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This a traditional sounding hymn but was only written in 2015 by Michael Joncas. It was added to Breaking Bread by OCP in 2019. While the music harks back to the past, the text is informed by the present exploring … Continue reading →

This Owen Alstott text was set to the American folk song HARK MY SOUL. It was added to Breaking Bread by OCP in 2019. It is a gathering song that could also work for Gifts. The sheet music can be … Continue reading →

I’m still looking through the songs added to Breaking Bread in 2019 by OCP. This song appears mainly for Adoration but would obviously suit Eucharist as well. The tune is by Curtis Stephan and Steve Angrisano. The text is an … Continue reading →

This funeral song was added to Breaking Bread by OCP in 2019. The text by Owen Alstott was set here by Rick Modlin. It is also suggested for Anointing of the Sick and All Souls. The assembly is likely to … Continue reading →

Janèt Sullivan Whitaker’s lovely song of social concern was added to Breaking Bread in 2019. It has elements in the song that would suit for Gifts, Eucharist and sending forth. It goes off into a bridge that keeps things fresh … Continue reading →

Continuing with the songs that OCP added to Breaking Bread in 2019, there is this song by Jaime Cortez for Lent with a specific verse for Ash Wednesday. It is would be great during a second rite of Reconciliation too. … Continue reading →

This addition to Breaking Bread in 2019 is a communion song in Spanish written by Mariano Fuertes with the English text by Pedro Rubalcava. It was in a children’s anthology originally but this is an all ages treat of a … Continue reading →

I’m back in OCP territory looking for relatively new songs in the additions to Breaking Bread for 2019. This is a relaxed communion song from Ben Walther that would also function for gathering, sending and Preparation of the Gifts. The … Continue reading →

I’ll leave As One Voice songs for the moment. Suffice to say their website now offers digital downloads for their own material, as well as GIA, OCP and Wild Goose repertoire. You can find songs through the liturgy planner and … Continue reading →

From the As One Voice digital archive we find this recent song by Erica Marshall. She has written new words to the tune NOI VOGLIAM DIO, an Italian folk song, that has been associated with a text called “We Stand … Continue reading →