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Common Ground VAO 2/235

This is a solo vehicle by John Angotti. I don’t see any liturgical use for it but if you need something for an ecumenical purpose this may work. The sheet music is at WLP and the text is in their … Continue reading

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Come to the Living Stone VAO 2/234

This is an interesting song that is essentially a choral work but stripped of it SATBness could work as an entrance if syncopation isn’t an issue.  It is by Karen Schneider Kirner and Steven C. Warner and so is necessarily … Continue reading

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Come, Emmanuel VAO 2/233

This is an Advent song by Deanna Light and Paul A. Tate. The sheet music is at WLP where the text is in their sample. My backing is a Big Band arrangement:  

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Come Now, Enter/Vengan, Vengan VAO 232

Back in Voices As One Vol 2, this is a short bilingual Spanish/English song by Pedro Rubalcava. I can’t find the text anywhere and the WLP download is only for subscribers, but if you have the VAO book you can sing … Continue reading

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Where My Father Lives GAB 953

I must admit I’m turning a bit of a blind eye to unfamiliar songs from the liturgies posted here if they are old hymn tunes, as my fake church organ backings are somewhat on the nose. However, at RS’s parish, … Continue reading

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Music for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 25th/26th June 2016

Our music liturgy team has picked these songs for next week’s Mass. We are still using Mason’s ‘Mass of Glory and Praise” and probably will for a good while. We have been singing Haas’s “Song of the Body…” straight through … Continue reading

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Many and One

This song is another being used at RS’s parish that is new to me.   It is by Steve Angrisano, Sarah Hart and Dwight Liles. The text is here and the sheet music is available at spiritandsong. I think it very good … Continue reading

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Come Just As You Are VAO 2/231

I’m continuing my survey of songs in Voices As One  Volume 2. This is a lovely chant by Joseph Sabolick. The lyrics are here. The sheet music is available to purchase for download at various sites on the net including an … Continue reading

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You Gather in the Outcast

This song is being used at RS’s parish. The moving text is by Genevieve Glen OSB and set to MORRIS-RADER by Scot Crandel. The tune starts out conventional and goes all unexpected on us at the end of each verse. … Continue reading

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Come, Let Us Sing with Joy VAO 2/230

This is a joyous song from Paul A. Tate that sounds a lot of fun to sing.  There is a counter melody that you can hear in the You-Tube clip below. It could be used at Christmas, the Easter season … Continue reading

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