Author Archives: maddg

This song for Pentecost in Gather 3rd ed. has a text by Ruth Duck and is set by Lori True. Over the last verse there is a harmony Vene Sancte which in turn gets joined by a descant Vene Sancte … Continue reading →

This is a short slow chorus in the Gospel tradition with words by Timothy Wright and set to “Congregational Praise Song”. It is designed for repetition. Although the arrangement by Valeria A. Foster is a GIA copyright, I can find … Continue reading →

I’m in the service music in Gather 3rd ed. and this is a TAIZE song for Pentecost. the tune is by Jacques Berthier. The refrain is for the assembly and repeats under the cantor singing proclamations from the Johannine Jesus. … Continue reading →

The last Easter song in Gather 3rd ed. that I haven’t covered already is this Rory Cooney song. It is an interesting tune with a key change half way through the verse and gentle syncopation that is kind of catchy. … Continue reading →

I’m blogging the Easter songs in Gather 3rd ed. that I haven’t already covered elsewhere. I suspect this setting of Herman Stuempfle‘s text by Sally Ann Morris was a labour of love because she called the tune STUEMPFLE. It has … Continue reading →

This is a Easter song from one the great text writers, John L. Bell. He has set his challenging words to a gentle tune he calls TRANSFORMATION. The text is here with a nice reflection. I should note that some … Continue reading →

Entrance: Lift Up Your Hearts (O’Connor) AOV 1/156 Psalm 31 (McKenna) I turn to you Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation. Gifts: Be Merciful (Haugen) Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB … Continue reading →

John Bell has adapted and set the words of Desmond Tutu for this song in the Easter section of Gather 3rd ed. It has wonderful and wider applications. The hope filled text is here. GIA will sell you the sheet … Continue reading →

This Brian Wren text was written for New Years, but Gather 3rd ed. re-purposes the words for their Easter section. They use a setting Lori True, but it appears to more commonly sung to Carlton Young‘s music. Wren’s text is … Continue reading →

This is a lively South African song translated by Anders Nyberg. I always wonder at these copyright claims on traditional songs. It has an Easter theme but that should not limit its use. The text is at Hymnary. I can’t … Continue reading →