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This song was the entrance for Pentecost at Ryan’s parish. I’ve blogged a reimagining on this song here from spiritandsong, but this is the original attributed to Rabanus Maurus and translated by Edward Caswell although there are several versions of the … Continue reading →

Jesse’s parish used this song for the procession of the gifts on Trinity Sunday. I’d never heard it before so I’ve searched it out. It is by Bob Fitts and the text is here. The sheet music can be purchased … Continue reading →

This was the wonderful choice for entrance for Holy Trinity at Chris’s parish. Using the familiar tune LAUDA ANIMA by John Goss, John Bell and Graham Maule have given us another challenging text with a Trinitarian theme.  Praising the Son … Continue reading →

This is a song for Eucharist by Rev. James V. Marchionda OP. The text of the verses reads rather prosaically and the tune is pretty basic so it will need something special by the singers to elevate it. You can … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 116 (O’Brien) I will take the cup of salvation and call on your name, O Lord. Gifts: Our Blessing Cup is a Communion (Mason) Communion: Table Song (Haas) Come to the Table (Burland) AOV … Continue reading →

I was away visiting family at Pentecost and attended Mass as a visitor. While visiting the same city on Easter Sunday I entered some sort of portal and went to a church that was still in the early seventies – very … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish recessed to this song at Pentecost. It is a fine text by Delores Dufner and the tune is THAXTED by Holst from “Jupiter”. Cantus Mundi has already done the heavy lifting with the text and You Tube videos. … Continue reading →

This is a John Angotti song, which is a surprise in the WLP stable. It is really a solo or group performance piece and struggles as a liturgical vehicle really due to the nature of the tune. It’s a good … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish is alerting to me to many hymns I don’t know and a lot of them are public domain.  This song has a text by Charles Wesley and Thomas Cotterill was used for Ascension. The music is LLANFAIR by … Continue reading →

Joe Mattingly has used Isaiah as inspiration for this song for liturgy (eg advent) or for a choir. The refrain starts in unison and then splits into parts for your choir. The text is at spiritandsong and the sheet music … Continue reading →