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This is from the Songs for Mass collection by Keryn Morehu and Dianne Simmons and you can buy it at their website. I actually find this song rather hard and we sing it with the timings smoothed out a little. … Continue reading →

I don’t think we sang this Kevin Bates song very often but it is very pretty. It was probably too creative. I can’t see that it is still available at his site but you could always ask him. 1. I … Continue reading →

When we don’t use Frank Andersen’s song of this name we use John Foley’s and it is really a very good song that everyone participates in for singing. There is a sample to listen to at OCP where you can … Continue reading →

This gathering song by Michael Mangan probably really is just for children this time. It is also available in the Sing Your Joy collection. There are two claps in the first line of the verses after “called” and “Lord” and … Continue reading →

This is another of Michael Mangan’s songs for children that I must have done at a children’s gathering when my children were younger. It is an advent chant really, and nothing in the lyrics would stop it being used for … Continue reading →

This song is one of the most looked at on this site, which is a testament to the quality of Michael Mangan’s song. However my post has problems that are not entirely of my making, but that I should try … Continue reading →

I think we only used this for one Easter when we had a real music director who didn’t work out. Apart from the verses being too high, probably designed for a cantor, it sounds a fine song by David Haas. … Continue reading →

Just to remind myself, I’ve already blogged As One Voice Volumes 1,2 and Next Gen and am currently working through a miscellaneous file of songs we have done at church over the years that aren’t in As One Voice. Maybe … Continue reading →

This is a song for children by Michael Mangan that I’ve played at first communions. There’s a fair bit going on rhythmically for a kids song, with triplets and the hanging dotted notes in “shine our light” and “shine shine … Continue reading →

We used this Advent/Christmas sing by Marty Haugen for many years and I still think it is a beautiful piece of music. The text is here (scroll down). You can hear a sample at GIA here. I can’t find a … Continue reading →