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Ken Canedo wrote this song of comfort based on Revelation 21 that has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. It is a song that suits Easter or funerals or as a reflection when faith might be seem difficult. The … Continue reading →

Sarah Hart’s take on this Psalm is new for Breaking Bread in 2022. The singable refrain will be fine for the assembly and the cantor can chant or sing metrically as is their wont. The sheet music is at OCP … Continue reading →

This is an Easter song from Bob Hurd and has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. He used Colossians 3:3 for the refrain and the verses cover a lot of territory so you could verses for Communion, Pentecost, Baptism, … Continue reading →

This song is based on Psalm 84 and written by Roc O’Connor SJ. It has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. This is going to be tricky – the refrain is slow and dignified at 69bpm and the verses … Continue reading →

Chris de Silva – the American one, not the talented songwriter from Perth – wrote this reflective prayer for peace and mission that has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. I note it appears in “Of Womb and Tomb: … Continue reading →

This is a song that is well known in the USA and has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. The text is by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and it was set by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). It … Continue reading →

This selection for Breaking Bread 2022 is called a traditional Spiritual by OCP, but has been attributed to Blind Willie Johnson who recorded it in 1928. It is based on the parable, obviously, but there are varying lyrics that bring … Continue reading →

Not many hymns come marked “a gentle calypso”, but this song by ValLimar and Frank Jansen does. It was added to Breaking Bread for 2022 and is noted as for anointing and funerals, but really fits most places in the … Continue reading →

Sr Paule Freeburg wrote this prayer based on Psalm 143. It is set by Christopher Walker and has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. The themes of trust and healing are prominent. The verses have fiddly variations that might … Continue reading →

This is a prayer for peace by Jesse Manibusan and Sarah Hart that has been added to Breaking Bread for 2022. It also has Spanish lyrics translated by Ivan Diaz and Juan J. Sosa. This is singable as well as … Continue reading →