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This is more folk mass loveliness from Sebastian Temple that made it into the Praise to God parish hymn book. Temple has a very similar fingerpicking style to Paul Simon so I assume they learnt it from the same English … Continue reading →

The last collection that I will look at that was used in the Praise to God parish hymn book takes us back from obscurity to the American mainstream with the Young People’s Folk Hymnal Volume 1. This was a WLP … Continue reading →

This is a song based on Colossians 3 by Father Jim Cosgrove. It was the title track of a 1985 collection and apart from that I can find nothing about this song anywhere. He cowrote the song with G. Quaglio. … Continue reading →

There was an album in 1985 called, With Thanksgiving in Your Hearts, by Father Jim Cosgrove. Two songs from it wound up in the Praise to God parish hymn book. This song suggest itself for entrance on Palm Sunday. I’m … Continue reading →

The title track from Kevin Bates‘s album, Whispers, was chosen for the Praise to God parish hymn book by the Dominican Fathers. I can’t find any sheet music for this one and it isn’t listed on One Licence as far … Continue reading →

This is another gentle song from Kevin Bates SM, that was collected from his album, Whispers, for the Praise to God parish hymn book. It sounds like a song for Lent, but you could imagine it for a funeral. Willow … Continue reading →

This is a delightful hymn in an Irish style by the late Father Kevin Bates. It was collected from his album, Whispers, for the Praise to God parish hymn book. I can’t see that this is in print, although the … Continue reading →

Father Kevin Bates had a collection called Whispers in the 1980s and the Praise to God parish hymn book used seven songs from that album. Some of these are better known and I have already blogged them: “A Trusting Psalm“, … Continue reading →

From the seemingly inexhaustible supply of Gregory Norbet songs from the Weston Priory, the editors of the Praise to God parish hymn book chose this seventies song from the collection, Wherever You Go. I’m not sure this can be sung … Continue reading →

There are a few more Weston Priory songs that made it into the Praise to God parish hymn book, this one from the collection, Winter’s Coming Home. “Shepherds and Kings” was written by Gregory Norbet and is a sprightly Christmas … Continue reading →