Author Archives: maddg

I can skip “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” because I have already blogged it here, although I notice the arrangement in Spirit & Song Vol 2 is at a more sensible 106 rather the  58 in AOV NG. … Continue reading →

I’m struggling with this song because P&W songs are prone to the risk of being emotionally manipulative, and my instinctive resistance to this song is that without amazing restraint it could easily fall into the shallow love song to God genre – … Continue reading →

This is an Advent hymn from an Australian composer George Stuart. It is set to the tune “Darwell”. You can read about the song at livingthequestions. MIDI file from Hymnary: darwell 1. We search for lasting hope To help us face … Continue reading →

This P&W song by Matt Redman is a somewhat dodgy rewrite of Psalm 84 (how does a soul faint?).  The instructions say “slowly, with awe”, which translates as quiet verses, noisy refrains and a quizzical bridge. The text is here. The … Continue reading →

This is an odd song by Jennifer Martin with a text based on repetition of words that end in “tion”. The text is here and shows a very weak first verse but  better work on the second and third. I … Continue reading →

This is another song by Sarah Hart. I’ve moved into the section of Spirit & Song Vol 2 for Praise and Worship songs. Since an awful lot of the songs for communion in this collection were really P&W songs that … Continue reading →

This song by Sara Hart and Dwight Liles might find a place in a second rite of reconciliation.  The refrain is singable and the verse is a nice tune but gets difficult in the second half due to slow motion … Continue reading →

Jesse Manibusan wrote this song in the Communion songs section of Spirit & Song Vol 2. A song in praise of God can certainly be used for Eucharist, but I’m not sure I’d specifically call this a song for that … Continue reading →

This is an Advent song that I noticed from Chris’s parish. I had never heard it probably because it had gone out of fashion like many of the other early SLJ songs. I spent $US1.75 to get the sheet music … Continue reading →

This is a lovely song about the real presence by Tom Kendzia that even appears to be singable by an assembly. It has an instrumental interlude after two verses leading to a key change and a third verse and final … Continue reading →