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A simple, direct hymn of praise suitable for many purposes: trinity, entrance, etc. It was written by Fred Pratt Green and the text can be found here. It is set to CHRISTE SANCTORUM. It works well as a solo. …or … Continue reading →

This is a rather lovely text emphasising unity in the Eucharist by Timothy Rees. It would work as a communion and entrance hymn. The tune is a C17 Viennese melody called SOLL’S SEIN that I hadn’t heard of and, for … Continue reading →

This is a translation of a C7 Latin text Urbs beata Hierusalem by John Chandler. I’ve used the variant translation found in CWB II. It is set to Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s HAREWOOD. 1 Christ is our corner-stone, on whom alone … Continue reading →

This simple succinct Eucharistic text by Reginald Heber is set to RENDEZ A DIEU in CWB II. Bread of the world in mercy broken, wine of the soul in mercy shed, by whom the words of life were spoken, and … Continue reading →

This song in Latin is by Marty Haugen and based on the antiphon from the Good Friday liturgy: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. The text is … Continue reading →

I am up to the general hymn section of CWB II. I have already blogged so many of these it is pointless to list those I have, so I’ll just stick to the songs that are new to me. That … Continue reading →

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Psalm 66 (McKenna) O God Let the Nations Praise You Gifts: Prayer For Peace (Haas) AOV 1/91 Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA 195 Thanksgiving: Peace My Friends (Repp) – unless its … Continue reading →

The editors of CWB II have made the seemingly sensible decision, for the songs selected for liturgies that only occur once a year, to mate them with tunes that should be familiar from traditional hymnody. The problem is that many … Continue reading →

CWB II has some traditional hymnody for these occasions. I note they always use tunes that fit well enough but are not the most commonly used settings. 420 Let All on Earth Their Voices Raise CWB II says this is … Continue reading →

Quite a few of these are chants, which I am not going to attempt on Band in a Box and I have covered many in the past so I should be able to get through these quickly. 403 Alma Redemptoris … Continue reading →