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I’m still in the gathering and sending forth songs from Spirit & Song Vol 1 and this one is obviously for Easter. As I have noted previously, because As One Voice used a lot of OCP material, and I have … Continue reading →

Jesse Manibusan wrote this call and response song, which was used at World Youth Day 2002 for obvious reasons. Malo Malo means thank you in Tongan.  The song was part of his Missa del Mundo. The text is at spiritandsong … Continue reading →

The text for this is an old hymn by Jan Struther of Mrs Miniver fame reset by Timothy R Smith. This is another put in Spirit & Song’s section for gathering and sending forth songs for lack of somewhere else … Continue reading →

I’m not sure sure this is really a gathering or sending forth song even though it is in that section of Spirit & Song. Darrell Evans has written a song that might work for confirmations, but would be best as … Continue reading →

This song from Spirit & Song Vol 1 is the sending forth song from the Lead Us to the Water Collection and is by Tom Kendzia and Gary Daigle. The text can be seen in this pdf preview. It can … Continue reading →

A gentle gathering song by Victoria Thomson and Trevor Thomson that also could be used for Eucharist. I’m worried the tune will be a bit bland, but the range is certainly singable. The text is at spiritandsong where you can purchase … Continue reading →

Since everyone else was preoccupied with the Easter liturgies it was up to our fearless leader to select music on her own — we owe her many thanks. We are still using the Mass of St Francis by Paul Taylor and, … Continue reading →

This is an unusual song from M D Ridge. Her pretty flowing melody is embellished by rhythmic treats — the 4/4 to 6/8 step rewards the practice required. The text is at spiritandsong, where there is a snippet that starts in … Continue reading →

This song by Ken Canedo is amongst the gathering and sending forth songs in Spirit and Song Vol 1 and might fill that role for Pentecost, but otherwise is a good selection for Confirmation services. He writes about the song … Continue reading →

I really like this gentle, latin flavoured gathering song by Janet Vogt. Having blogged all of As One Voice, which heavily relies on OCP resources, I’m missing out all the songs from Spirit & Song that were used in As … Continue reading →