Author Archives: maddg

This is another of Michael Mangan’s songs for children that I must have done at a children’s gathering when my children were younger. It is an advent chant really, and nothing in the lyrics would stop it being used for … Continue reading →

This song is one of the most looked at on this site, which is a testament to the quality of Michael Mangan’s song. However my post has problems that are not entirely of my making, but that I should try … Continue reading →

I think we only used this for one Easter when we had a real music director who didn’t work out. Apart from the verses being too high, probably designed for a cantor, it sounds a fine song by David Haas. … Continue reading →

Just to remind myself, I’ve already blogged As One Voice Volumes 1,2 and Next Gen and am currently working through a miscellaneous file of songs we have done at church over the years that aren’t in As One Voice. Maybe … Continue reading →

This is a song for children by Michael Mangan that I’ve played at first communions. There’s a fair bit going on rhythmically for a kids song, with triplets and the hanging dotted notes in “shine our light” and “shine shine … Continue reading →

We used this Advent/Christmas sing by Marty Haugen for many years and I still think it is a beautiful piece of music. The text is here (scroll down). You can hear a sample at GIA here. I can’t find a … Continue reading →

This Monica Brown song must have been in a school liturgy I helped out with – they really wanted my son the drummer so I carried the drums and strummed a bit. You can hear a sample and buy the … Continue reading →

This is a Marty Haugen song that I like but didn’t catch on locally. It is in his “All Are Welcome” collection and I bought that to get “The Hand of God Shall Hold You” and found the Eucharist song … Continue reading →

I came across this song by Bernadette Farrell when going through Spirit & Song looking for new communion songs.  I was initially taken with the text and was pleased to find the tune was just as good. We have used … Continue reading →

This song has always been very popular at our church.  It is by Michael B. Lynch, otherwise known as Ukelele Mike. (To digress, it is a sin not to learn the uke – or to put it another way, buy … Continue reading →