Author Archives: maddg

This Eucharistic hymn survived to CWB II as “Draw Near and Take” with the same setting of GUSTATE. It is John Mason Neale’s translation of the C7 hymn from the Antiphonary of Bennchar. That said there has been a lot … Continue reading →

This is a typical Christopher Willcock setting, this time of Psalm 26 (27). The refrain is singable, if too high, but the cantor doing the verses has odd notes and time changes to contend with. The sheet music can be … Continue reading →

I’ve never covered this Christmas carol before, I suppose we have plenty of others. In the form presented here the words are kind of gnarly to sing. It is a C16 French Carol with a surprisingly recent text by George … Continue reading →

This is another Gelineau psalm, this time Psalm 42 (43) by Joseph Gelineau. Verse six isn’t part of a psalm at all really. I note The Australian Hymn Book gives two alternative antiphons, written by Anthony Gregory Murray, who we … Continue reading →

This is a pretty obscure hymn. The text is inspired by Psalm 42 and is by Sister Marie Anne Lynch OCD and is set to INVOCATION by the editor of the hymnal John de Luca. It is obviously suitable for … Continue reading →

This is Psalm 99 (100) by Joseph Gelineau. The verses are free chant so I only will do backings for the two antiphons. Arise, come to your God, sing him your songs of rejoicing. Alelluia x3 The full text is … Continue reading →

This is a hymn for Christ the King set to DIADEMATA by George Job Elvey with a text by Matthew Bridges, except for verse four by Godfrey Thring. The New Living Parish Hymnal gives you the six verses below, but … Continue reading →

John de Luca has provided his arrangement of the plainsong version of this C7 Latin Advent hymn in the New Living Parish Hymn Book. I made a backing but don’t blame him: The Latin text: Creator alme siderum,aeterna lux credentiumJesu … Continue reading →

O covered this in the new (!) music for 2020 at OCP. This is John Mason Neale’s translation of a C8 text by St John Damascene based on Exodus 15. The tune is GAUDEAMUS PARITER, also known here as AVE VIRGO … Continue reading →

This isn’t in the New Living Parish Hymn Book, but Gio mentioned it in a comment and I thought I should follow up on it. This hymn by Jeanette Palmiter is from the 1800s and fades out of hymnals by … Continue reading →