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This is the last song from the section, “God Coming Among Us,” in Heaven Shall Not Wait, available from Wild Goose. They fit Advent and Christmas so it has been a good time to look at them. This is a … Continue reading →

The Christmas and Advent songs from this Iona Community collection are sometimes spoiling for a fight. This is a new text for “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” that does that, but will need further editing as some of the topical … Continue reading →

This is a typically convicting text for a Christmas carol by Graham Maule and John Bell, with a tune by John Bell. This song asks the question, “How much do you want to unsettle your Christmas crowd?” It is in … Continue reading →

This is a rewrite of “Once in Royal David City”. I don’t think I would risk it but you may be made of sterner stuff. I worry that Christmas carol parodies are an accepted bad taste trope that might warp … Continue reading →

I am looking at the songs of “God, Coming Among Us” from Heaven Shall Not Wait. These are Advent and Christmas songs that have John Bell and Graham Maule’s unsettling approach to songwriting in abundance. That is a good thing … Continue reading →

This is another Carol for those looking for something different. It is from the Heaven Shall Not Wait book available from Wild Goose. CPDL says: Hodie Christus natus est (English Today Christ is born) is the Antiphon to the Magnificat, sung on … Continue reading →

Continuing with Advent and Christmas sings from the Iona Community’s book “Heaven Shall Not Wait”, there is this Christmas carol. It is a call and response carol that might find a place in a Christmas concert. The tune is NATIVITY … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Emmanuel (Angrisano) Gifts: The Magnificat (Kearney) AOV 1/52 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: Christ Circle Round Us (Schutte) Recessional: Praise To You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28

Entrance:  O Emmanuel (Mangan) Gifts: Like a Candle (O’Brien/Ogilvie) AOV NG 91 Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 Thanksgiving: Christ Circle Round Us (Schutte) Recessional: Sing Out Earth and Skies (Haugen) AOV 2/32    

Entrance: A Voice in the Wilderness  (Robinson) AOV 1/60 Gifts: Prepare the Way of the Lord (Boniwell) CWB II 250 Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) CWB II 592 Thanksgiving: Christ Circle Round Us (Schutte) Recessional: Come to Set Us … Continue reading →