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This Ed Bolduc song of praise is based on Psalm 145 and would certainly work in Advent and Easter. I think the assembly would have no trouble with the gentle syncopation but it does go a bit too high in … Continue reading →

Joe Mattingly of the Newman Singers wrote this lovely song which is going to need a choir or a cantor with a fair old range for the verses. The chorus has call and response between the sopranos and altos on … Continue reading →

I’ve been away all of Easter and am just back after a fourteen hour drive today. Those who weren’t away put together this music for this week. Entrance: Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Sands) AOV 1/131 Psalm 117 (O’Brien)   We … Continue reading →

Basically the same as 2014, which is fine by me. I’m still interested in what other parishes have selected if people wish to share.    

This collection is heavy on the choir songs and this another Notre Dame Folk Choir / Steven C Warner song. It is on the gospel side and lots of fun with handclaps and drumming encouraged. The version in “Voices As … Continue reading →

This lovely old chestnut by George Bennard came up in Mary’s parish and since I haven’t come across it for forty years or so I thought I’d make a backing for it. The text is here where it is claimed to … Continue reading →

More choir music from Steven C Warner and the Notre Dame Folk Choir. It is a setting of Psalm 122 so useful when that comes up but with other liturgical uses as well. The refrain is SATB for the choir … Continue reading →

Goodness…  

I’ve already blogged John Michael Talbot’s “I Am the Bread of Life” here so that brings me to another song by Rory Cooney and Claire Cooney.  This song is sung from the point of view of God, but if you … Continue reading →

I don’t know what to make of this song by Rory Cooney and Claire Cooney. It is based on Psalm 69 seemingly reimagined by Barry Manilow. It says the verses are cantor and the refrain is by all, except the … Continue reading →