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I’m working through Catholic Worship Book II’s hymn section and finding I have blogged most of them already, so I’m really just picking up scraps of repertoire. Still Christopher Willcock is always a thrill and a challenge. His setting of … Continue reading →

I’ve skipped lots of previously blogged hymns to get to this one by Christopher Idle. This is a gathering song with a delightful text – you have to love “Jesus come! surprise our dullness.” Maybe I just prefer an English … Continue reading →

I have previously blogged this set to MCKEE and include it here from CWB II because they set it to ST BERNARD. The text is by William Arthur Dunkley. In Christ there is no East or West, In Him no … Continue reading →

I suppose it is no coincidence for an Australian Catholic Hymn book, that many of these old songs are set to Irish melodies. This one is set in CWB II to DANIEL, although other settings appear more common overseas. I … Continue reading →

This song’s text is attributed to St Patrick and translated by Cecil Frances Alexander. It is set to the Irish tune ST PATRICK. oddly the first verse stops half way through. The text in CWB II is: I bind unto … Continue reading →

We are actually celebrating the feast day of St Peter this Sunday as he is our patron saint. We would usually use Psalm 15 (You are my inheritance, O Lord) for the Thirteenth Sunday but it has been replaced, as … Continue reading →

This Brian Wren text covers gathering, communion and recessing so pick your verses and the whole service is covered. The text is provided by the wonderful people at Hope Publishing. They give an extra verse for funerals there. CWB II … Continue reading →

This is by Melvin Lloyd Farrell and, while not mentioned by CWB II, is one of several hymns loosely based on the original Latin text Adoro te Devote by Thomas Aquinas. It is set to the chant ADORO TE DEVOTE. … Continue reading →

This is a text about church from Ernest E. Ryden. You can find the lyrics in the page scans at Hymnary. There is a verse about Eucharist that is omitted in CWB II, maybe it was too Lutheran. The phrase … Continue reading →

I’ve blogged the version from AOV 2 Guitar edition here, under its other title “How Rich Are the Depths of God”. Since that version has more basic chords I’ve done a different backing using the full accompaniment so you may … Continue reading →