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This song has been our Gospel Acclamation for Lent since forever. It can seem stodgy so a light touch and handle with care.  It is by local boy Brian Boniwell. Refrain Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless … Continue reading →

This is a song by Frank Andersen that I’ve played so often I could do it underwater, which is fine as it is a baptismal song. Simple, sincere, singable, what’s not to like? Fr Frank Andersen is a national treasure … Continue reading →

Tom Conroy has written a song that has performance choir written all over it. You can hear the original here – see what you think.  I’m not sure this is written for the pews, but it has interesting accidentals, triplets and 2/4 … Continue reading →

I’ve made some notes and observations about the changes in the English translation of the mass and the opportunity and challenges with which it presents us.  Despite the fact that what we are using now has to be, because of … Continue reading →

This is Paul Inwood’s setting of Isaiah 12:2-6 and we don’t use it.  This is because we use Frank Anderson’s setting instead.  One of Inwood’s masses was one of our rotation of mass settings until the recent changes hit Australia … Continue reading →

This is another Bob Hurd song, and this one we use an awful lot. It can purchased for download at OCP. I like the gentle gospel swing style and its obvious use for gathering. You can hear the original version … Continue reading →

I can’t find out anything about Robyn Horner on the net other than that she is an Australian composer of Catholic music. You can hear a snippet of this song here. I’ve never heard of it but it is a … Continue reading →

Did Christopher Walker really need to go 4/4, 6/8, 4/4 all through this song? Listen to the snippet and see whether it was worth it. If you need a setting for Ps 122 it’s a possibility I suppose but it is … Continue reading →

This song is by Gregory Norbet, written when he was still a Benedictine monk and also is from a previous era when it was OK to use the word Yahweh in a Catholic hymn. This is no longer kosher apparently … Continue reading →

This is a Bob Hurd song that we have never done locally.  That’s a pity because there is something uplifting in the tune in the first two verses that makes it stand out.  Hurd’s setting has a different tune for … Continue reading →