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This song by Tom Kendzia might be an entrance for Pentecost with its invocation of the Holy Spirit. The tune goes high enough that it could do without the key change for the last verse, but is otherwise singable. The introduction … Continue reading →

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Psalm 45 (Waters) The waters of the river gladden the city of God. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Seed Scattered and Sown  (Feiten) GA 195 Bread Broken Wine Shared  … Continue reading →

OK this is a gathering song. It is by Jaime Cortez and is a pop song with mild enough syncopation to get by and enough interest in the tune to sustain the task. The text is worthy and serviceable but … Continue reading →

Are they intending this as a recessional? This is a song by Sarah Hart and Kevin B Hipp in the section of Spirit and Song for “Gathering & Sending Songs” and it certainly isn’t a gathering song. It could be … Continue reading →

This song with versions in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Vietnamese looks like it had something to do with World Youth Days. The tune is by Marco Frisina who also wrote the Italian and French text as well as the … Continue reading →

This is an oddity. A hymn that is a drone. It’s by Matt Maher and based, logically enough, on Isaiah 61. The tune is challenging and has a wide range with some scary leaps. The text is at spiritandsong where … Continue reading →

I can skip 345 God Has Chosen Me (although unlike “As One Voice” this arrangement gives you chords) and 346 God of Wonders  because I’ve blogged them already, which brings me to Great God by Dave Wilding. I think this is … Continue reading →

Bobby Fisher and Greg Lee have written a recessional with a soul flavour and a great call and response verse structure. The solo voice in the response goes quite high so it might be difficult without a cantor/soloist. The refrain … Continue reading →

Michael W and Deborah D Smith wrote this song in praise of God. It has a tune that gets very interesting indeed in the refrain and would be singable apart from the long held D’s. The lyrics are available here. … Continue reading →

I can jump to “Fish With Me”, because No 341 “Blessed Be Your Name” by Matt and Beth Redman is one of the few songs from this collection that were picked up into As One Voice: Next Generation and I … Continue reading →