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55 Be Not Afraid 56 in my survey of OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book is by Katharina von Schlegel and translated by Jane Borthwick. I like old hymns that don’t have triumphalist or militaristic ideas – this is a beaut. The text … Continue reading →

Bob Fabing SJ wrote this song of praise based on Psalm 116. OCP will sell you an MP3 of it if you like, but not the sheet music as far as I can see. Someone else had that trouble and … Continue reading →

Because the parishes I play at have little tradition of singing older hymns, many of the songs I’m picking up in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book are in that genre. This is a Marian song suitable for Easter set to a very … Continue reading →

Who’d have thought Carey Landry would write a piece of music with directions saying “spirited”. (unfair) This song has baptismal and sprinkling rite uses but could also be used for sending forth. The sheet music is available at OCP where the … Continue reading →

To my surprise I can’t see where I’ve blogged this carol anywhere, probably because it’s not in As One Voice. So for completeness… OCP set this song to MUELLER by James R. Murray but is it just as often set to … Continue reading →

I can’t do much with this one, but Hymnary has the text in Latin and the sheet music. The text is two separate Latin chants brought together apparently. Bad BIAB organ: Listen to this instead: Since I couldn’t make this … Continue reading →

This is a bilingual (Latin/English) song for Mary by Gregory Norbet. It is pretty thing but has several long held D’s lying in wait for the unwary. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP. The text is here (scroll … Continue reading →

47 At the Name of Jesus (Walker)   Number 48 in the Guitar Accompaniment Book is this 10th century chant set to the 19th century French tune ATTENDE DOMINE. OCP gives five verses of Latin and five of English in … Continue reading →

Based on Phillipians 2:5-7 this song is 46 in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book.  It is by Caroline Maria Noel and here set to KING’S WESTON by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The text is at Hymnary along with details of the tunes that … Continue reading →

Considering the life expectancy of most of my family, it is absurdly optimistic to think that I will ever finish this survey of the songs in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book from the mid noughties, especially as I interrupt whenever unfamiliar … Continue reading →