Author Archives: maddg

This is another Christmas song of merit from the team of Mary Louise Bringle (words) and Sally Ann Morris (music). I like the line “summer’s heat or winter’s chill” as I think it’s the first time I’ve seen a Christmas … Continue reading →

I love the text of this Christmas song by Mary Louise Bringle based on Isaiah 9:1-6 with its obvious liturgical applications. The tune by Sally Ann Morris works well too, but I’d bring it down from Gm to Em for … Continue reading →

There are few more of these topical songs from Gather third ed. to get through before Christmas. Francis Patrick O’Brien, a priest from Boston with the most Irish name of all time, seems to be a GIA artist whose songs … Continue reading →

The guitar version of Gather third edition has a few more Christmas songs that are new to me. This one is a gentle Christmas song that is a singable alternative to the usual carols. It is by Francis Patrick O’Brien. … Continue reading →

Surprisingly after all the collections that I have blogged, Gather 3rd edition has some Christmas songs that I have not touched on as yet. This one has a wonderful text by Shirley Erena Murray. The text is available from the … Continue reading →

Having looked at the Advent songs in Gather 3rd edition, almost in time for Advent, it’s time for a break. I’ve slipped past ten years of this odd hobby of blogging hymn tunes and I will see what changes Christmas … Continue reading →

This is a creation for Advent by Carol E. Browning who took Conditer alme siderum in translation as her verses, and added a refrain of her own composition every two verses. The tune of the verse is a metrical version … Continue reading →

This is another beautiful, if ridiculous in the Southern Hemisphere, song for Advent in Gather 3rd ed. William Gay wrote the heavily inculturated text and Annabel Gay the music. In Australia, we could use verses 2,3 and 5 for Advent, … Continue reading →

This is a lovely Advent gathering song in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a weird anachronism in the Southern Hemisphere. That is not the fault of Ruth Duck, the lyricist, as she is allowed quaint, inculturated songs for her local … Continue reading →

This Advent song from Michael Joncas is a bit of an oddity. It’s not sure what key it is in. BIAB suggested D but it certainly isn’t in G nor Em as notated. Verses one. three and five have roughly … Continue reading →