Author Archives: maddg

This song from emmanuelworship‘s album He Is Moving is by Dominic Dougherty. It is another sung prayer that would be OK for youth rallies, but also for liturgies involving commitment – lets pencil it in for ordinations! In their version … Continue reading →

This is another song from emmanuelworship‘s 2021 album, He Is Moving, this time by Liam Desic. Maybe it’s because of the need in young people especially for relief from guilt and a purpose in life, songs like this may sound … Continue reading →

Emmanuelworship is a Brisbane based collective that has been producing youth orientated catholic music for decades. They can be noisy at times, but have a lot more reflective material these days. Understandably, they deal in songs that resonate with a … Continue reading →

The team leading our joint effort for the Easter Vigil tonight decided to do Liam Lawton’s Exsultet. GIA still sell it.

It is Easter Saturday, so as of the Vigil tonight we are an Alleluia people again. So it is a good day to look at the last song from John Burland‘s album, Arise. This song is another joint writing effort … Continue reading →

Entrance: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Psalm 115 (McKenna) I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. Gifts: This Blessing Cup (Andersen) Communion: Come … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 32 (McKenna) Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own, to be his own. Gifts: Trinity Song (Andersen) Communion: I Believe in God the Father (Perry, STUTTGART) CWB … Continue reading →

Entrance: Holy Spirit Come (Mangan) AOV NG 67 Psalm 103 (McKenna) Lord, send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth. Gifts: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75 Communion: Holy Spirit of Fire (Mangan) CWB II 110 Recessional: Send … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Psalm 46 (McKenna) God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Come to … Continue reading →

Entrance: Alleluia! Love is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart) Psalm 97 (McKenna) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power; His saving power. Gifts: Now the Green Blade Rises aka Love Is Come Again (Crum, NOEL NOUVELET) AOV 2/131 … Continue reading →