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Speak to Me

This song is very specific to its origins in the Ignite conferences run by Emmanuel Worship. It takes the point of view of someone in the crowd there. It was written by Madeleine Luciani and is from the 2021 album, … Continue reading

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Rebel

As I look through the Emmanuel Worship album, He Is Moving from 2021, the theme of feeling the need for forgiveness is prominent. It is a Lenten album in many ways and not always noisy. This song, by Chiara Keady … Continue reading

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Lay Your Burdens

This is a simple sung prayer for personal peace from the Emmanuel Worship album, He Is Moving. It was written by Liam Desic. The chord chart is at their site. Once in again, in the absence of a lead sheet, … Continue reading

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He Is Moving

This is the title track of the 2021 collection He Is Moving from Emmanuel Worship. It is written by Dominic Dougherty and would perhaps have a use outside a youth rally at Pentecost. The chord charts are free at their … Continue reading

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Everything (It’s Yours)

I’m looking at the songs from Emmanuel Worship‘s 2021 album, He Is Moving. There is a recurring theme of finding joy in commitment to Christ that must have been important to this cohort of young people. This one is by … Continue reading

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Desert

This song from emmanuelworship‘s album He Is Moving is by Dominic Dougherty. It is another sung prayer that would be OK for youth rallies, but also for liturgies involving commitment – lets pencil it in for ordinations! In their version … Continue reading

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All Around

This is another song from emmanuelworship‘s 2021 album, He Is Moving, this time by Liam Desic. Maybe it’s because of the need in young people especially for relief from guilt and a purpose in life, songs like this may sound … Continue reading

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Abide

Emmanuelworship is a Brisbane based collective that has been producing youth orientated catholic music for decades. They can be noisy at times, but have a lot more reflective material these days. Understandably, they deal in songs that resonate with a … Continue reading

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Exsultet: Stop Press

The team leading our joint effort for the Easter Vigil tonight decided to do Liam Lawton’s Exsultet. GIA still sell it.

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Alleluia to the King

It is Easter Saturday, so as of the Vigil tonight we are an Alleluia people again. So it is a good day to look at the last song from John Burland‘s album, Arise. This song is another joint writing effort … Continue reading

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