At my new parish, I select music for when I play on Saturday nights. Since we are having only one combined mass for Palm Sunday and I am not playing I won’t be making any selections.
If I had been, I would have faced my usual dilemma over an entrance, which was usually a pick between “Blessings on the King” (Lynch) and “The King of Glory” (Jabusch), neither of which is really great. It may just be that at one parish for many years we did a very long entrance walk and had to play the guitar for far too many verses of them.
I think we used “Prepare Ye” from Godspell years ago but I doubt that would be covered by OneLicence. John Angotti’s song, “Sing Hosanna to Our King” would be worth a try, perhaps shorn of some excess embellishment but with an enthusiastic cantor. The refrain is no challenge for the assembly at the very least. I should note that since WLP was swallowed up by GIA you have to buy the sheet music there.
There are always good traditional entrance songs, by the way, for example: All Glory, Laud, and Honour [Neale / SAINT THEODULH].
A theoretical selection, mainly for future reference:
Sing Hosanna to Our King (Angotti) VAO 2/342
Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG138
Jesus, Remember Me (Berthier) AOV1/152.
Holy Darkness (Schutte) AOV 2/24
My previous parish in Queensland is always worth getting suggestions from and they are using these selections:
| Weekend Palm Sunday 9/10 April | ||
| Entrance | Blessings on the King | |
| Gloria | No Gloria | |
| Responsorial Psalm | Be Merciful O Lord (Angrisano) | |
| Gospel Acclamation | Lenten Gospel Accl. Boniwell | |
| Offertory | Glory in the Cross- Good Friday verses | |
| Communion | We Remember | |
| Thanksgiving | Quiet Music and Reflection: Be with me Lord | |
| Recessional | Jesus Remember Me |
Any thoughts for Good Friday and Easter Vigil?
Sure, Michael. I’ve put them here:
https://www.sixmaddens.org/the-tridium/
Geoff
The lovely people who did play at church locally today used these songs:
Blessings on the King
Jesus Remember Me
Unless a Grain of Wheat
Holy Darkness
We Remember
Geoff
Current Parish…
Entrance: The King of Glory (Jabusch)
Psalm: My God, My God (Manion)
Communion: Were You There (spiritual)
Jesus, Remember Me (Berthier)
Closing: At the Name of Jesus (Walker/Noel)
Home Parish…
Prelude: Ride On, Jesus, Ride (spiritual/Haugen)
Blessing of Palms: Hosanna (Haas)
Entrance: All Glory, Laud, and Honor (tr. Neale; ST. THEODULPH)
Psalm: My God, My God (Alstott – Respond & Acclaim)
Gifts: My Song Is Love Unknown (Crossman; LOVE UNKNOWN) – choir
We Remember (Haugen) – non-choir masses
Communion: Father, If This Chalice Cannot Pass (Angrisano/Hart/Stephan – Let Us All Rejoice)
Take, O Take Me As I Am: Lenten Communion Rite (Bell/Huck/Alonso)
Closing: Jesus, Remember Me (Berthier)