Comments on: Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace https://www.sixmaddens.org/lord-make-us-servants-of-your-peace/ Blogging Catholic Liturgical Music Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris Wroblewski https://www.sixmaddens.org/lord-make-us-servants-of-your-peace/#comment-80021 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:31:55 +0000 https://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=19269#comment-80021 At this time when congregations are getting less and less inclined to join in singing, I am mystified why composers have to complicate and lengthen hymns with interludes, refrains, codas, pre-choruses and/or goodness knows what else!!! As you will have noticed, the refrain was originally verse 5.

Having said that, Casey has produced an attractive melody, though the range is a bit much. Listening to your Band in a Box version, I could see it working in church (well done!), but I was not a fan of the OCP recording with its American pop twang. At least with O WALY WALY or any other well known long meter hymn tune, one can easily sing the text without any practise…

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