Author Archives: maddg

This is a hymn from Bob Dufford SJ, and we used to use the first verse and refrain as the the “Lamb of God” when we used his Mass. It had an odd unbalancing effect because, for some reason, it … Continue reading →

I’m scratching my head to remember this, but it sounds like an advent song and is by Bob Hurd. You can hear a sample and buy the sheet music at OCP. My backing is fake church organ. Refrain Await the … Continue reading →

This is one of the highlights of Holy Thursday liturgies for me.  A song that can be as long as you need to have as many feet washed as you could possibly want.  Dan Schutte has written a devious and … Continue reading →

This is a restrained hymn from Estelle White. We’ve used it a lot but it can be very dreary if not done with care. You can listen to a solo vocals of the song here and here. It was in … Continue reading →

I think we did this for Holy Thursday one year.  It is by Fred Pratt Green and the tune is a waltz version of “The Water is Wide” (O Waly Waly). Listen to a solo vocal version here. You should … Continue reading →

This is a good song that we have sung often by Tom Conry. You can hear a (noisy) version at OCP and buy the sheet music there. This is an enthusiastic version. For some reason this always struck me as … Continue reading →

I can only remember doing this song by Christopher Walker and Paule Freeburg once at a school Christmas function. You can listen to the song sung by children at OCP and also buy the sheet music there. The text is … Continue reading →

This is an interesting song by John Ylvisaker set to an Israeli tune that I found in a collection that I have lost somewhere (?All Together OK no 374), when looking for something to use on Holy Thursday. I really … Continue reading →

This Carey Landry song is very difficult to do slowly and reverently because there is so little to it and that may be why none of our local liturgy teams has suggested it for years. This is what it is … Continue reading →

Monica Brown’s habit of starting her titles with the indefinite article has bagged her the first two slots in my miscellaneous church music folder. We used to sing this song a lot, and I have no idea why we haven’t … Continue reading →