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John de Luca thought this chant did not work in English so he devised a macaronic version of the text, combining the English with Latin, that he thought worked better. It is his arrangement of a plainsong Ave Maria. I … Continue reading →

This is an ancient chant for Lent from the New Living Parish Hymn Book, sadly out of print but very much worth getting if you find one second hand. I think the accompaniment book of this hymnal − plus Together … Continue reading →

This is an Easter hymn based on a C7 Latin hymn translated by Robert Campbell (C19) and set to SALZBURG by Jacob Hintze (C17). The sheet music is here in the same arrangement as in this Hymn book. Godsongs has … Continue reading →

This is interesting. The Antiphon is the Proper for Compline set by the editor of the New Living Parish Hymn book, John de Luca. It is a lovely little song that would be useful on it’s own in other circumstances. … Continue reading →

This is an Epiphany hymn with a text by William Chatterton Dix set to DIX by Conrad Kochner. There are variations in the text and I have posted the version in the New Living Parish Hymn Book. By the way, … Continue reading →

John de Luca, the editor of the New Living Parish Hymn Book, informed us that this was a Languedoc Noel – a regional traditional French carol – translated by James Chadwick and set to LES ANGES DANS NOS CAMPAGNES. It’s … Continue reading →

This is a Holy Thursday text by Frederick Pratt Green set to O WALY WALY. I previously blogged this in 2012 from my tattered collection of loose miscellaneous songs used at my then parish. This is another song where John … Continue reading →

This is a very well known hymn By John Newton set to NEW BRITAIN. I blogged it fifteen years ago when covering AOV. In this hymnal only four verses have been selected. It is another hymn for which John de … Continue reading →

This is a song of praise, ascension and of the Eucharist, with a text by William Chatterton Dix and set to the old favourite HYFRYDOL by Rowland Pritchard. The text here is quite different from the one I blogged in … Continue reading →

This is Donald Fishel‘s song, “Alleluia No.1”, which I covered in AOV fifteen years ago on this blog. I found this in depth analysis from an organist’s perspective, which lead me to this further article on the song. The main … Continue reading →