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I can only remember doing this song by Christopher Walker and Paule Freeburg once at a school Christmas function. You can listen to the song sung by children at OCP and also buy the sheet music there. The text is … Continue reading →

This is an interesting song by John Ylvisaker set to an Israeli tune that I found in a collection that I have lost somewhere (?All Together OK no 374), when looking for something to use on Holy Thursday. I really … Continue reading →

This Carey Landry song is very difficult to do slowly and reverently because there is so little to it and that may be why none of our local liturgy teams has suggested it for years. This is what it is … Continue reading →

Monica Brown’s habit of starting her titles with the indefinite article has bagged her the first two slots in my miscellaneous church music folder. We used to sing this song a lot, and I have no idea why we haven’t … Continue reading →

Every church musician has a folder of miscellaneous songs that are used sometimes but aren’t in the major collection their church uses. Since I’ve done backings for everything in As One Voice, I’ll put up backings from my miscellaneous folder. … Continue reading →

I’ve finished making backing tracks to learn new songs from these collections. I may put up other versions as time goes by, but even the ropey ones are adequate to their purpose. I’ve had some feedback from choirs who are … Continue reading →

Paul Inwood writes interesting tunes and this is one of them.  It is a setting of Ps 16 but can be used generally. The first three verses have enough subtle differences to trick the assembly and the fourth is really … Continue reading →

A gentle, lovely song about being community by Richard Gillard. The sample at AOV shows it is best with minimal or no instrumental backing. There are some good versions on the net: here, here, and here for example. There are … Continue reading →

A song for nativity plays that allows for a lot of dressing up. It was written by Leigh Newton and you can hear a sample at AOV. 1. At Christmas time the birds all sing The rabbits jump, the lizards … Continue reading →

Another Taize chant from Jacques Berthier. Go to AOV for a sample in English. Also known as La Tenebre you can hear it in French here, and AOV has it in eleven languages. Our darkness is never darkness in your … Continue reading →