Author Archives: maddg

Voices As One is the site for WLP’s contemporary area of liturgical music. They have several volumes of sheet music published in this area and excellent song writers that I haven’t been looking at, since I’ve been going through OCP’s spiritandsong collections. … Continue reading →

When I blogged Haugen’s revised Mass of Creation I only did one of the Memorial Acclamations. This is another, requested by Ken: We proclaim your death O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again, until you come again.

This song by Rory Cooney was requested by Ken. Cooney has written a lovely blog post about the song’s inspiration and he has included the text here. The sheet music can be purchased for download at various sites on the … Continue reading →

The music liturgy team has chosen this music for the celebration of Mass this week. Entrance: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 146 (Keefe) Praise the Lord who heals the broken hearted. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 … Continue reading →

Entrance: Praise to You O Christ Our Saviour (Farrell) AOV 1/28 Psalm 94 (Mason) If today you hear his voice , harden not your heart. Gifts: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39 Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164 Will … Continue reading →

Entrance: Galilee Song (Andersen) AOV 1/15 Psalm 24 McKenna Teach me your ways, O Lord. Teach me your ways. Gifts: Be Not Afraid (Dufford) AOV 1/114 Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 The Servant Song (Gillard) AOV 2/169 Thanksgiving: You Are Mine (Haas) … Continue reading →

I am away for a few weeks so here are the music liturgy team’s selection for the next few weeks.  We are casting our net wide for music for the Psalm responses over the coming masses, including the wonderful Kate … Continue reading →

This song about the communal nature of sacraments is by the heavyweight team of Matt Maher and Tom Booth and is the last song in Spirit & Song Vol 2. I’m not sure if it is a communal song however. … Continue reading →

This is really another P&W song by Matt Maher with help for the text from Paul George. It gets oddly conversational for a song lyric at points. It has a pre-chorus, a call and response bridge leading into final refrain … Continue reading →

Since “Sweet Redeemer” is also in AOV NG, I’ve already blogged that song here, so I can move to the next song in Spirit & Song Vol 2. “Yes, I Believe” is a pop song by Joel Lindsay and Tony … Continue reading →