Author Archives: maddg

This is another David Haas song, but this one I have played over and over and over.  I think it is good but massive repetition dulls the senses. I know I don’t like the long high D note at the … Continue reading →

This David Haas song uses the vine metaphor from John 15, and so has liturgical use when that comes up in the readings, although it is one of Haas’s songs that we have never used.   A lovely restful tune … Continue reading →

This is Marty Haugen’s setting of a nineteenth century text by Henry Alford.  I’ve never sung it but it strikes me as well done. Looking for information on this tune once again gave me lists of posts full of anger … Continue reading →

This is Chris Robinson’s song from Isaiah and is a normal sounding song in the snippet on AOV. I gather he is Australian and this is from a collection of advent songs. I myself have always heard it as a Russian … Continue reading →

I don’t have to do No 7 in The Source New Songs, because it is “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” and I’ve already done that in AOV NG. This is a song by Sue Howson from the 90s … Continue reading →

A traditional South African tune beloved of choirs everywhere.  My daughter wandered in when I was making the backing because she recognised it from her choir days.  This choir is pretty good even if the clip misses the beginning. There … Continue reading →

This is, obviously, a Eucharist song from Christopher Walker.  We’ve never used it, probably because of the 4/4, 3/8, 2/4, 4/4 time shifting going on. You can get an idea of how this works from the snippet at AOV. Once this … Continue reading →

Gregory Norbet’s gentle song has to cope with a recitation in the middle.  I’m never sure how this sort of thing is meant to be timed so good luck. It is a beautiful thought from the story of Ruth and would … Continue reading →

This is Bob Hurd’s song, but I gather the verses that are usually sung are by Michael Downey. You can hear the original version here. The quality of the recording is not great but the noble simplicity of this version … Continue reading →

This is another very popular choice of liturgists over the years at our church. It is by Dan Schutte and in 6/4 time so is hard to do on BIAB. It gets around a certain singsongyness by having a third … Continue reading →