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A traditional sounding recessional with a text by James Quinn SJ (1919-2010) set to SONG 34 by Orlando Gibbons (1593-1625). Orlando didn’t think to put guitar chords on and there are none in GA, but Together in Song came to the … Continue reading →

This is a text by Graham Maule based on Luke 6:20-26 – the Sermon on the Plain – set by John Bell. I can’t find the text anywhere (its a paraphrase of the Beatitudes alright) but there is a snippet … Continue reading →

The music liturgy team selected these songs for mass next week: Entrance: Come As You Are (Brown) AOV 1/31 Responsorial Psalm for Lent: Be With Me (Haugen) Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas) Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV … Continue reading →

Gather Australia being, well Australian, you are bound to come across songs by Christopher Willcock SJ. They will be musically interesting and best performed with pipe organ and well rehearsed choir. I thought this was more usable than usual until … Continue reading →

My survey of songs from GA that I haven’t already blogged continues with another song by John Bell. It’s a wonderful reflection on God’s love for us throughout our lives. The text is here. I also have a copy in … Continue reading →

I never come across this one before. The song is by Sr Anne Kelly IBVM and based on Micah 6, which certainly makes it liturgically useful. The text is at Godsongs where she points out the offending Yahweh: The original text was … Continue reading →

I’d like this as a gathering song, although I gather it is used at weddings.  It is by John Bell and has his usual singability and to the point text. The text is at Hymnary and the sheet music can … Continue reading →

GA 484 is “The Church’s One Foundation”, which I have already blogged here, but GA 483 is Timothy T’ingfang Lew’s text, “O Christ the Great Foundation” that is set to the same tune, AURELIA, by Samuel Sebastian Wesley. The text … Continue reading →

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Responsorial Psalm for Lent: Be With Me (Haugen) Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas) Communion: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Boniwell) AOV 1/26 The Spirit Lives To Set Us Free (Lundy) AOV 2/165 Thanksgiving: Without Seeing You … Continue reading →