Author Archives: maddg

No 46 in AOV NG is another great Monica O’Brien/Gina Ogilvie song called “Forgiven.”  This gentle midtempo rock song, perhaps better at 108 than the 120 bpm suggested, is suitable as a penitential rite or a mass for forgiveness.  Sung … Continue reading →

Robert Galea (now Father Robert Galea) wrote “Fill Us Up” with Bettina Cassar and it is No 45 in AOV NG. You can listen to the song on Fr Galea’s MySpace page. I had to listen to it several times to … Continue reading →

“Feel the Spirit” by James D’Arcy and Jo Kenderes is No 44 in AOG NG.  This is a standout track if only because it dares to jump out of the boring straight 4/4 into a swing rhythm.  It has a … Continue reading →

No 43 in As One Voice: The Next Generation is Brenton Brown and Ken Riley’s “Everlasting God.”  I recently noted my opinion that Hillsong does the best songs of the Hillsong variety.  No, Brenton Brown is better – I prefer … Continue reading →

This is the ultimate sending out song – for school graduations it should ensure not a dry eye in the house.  It is Monica O’Brien and Gina Ogilvie’s “Eternity” No 42 in AOV NG.  If the assembly needs an affirmation … Continue reading →

“Emmaus” is a pretty song with an obvious subject matter so when that reading pops up it is a natural.  It is also No 41 in AOV NG and is by GIA artist Tony Alonso.  The indicated tempo of 120-126 … Continue reading →

Further to my impatience with the new settings I’ve heard so far, here is a companion to the Gloria I posted last week.  With some tweaking it would would work with all three of the new sets of words. * … Continue reading →

No 40 in AOV NG is another Hillsong, this one by Raymond Badham.  This song contains everything wrong with Hillsongs.  It is merely a recitation of names for God set to the most overblown setting that has ever heard breath.  … Continue reading →

I should be careful what I wish for – two Hillsongs in a row.  No 39 is Reuben Morgan’s “Eagle Wings.”  What can I say?   This is a somewhat more restrained praise and worship/start very quiet and swell to ridiculous … Continue reading →

I heard Trisha Watts sing “Eagles Still Soar” (AOV NG 38) at the AOV conference when she should have been a mess from singing all day and she was just great – it is her big song after all.  Again … Continue reading →