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Shepherd of Souls

This is another song I looked up because it was used at RS’s parish.  The text by James Montgomery is at Hymnary and it is sung to the tune ST AGNES by John Bacchus Dykes. This is a simple organ backing made … Continue reading →

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You Are My Guide VAO 1/105

This setting of Psalm 25 by Paul A Lisicky is the last song in Voices As One Volume One. The text is in the sample at sheetmusicplus where the sheet music can be purchased or alternatively subscribers to WLP can … Continue reading →

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You VAO 1/104

Rory Cooney and Claire Cooney wrote this one. I think it is more a solo vehicle than for an assembly, especially with the 6/8 skip towards the end of the verse. The text is in the sample at WLP where … Continue reading →

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More Texts with Familiar Tunes

I’ve seen some unfamiliar texts (to me at least) to well known tunes pop up in the liturgies posted here recently.   As We Gather At Your Table by Carl P Daw which can be sung to HOLY MANNA; NETTLETON or BEACH … Continue reading →

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God Is Dwelling in My Heart

I was asking Joe Santsingh some advice about playing to backings and he mentioned this song and sent me his arrangement.  He has revived the song in his parish and it is special to many people who grew up in … Continue reading →

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Music for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 8th/9th August 2015

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 34 (O’Brien) Taste, taste and see, the goodness of the Lord Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Bread Broken Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155 Lord to Whom Shall We Go (Herry) AOV … Continue reading →

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Pastures of the Lord

This funeral song by Curtis Stephan was used at RS’s parish recently. It’s a lovely song but has melodic leaps and somewhat fiddly rhythms that suggest a solo. In any event it is not to be rushed. The text is … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Believe VAO 1/103

This is a choir setting of the creed by Paul A Tate. The WLP site notes that it is not suitable for liturgical use. The text is here. Listen to the snippet at WLP to get an idea of the intricate … Continue reading →

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Christ Before Us

This is a lovely song used at RS’s parish by Janet Sullivan Whittaker suggested for commissioning masses, but with enough in the text of the verses for general use. The tune is a traditional Welsh lullaby SUO GÂN. The text … Continue reading →

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We Will Walk VAO 1/102

This is a contemporary hymn from Ed Bolduc. The refrain is in a different key from the verses, which seems to spark things up a bit. The text is in the sample at WLP where the sheet music can be purchased. … Continue reading →

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