrighted song but does not show up anywhere on their website so I suppose … Continue reading →

This song is Paul A Tate’s paraphrase of Psalm 136.  He leaves out the bits about killing the first-born and powerful kings, but the rest is there. WLP subscribers can download the sheet music here, but the rest of us … Continue reading →

These songs were selected for music this week: Entrance: A New Heart for a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158 Psalm 51 (O’Brien) Create in me a clean heart, O God. Gifts: Heal Me O God (Norbet) AOV 2/52 Communion: Unless a Grain … Continue reading →