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This Irish styled song is another that can be used on saints’ days. The lyrics are by Harry Hagan and Timothy R Smith. It is for All Saints but suppose it could also replace a Litany. The text is at … Continue reading →

This song by Matt Maher is a perfectly usable Litany of the Saints adaptable to any saints you would like to use with the cantor singing the saints’ names and the assembly replying with “pray for us”. The text is … Continue reading →

In the songs for special occasions in Spirit and Song Vol 2 we come to a series of songs celebrating saints.  This one by Bobby Fisher and Greg Lee is a bit bland and suffers from mechanical verse texts, but … Continue reading →

This song by Steve Angrisano is a rock song for the Feast of Christ the King. The tune is singable despite the triplets although it does go quite high (E). The text is at spiritandsong where the sheet music can … Continue reading →

This is the music that has been selected for this week by the music liturgy team, but it will also be used by some of our musicians who are helping out at a parish on the Gold Coast this weekend. … Continue reading →

I’m up to a section of Spirit & Song Vol 2 that is called “Songs for Special Occasions.” This song by Ken Canedo is marked out for Christ the King but has obvious uses more generally.  It is based on … Continue reading →

I blogged this great song by Amanda McKenna here. We were going to sing it at a Deanery music gathering soon but the event has been cancelled.  Just for fun I made a dance version with my lousy singing. I … Continue reading →

I gave up on my mass setting some years ago due to problems with the Gloria. I was recently asked about the Memorial Acclamations so I’ll put up the music for them.  The tune of the “We Proclaim” and the … Continue reading →

This is the last of the Pentecost songs and is a lively setting of a translation of Veni Creator Spiritus set to a celtic reimagining of the “Lambilotte” arranged by Sarah Hart and Kevin B. Hipp. You can hear their … Continue reading →

This is a Pentecost song with lyrics by Tom and Tammy Booth and music by Tom Booth that is quite striking with Bruce Hornsby style piano hooks and a key change into the bridge before the last verse and extended final … Continue reading →