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I’m not sure I can find a spot in a liturgy for this one by Jesse Manibusan. It might be better in a praise and worship setting. It is a guitarists song and has the classic restrained verses and feakout … Continue reading →

Mark Friedman has written a gathering song with a refrain in Spanish or English with a Latin feel. In Australia, where there is generally no reason to sing in Spanish, there is no reason that the full English version could … Continue reading →

These songs have been chosen by the music liturgy team: Entrance: Jesus Is Risen (O’Brien-Ogilvie) AOV NG 82 Psalm: The Lord is My Shepherd – Crimond AOV 1/144 Gifts: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Communion: Shepherd Me O God … Continue reading →

A song by Julie Smith and Tim Smith (not Timothy R Smith) that could be a recessional but also with an obvious application for ministry and commissioning. The text is here and you can hear it here, although this is very much … Continue reading →

This is another song from the gathering and sending forth songs in Spirit & Song Vol 1. It is by Timothy R Smith and is based on passages from Luke 12 and Psalm 41. I think it is more a … Continue reading →

I’m blogging songs from Spirit & Song Vol 1. The ones I’m missing out I have blogged already, mostly because they were in As One Voice as well. This is another bilingual song with music by Jaime Cortez and lyrics … Continue reading →

This song by Jaime Cortez is in Spirit & Song’s section for entrance and sending forth songs. He based it on Psalm 33. I would put this gentle gospel style song in for Gifts instead. The tune is simple enough … Continue reading →

The music selections for this week are: Entrance: The Joy of the Gospel (Text Fr James Lyons; Tune Beethoven’s Ode to Joy) Psalm 16 (O’Brien) Lord you will show us the path of life. Gifts: Open My Eyes (Manibusan) AOV … Continue reading →

This rock song by Jesse Manibusan could be used as a gathering song but the verses are very much a solo vehicle and I’m not sure I want the assembly limited to the chorus. On the other hand, it is a … Continue reading →

This is another gathering song from Spirit & Song Vol 1, with specific application to Pentecost. The music is by Kevin Keil and the text of the refrain is by the Ursuline sister, Maryanne Quinlivan OSU, with the verses translated … Continue reading →