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I have done a lot of the Lent songs in CWB II already: 288 Forty Days and Forty Nights 289 From Ashes to the Living Font 290 God of Mercy and Compassion 291 Grant to Us, O Lord 292 Hear … Continue reading →

I thought I’d done every Lent song in Christendom, but CWB II has a few that are new to me. I’ve done: 285 Again We Keep This Solemn Fast 286 Be With Me, Lord This is a tricky one because … Continue reading →

I’ll use the change from “Baptism of the Lord” to Lent in CWB II to slip in this song from Voices As One Volume 2. This is James Marchionda’s setting of the Hail Mary. The sheet music is at WLP. … Continue reading →

I like this text by Timothy Dudley-Smith for its directness and it is, of course, a song for the celebrations of the Baptism of the Lord. It is set to RENDEZ A DIEU, which may be familiar to an assembly … Continue reading →

CWB II has got to songs for the “Baptism of the Lord”. I’ve done: 282 When Jesus Comes to be Baptised already. “When Jesus to the Jordan Came” is chant – text by Ralph Wright OSB and set to JESU … Continue reading →

Stepping back into Voices As One Vol 2 for a break from the traditional hymnody of CWB II takes me to this setting of Psalm 27.  There are plenty of settings of this psalm out there but this is a … Continue reading →

Taylor’s “Mass of St Francis” is being used for Advent, and the assembly changed gears today without a hitch.  There is merit in only having two settings. Entrance: Prepare the Way of the Lord (Boniwell) CWB II 250 Wreath: Christ Circle … Continue reading →

I’ve somehow managed never to have blogged this song, but it is so well known it is no discovery. The song is by John H. Hopkins Jnr. Hymnary have the background. I put a BIAB backing to a MIDI found … Continue reading →

This is a lovely song that I hadn’t heard before from CWB II in their section for Epiphany, but it is a Christmas song too. The tune by Christopher Willcock SJ is worth the price of admission and it sets … Continue reading →

This is a traditional hymn that is for both Advent (use verse 3) and Epiphany (use verse 4). It is based on Psalm 72 and written by James Montgomery c19. The tune is CRUGER by Johann Crüger. There are several … Continue reading →