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Another Bernadette Farrell tune that can be used when these readings come up and more generally. The refrain is quite lyrical and flowing while the verses are essentially in a different key and the jolt matches the hard medicine in John’s … Continue reading →

Erica Marshall wrote this light and delicate setting of Ps 51, which can also be used most other places in mass. She has also written some settings for the new translation of the Mass available at the AOV site. In my backing I’m … Continue reading →

Ps 23 as set by Marty Haugen.  I think this is a terrific version with an unusual tune.  We should use the interesting fourth and fifth verses more but we often leave it at the first three.  You can hear … Continue reading →

We’ve never used this alleluia by Christopher Walker, which is probably why I never noticed until now that in my old guitar version of AOV they put the correct heading but the music from No 32 of vol 2 here … Continue reading →

A is for “Acronym”: AOV  =   As One Voice  (1,2 & NG ie Next Generation) SNS   =   The Source : New Songs NLMB = The National Liturgical Music Board B is for “Board”                    I have been somewhat critical of … Continue reading →

This song is just about the most commonly sung song at our church.  It is by Sr Deidre Brown, a Loreto sister, although for years I thought it was by Fr Frank Andersen.  As it purports to speak for God … Continue reading →

I really like this song by Gregory Norbet, a former Benedictine monk.  We play it a lot and we don’t even get phased by the third verse suddenly disappearing halfway through anymore. I do think the instructions, “Gently with movement” are better … Continue reading →

You can tell the first AOV volume was designed to be all things to all churches and includes a lot of old (and out of copyright) favourites.  This song even has its own website and wants your money. Before you … Continue reading →

Another song from As One Voice that is very popular with our liturgy teams, probably because it slots in just about anywhere. It is another song by Bernadette Farrell.  A very fast version in piano + vocal can be heard … Continue reading →

This song by Robin Mark is unsurprisingly a call for revival.  You can hear a version of it in this clip.  I’m using the arrangement in the Source New Songs, but I’m aware Robin Mark does it differently, with additional words … Continue reading →