Author Archives: maddg

The perfect storm for traddies – David Haas and Marty Haugen writing together. As you can hear in the snippet at AOV the attempt at a Latin beat is hamstrung by the vocal style and the formality – loosen up … Continue reading →

This is a Bernadette Farrell song that is not in AOV.  I found it in Spirit & Song Vol 1 and will be asking our liturgy group to use as a communion song for Sunday 11th as its healing motif … Continue reading →

A beautiful meditative chant from Trish Watts. She sings it in Latin here, and AOV gives the text in English and Latin. My backing is at 75bpm. I’m starting to mention this as I’ve noticed a lot of the tunes … Continue reading →

We use this song by Sandra Sears every year for the veneration of the cross. You can get a glimpse of the reverence of the song at AOV here. It can be purchased for download at As One Voice. My … Continue reading →

Another Fr Kevin Bates song which is a “psalm” for a chorus with three verses of testimony in between. An odd structure but the text such that most people could sing it with ownership. Listen to an excerpt here at AOV. … Continue reading →

Chris at Corinda-Graceville parish asked me to add the Penitential rite for the Mass of Glory and Praise by Paul Mason to the rest of his wonderful mass that I have already blogged starting here. If you haven’t heard them, … Continue reading →

This song, of apparently Caribbean provenance, was something we used to use as a Gospel Acclamation occasionally. It is good to sing but hard to stop singing. Jonathan Tan, whose blog Cantus Mundi I had forgotten about, has aggregated You Tube … Continue reading →

Victorian songwriter, Cheryl Reid wrote books of childrens hymns, from which AOV took this song. The snippet, complete with animal noises, can be heard at AOV. Lots of fun. Verse 1 All creation sings of the glory of the Lord. … Continue reading →

This is described as a chant like song by Colleen Fulmer and Rufino Zaragoza. This extract has enough to get the flavour. It is a baptismal song or for sprinkling rites. AOV also gives the text in Spanish. It can … Continue reading →

This is the music selected by the liturgy team for this week.  It was decided at the meeting last night to continue the Mass Shalom until Easter. Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth  – AOV 1/76 (Dufford) Psalm 146 … Continue reading →