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These are the selections made by the music liturgy group for this week. Entrance: Open My Eyes (Manibusan) AOV 1/166 Psalm: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas) Communion: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG … Continue reading →

This lovely Eucharist song was written by Phil Bates. The sheet music is in Gather Australia No. 201. I have an old copy that says he was “SM” which I gather means a Marist father, although by the time Gather Australia … Continue reading →

This is another choice for Lent from Chris’s parish, Marty Haugen’s “Return to God.” The text is just right for Lent, so I though I’d learn the tune by making a BIAB backing. I have it in Gather Australia No. … Continue reading →

I’m continuing to stalk Chris’s parish’s music selections, looking for songs I’ve never heard. This is a text by Armand Negro (vs 1&5) and Claudia Foltz (vs 2-4) to a traditional tune “Picardy”. It is a Eucharist hymn that has … Continue reading →

Chris’s parish is doing many songs for the first week of Lent that I haven’t run across before. One of them is “There is a Longing” by Anne Quigley. It is a song for Lent but could also be used … Continue reading →

Yola mentioned this song a few weeks ago as being sung in her parish.  I’ve never heard of it, but it is by David Haas. It suitable for Lent, so I thought I’d do a BIAB sketch in case anyone … Continue reading →

Rounding out Erica Marshall’s fine Missa Santa Clara is her Agnes Dei. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy … Continue reading →

Moving into Lent, we will not sing the Gloria obviously, but also have no Thanksgiving hymn, just a period of silence. We will continue to use the Mass of St Francis, but will use the Lenten Gospel Acclamation from Paul … Continue reading →

This is the Great Amen from Erica Marshall’s Missa Santa Clara. It is a lively 6/8 setting that is suggested to be sung twice.

Yola’s parish is doing this recent song by Bernadette Farrell, so I though I’d have a look at it. You have to hand it to OCP, they have really got the I-Tunes idea that if you pitch the download at … Continue reading →