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This is an odd one.  I’m back in the mysterious miscellaneous folder of Church songs and this is an ancient song that appears to have been part of a musical drama for children, but I think we used it as … Continue reading →

Tina wanted this song that we’ve never used locally but I noticed it in the liturgy Chris put up in the comments here a couple of weeks ago. It is by Dan Feiten and you can hear a sample at … Continue reading →

The liturgy team (including me) for this week have selected these songs: Entrance: Gather As One (McKenna) AOV NG48 Psalm: This Blessing Cup (Frank Andersen) Gifts: Something Wonderful (Kerr) AOV NG 115 Communion: Table Song (Haas) Come to the Table … Continue reading →

A Eucharist song from Monica Brown that we don’t seemed to have played for a while.  Is the tune too subtle, because it is rather gorgeous?    If you go here and scroll down to “A Special Collection” you can … Continue reading →

I wasn’t at all sure about this song when a fellow musician at church brought it along but it has grown on me. It is a Eucharist song and so always welcome, written by Jimmy Owens. I gather it is … Continue reading →

A simple chant by Michael Herry fms with obvious liturgical uses. You can hear a sample at Amazon. I can’t find a collection to purchase with this song in it, so you may have to contact the author. I am … Continue reading →

Another excellent Vene Sancte genre song, this time from Michael Mangan.  We also have used this frequently for confirmations, and as with a lot of Michael’s songs, this should not be considered only a children’s song. You can hear a … Continue reading →

We use this beautiful Monica Brown song for confirmations etc and it is very effective. The verses are sung over the second half of the chant. You can hear Monica sing it here. It’s hard to do it as slowly … Continue reading →

An adaptation of The Magnificat by David Haas set to a traditional tune “Wild Mountain Thyme.” It’s the sort of song that people can sing easily because the tune is already somewhere in the back of their mind even if … Continue reading →

This another of Monica Brown’s beautiful songs. She has a sample on her website and you can buy the sheet music there as well. It is to be done as simply as possible and repeated as a mantra. My backing … Continue reading →