Author Archives: maddg

I’ve covered this text three times already but never with this setting, TALLIS’ ORDINAL, by Thomas Tallis. It is a hymn for Lent and Reconciliation especially, with a text by Rosamund Eleanor Herklots. There are different versions on the text … Continue reading →

This Eucharistic hymn covers many aspects of the reasons why the Mass has meaning. I covered it in CWB II to this tune, LUCERNA LAUDONIAE by David Evans. In AOV they use DIX. The text is by Folliott Stanford Pierpoint, … Continue reading →

My Presbyterian upbringing gives me two issues with Catholic music. I struggle when hymns stray off metrical and some Marian hymnody can be a problem to me. I don’t know about this one. Does this veer towards sickly? I’m probably … Continue reading →

I had a brief look at this some years ago because it turned up at Ryan’s parish for All Saints, appropriately enough. The text is by William Walshaw How and here runs to eight verses. It is set to Ralph … Continue reading →

This was in CWB II so I looked at it there. The text is by John Henry Cardinal Newman and it is set to Elgar’s DRAKES BROUGHTON. The text below differs from CWB II – the alt was less back … Continue reading →

This is Peter Kearney’s very popular song all around the world, which I found out when I looked at in the Praise to God Parish Hymn Book. This is another of the folk style songs that John de Luca rearranged … Continue reading →

I covered this one in CWB I, but repeat it here so I can do an organ backing. This is all Richard Connelly‘s work, text included. He called the tune SANDY BAY. The original sources are out of print but … Continue reading →

This Trinitarian hymn is new to me though rather old. I like the fact that it at least does say something about the Trinity. The text (with some alt) is by Edward Cooper (1770-1833) and it is set to SONG … Continue reading →

This is Frank Andersen‘s “Trinity Song”, but the first line rules in this hymnal. Father Frank is a beloved Australian composer of songs for the Mass. The sheet music for this song can be purchased in the Eagle’s Wings collection … Continue reading →

This is the venerable hymn text by Frederick William Faber here set to SAWSTON. When I blogged it for CWB I, I thought it was an idiosyncratic choice, but here we have John de Luca making the same choice, so … Continue reading →