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11 Age to Age 12 All Are Welcome 13 All Creatures of Our God and King This hymn is 14 in my copy of the OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book. The text is by Theodulph of Orleans (trans John Neale) and … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish have done this song to the tune McKEE. They use the text by William Arthur Dunkerley (aka John Oxenham), which is available here.  Michael Perry completely rewrote the hymn if you’d like a different take on things.

This hymn by Fred Pratt Green was used by Ryan’s parish set to SALZBURG by Jakob Hintze. Hope Publishing provide the text here and the sheet music for the tune (public domain) is available in several forms at Hymnary. My … Continue reading →

This is an essay based on my presentation at the recent APMN conference. Fortunately, you don’t get to see me leading singing with a stylophone and an Ipad. I also made use of  input from Joe Santsingh.   Music Liturgy for … Continue reading →

This is a request for this beautiful Psalm setting by David Haas. My only concern is you will need a very good cantor for the verses and a pretty good assembly for the refrain. The text is at Hymnary. You … Continue reading →

I think Yola tried to explain this one to me some time ago and I don’t think I understood. This lovely song often used for weddings is sometimes attributed to David Haas and Jeanne Cotter, but they didn’t write it … Continue reading →

This is the last of three new songs (to me at least) that were in RS’s parish liturgy recently and I love this one. It’s a gentle Dan Schutte song based on the “Suscipe” prayer of Ignatius of Loyola. It … Continue reading →

This Lenten text is attributed to St Gregory the Great which makes it roughly 1500 years old. The translation is by Peter Scagnelli and it is set to ERHALT UNS, HERR as adapted by Johann Sebastian Bach. The text is … Continue reading →

RS noted this song being used in their parish. Written by Mark Friedman and Janet Vogt it sounds a great gathering song. The text is at spiritandsong and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP. There are lots of YouTube … Continue reading →

RS’s parish had three new songs to me recently for which I will do backings.  This one is by Bernadette Farrell. She has based the text on Psalm 19:8-11. It is another very singable tune from Farrell. The text is … Continue reading →