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This song continues the reflective nature of the songs from the Emmanuel Worship EP, Rivers in the Desert. This is a sung meditation on the nature of what John O’Donohue called “thin places” and was written by Chiara Leeds and … Continue reading →

This is a heart felt song of personal reflection from Emmanuel Worship, written by Madeleine Luciano. Think of it as a new take on “How Can I Keep from Singing.” I should mention that repeated close listening and entering all … Continue reading →

My next project for hymnal archeology is to find all the leftover songs from Australia’s Catholic Worship Book 1 that I haven’t yet blogged from other sources. Before I do that, I want to finish up the Emmanuel Worship EPs … Continue reading →

The ever prolific Erwin Cabucos has sent me a song he wrote about Jose Maria de Manila. He told me about the man: The new beato Blessed Jose Maria de Manila was beatified by Pope Francis on Oct 13, 2013 … Continue reading →

There is one more Peter Gagen song on Father Paul Gurr’s record, Come As You Are, and it is “Ruth’s Song”. There is a Yahweh alert that will need modification if it is to be used. I also have a … Continue reading →

The next song is Deidre Browne’s “Carry Me Lord”, which I already blogged here. Then there is this setting of Miserere by Peter Gagen based on Psalm 51 as found on Father Paul Gurr’s album, Come As You Are. Gurr … Continue reading →

Continuing with Father Paul Gurr’s record, Come As You Are, he sang Bruce Dynan’s, “Work of the Carpenter”. I’m rather more interested in these songs than the singer, but unfortunately the this song’s sheet music is out of print, and … Continue reading →

This is a lovely surprise. It is a sung prayer from the wonderful Deidre Browne that graced Paul Gurr’s Come As You Are record. I’m not sure of its place – maybe personal reflection in Lent or Advent or as … Continue reading →

I have already covered the next two songs on the record by Paul Gurr, Carmelite, Come As You Are. “Mary’s Song” by Peter Gagen confused me when Emma noted it’s use in her parish, but Sam tracked down it’s origin … Continue reading →

In the eighties Father Paul Gurr was quite the phenomenon in Australian Catholic music. His cassettes of music, usually written by Brian Boniwell, were suprisingly successful. I have often seen some of the songs he sang attributed him rather than … Continue reading →