Author Archives: maddg

This one turns up very occasionally in our liturgies.  It is written by Bob Dufford whose mass I’m already missing. He based it on Ps 118, but I’m not sure why the Sanctus winds up in the second verse.  It … Continue reading →

David Haas wrote this simple tune based on a Navaho Indian prayer. It is serviceable and so has been used a lot where such a prayer has been needed. It isn’t a great song but he does it simply and well … Continue reading →

It has occured to me that the point of making backings to learn new songs that was so relevant for As One Voice: the Next Generation, which I completed some time ago and can be searched for on this blog, … Continue reading →

This song is by Carey Landry and not my favourite piece of music in the world. He cops a lot of criticism for his a) folk style of music and b) leaving the priesthood and marrying.  I’m not slightly worried by … Continue reading →

Stephen Robinson’s setting of Ps 34 has been used frequently at our church, but mostly just the refrain as a response.  That’s a pity because the verse is more singable than the chorus with its jump from F to D to … Continue reading →

This is another song by David Haas. Done sympathetically, it would be fine for a wedding, but could find its place within an ordinary mass as well. We’ve never done this song, probably due to the chorus being mostly 4/4 … Continue reading →

This is another extremely frequently sung song in these parts written by Marty Haugen. This song can be used just about anywhere – gathering, sending, gifts, communion – it fits. This is a nice slower version. I like better at … Continue reading →

This delicate flower of a song by Christopher Walker might easily be overwhelmed by the assembly and so might be one for cantoring the verses. It is a setting of Ps 131, which you can hear here. It does go … Continue reading →

This is song by Tom Conroy  based on Ps 63. His rewriting of the Psalm had me thinking the that his enemies lie strewn and broken, which isn’t what it says but the construction allows for misinterpretation.  The recording, which you … Continue reading →

This setting of Ps 34 is by John Foley. It can be purchased for download at OCP. We sing it a lot and frequently largely acapella and also even slower than written.  Try it some time. The verses being a little … Continue reading →