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This is a gentle song for communion from Graham Kendrick. The lyrics are at his site, as is the sheet music. Sometimes people worry whether a Eucharist song is theologically accurate, as if a song is meant to encompass every … Continue reading →

A catchy upbeat song from Ed Bolduc with much to recommend to it. The text is in the sample at WLP where you can listen to an excerpt and purchase the sheet music.   These ladies start sedately but get … Continue reading →

I ran across this while looking for something else I believe. This is a song written by Marty Haugen for Lutheran services. The refrain is singable but each verse has a different tune – but Lutherans sing better than Catholics … Continue reading →

This song is by George Misulia and is another from “Voices As One” that is timely coming up to Pentecost. There is a lot of repetition, which is fine, as you can see in the text here. The only sheet … Continue reading →

I’m still blogging “Voices As One” but I’m interspersing that with songs from liturgies from commenters and random songs I’ve run across recently. This lovely song is by Stuart Townend. It’s 5/4 time, but BIAB needs to be 4/4 2/4 … Continue reading →

Here is more music from Joe Mattingly in Voices As One, just in time for Pentecost. This one is not as choir orientated as some but does have a call and response in the verses between cantor and assembly. The … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday was the second session of the Archbishop’s series called “Living Biblically in a Secular World.” (Audio of the  second session.) After last time objecting to Bible stories being labelled as myth he moves from discussing the myth of … Continue reading →

I’m switching between blogging “Voice As One” and songs I have come across looking at other parishes liturgies that have been kindly shared with me. Back in VAO I’m up to “Journey for Home” but I blogged that last year … Continue reading →

Entrance: Lift Up Your Hearts (O’Connor) Gather Australia 416 (AOV 1/156 as Behold the Glory of God) Psalm 118 (O’Brien) The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Gifts: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Communion: Table Song (Haas) … Continue reading →

This song turned up in an Easter liturgy belonging to a commenter to this blog. It is by Steve Merkel but I gather Michael W Smith may have popularised it. The chorus is a Kyrie that the assembly could sing … Continue reading →