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Entrance: Morning has Broken (Farjeon) AOV 1/135 Psalm 66: Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. Gifts: Isaiah 49 (Landry) AOV 1/89 Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV 1/35 A New Commandment (Unknown) Thanksgiving: Jesus is … Continue reading →

This is another Eucharist song from Spirit & Song Vol 1, this time with lyrics by Tom Booth and T. Timothy Casey set by Tom Booth. This is another beautiful tune that makes me wonder if it is too complicated … Continue reading →

This is an interesting song for Communion that says all the right things and in the snippet at Spirit & Song has readings from the Emmaus story said over the music, which are nice. I fear there are too many … Continue reading →

Scott Soper wrote this hymn that is in the Communion section of Spirit & Song Vol 1. I’d see it more as a funeral song, actually, but it is a fine hymn and is more traditional and singable than many … Continue reading →

I am in the Eucharist songs from Spirit and Song Vol 1 and have got to this song written by John Michael Talbot. It strikes me as being better for solo voice, it’s so delicate and quiet, but I’d love … Continue reading →

This is a communion song by Steve Angrisano and Tom Tomaszek. It is reasonably singable despite the syncopation and key change but I don’t think I want to use it. It’s not the singing in God’s voice problem, I just … Continue reading →

This is gentle communion hymn from Bobby Fisher. It has instrumental interludes and a key change for added interest if desired, but it a reasonable enough effort in plain vanilla mode as well. It’s nice that a hymn from the … Continue reading →

I’ve reached communion songs in Spirit & Song Vol 1 and I’m hoping that there are gems to be discovered in the songs that weren’t selected in the As One Voice Collections. “As One Unknown” is an excellent hymn but … Continue reading →

Entrance: Alleluia No 1 (Fishel) AOV 1/15 Psalm: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 (as response) Gifts: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126 Communion: One Body (O’Brien- Watts) AOV 2/146 Song of the Body of Christ (Haas) AOV 1/27 … Continue reading →

This recessional by Paul Hillebrand has a lot going for it but it does require a cantor for the call and response verses. The text is at spiritandsong. It can be purchased as part of the “Songs of the Good … Continue reading →