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I’m surprised by how many of these songs from the New Living Parish Hymn Book are new to me after all the collections I have looked at. This interesting hymn is of rather convoluted origin and often used at Christmas. … Continue reading →

This is the Pentecost sequence attributed to Pope Innocent III (circa C13), or maybe the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, Stephen Langton. They had their moments. It has also been claimed by Robert II of France and others. It … Continue reading →

This is a hymn I’d never come across that is unusually direct in its exploration of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church. The text is by Timothy Rees and it is set here to ABBOT’S LEIGH by … Continue reading →

I covered this text in CWB II set to LAUS DEO, and while many other settings have been used for William Brian Foley‘s words, the ever reliable HYFRYDOL by Rowland Pritchard was a good choice here in the New Living … Continue reading →

I did blog this one years ago and commented that I sang it at my Presbyterian church as a child, so it obviously has broad appeal. I’m not sure why the saints are “casting down their golden crowns around the … Continue reading →

I blogged this as “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” in As On Voice 2 many years ago. This version leaves the archaic language intact. The text is a German paraphrase of the”Te Deum Laudamus” attributed to Ignace Franz and … Continue reading →

This stirring hymn is by master tunesmith Richard Connolly, who wrote both the words and music on this occasion. This might be one to end my eternal quest for hymns for Christ the King, although I fear it needs the … Continue reading →

Every now and then I have a look for new things at the Willow website, or things that I haven’t noticed before. While there I noticed Erica Marshall’s, “A Christmas Blessing”, which is one I have seen before and blogged … Continue reading →

When I blogged this song with it’s appearance in the Praise to God Parish Hymnal, I had concerns over its authorship. PTG said the tune was by Sr Deirdre Brown and other sources had it by Sr Germaine Habjan. The … Continue reading →

Unbelievably in all these years I’ve never covered this spiritual, which has become a standard. First published in the 1920s of unknown authorship it became popular in the 1950s. This hymnal has John de Luca’s own arrangement and there are … Continue reading →