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In my survey of songs from Australia’s original Catholic Worship Book, I am looking at songs I haven’t already covered from other collections. I am therefore coming across songs that have slipped out of use or were too traditional for … Continue reading →

I am finding some interesting obscurities in CWB. This is a song for Eucharist with a text by James McMullen. I can find nothing about him, except that this song appeared in three hymnals other than CWB, but even then … Continue reading →

This song was carried through to CWB II where a pretty setting by Richard Connolly was used, but in the original CWB, it was set to the Irish tune MISNEACH, which is also lovely. This was also the choice in … Continue reading →

Since I am going through CWB I looking for songs not already covered on my blog to date, I am basically looking at songs that didn’t become popular enough to be collected in CWB II and AOV etc. That may … Continue reading →

This is a recessional in CWB, which notes a text by J. Clifford Evers as set to SCHONSTER HERR JESU. It is neither. On the other hand Hymnary notes it appears in One In Faith with a text by Omar … Continue reading →

I’m back from a family wedding interstate so this early Paul Inwood marriage song is a happy coincidence for me. It is set to NETTLETON. The first line is repeated in each verse like a chorus and may help people … Continue reading →

This is Pamela Stotter’s translation of a Joseph Gelineau SJ song. The text is credited to AELF, which I gather is the Association Épiscopale Liturgique pour les pays Francophones. It is in CWB and Alleluia! Amen! but I can’t find … Continue reading →

This is a song very useful for Reconciliation and Lent – I like the text written by Rosamund E. Herklots lots. I have blogged two setting of this before. CWB II went with BELMONT, which I covered here. Gather 3rd … Continue reading →

This is an all purpose sung hymn of praise to God, suitable as an entrance. It is also known as “Now to Your Altar, In Answer to Your Call.” It was originally published in 1959 in We Offer the Mass, … Continue reading →

This is a text for infant or child baptism by Canadian hymn writer, Water Henry Farquharson. CWB I set this to OMNI DIE DIC MARIAE (aka SUNRISE). This one appears to have been a Catholic tune taken over by Protestants … Continue reading →