Author Archives: maddg

This song by Cesareo Gabarian is the next song in the miscellaneous pile of have been neglecting and was coincidentally just requested by Tina. We have sung it occasionally in a rather awkward English translation. The first one below seems … Continue reading →

Kate has a wonderful site with her own mass settings and Psalms that is wonderful gift for us all. I’m going have to sit down and go through her mass setting when I get time. Visit her here.  

Tina requested this song by Rory Cooney. The net is full of hate for this song as heretical. If real presence means anything though, an aspect of it is captured poetically in this song and people should lighten up. I’ve … Continue reading →

The liturgy team for this week has selected these songs: Entrance: We Are Called (Haas) AOV 2/60 Psalm: The Hand of God Shall Hold You (Haugen) as a response before and after the psalm Gifts: One Body (O’Brien-Watts) AOV 2/146 … Continue reading →

The liiturgy team for this week has chosen these songs: Entrance: You Are Welcome (Leo Watt) Psalm: The Lord is My Shepherd “Crimmond” Gifts: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/160 Communion: Table Song (Haas) Come As You Are (Browne) AOV … Continue reading →

This is a well known song by Carey Landry based on Ps 107 and set to a traditional tune. You can hear it sung by a Church here, or by a fellow with a cool harmonising gadget here. My backing … Continue reading →

These are two useful pieces from the prolific and talented Michael Mangan. “Bless Us Lord” is available in the Sing Your Joy Collection, but I can’t find “Peace I Give” on Michael’s website. Peace I give you peace I leave. My own … Continue reading →

The team for this week has chosen these songs: Entrance: We Are Called (Haas) AOV 2/6 Psalm: A Voice in the Wilderness (Robinson) AOV 1/62 Gifts: Bread Blessed and Broken (Lynch) Communion: Take and Eat – Mantra (Russell) AOV 1/126 … Continue reading →

Frenzy Cool asked for another song, this time by Marty Haugen, that I’ve never heard of and that I don’t have any music for. If we decide to use it locally I’ll buy the music that is available here. You can hear a sample here. My … Continue reading →

Frenzy Cool asked for this backing of an uplifting song by David Haas. It can bought from GIA here. You can hear the full version, trumpets and all, here. It would be a great recessional. I got the lyrics by … Continue reading →