This is the last song from Holy Ground, Monica Brown’s collection of mantras. Thinking about them all, I can see a liturgical use for many of them, apart from their obvious use in personal prayer and retreats.
The sheet music is only $A5 at Emmaus.
To the glory of God let us lift our voices, let us sing from our hearts.
Sing out our praise.
To the Glory of God let us sing.
© 1992 Monica Brown
This is a bit more than a mantra – it has three harmony lines so let’s call it a piece for a children’s choir. It’s very psalm like.
It is by Monica Brown from her excellent value collection Holy Ground.
My backing has the main melody line all the way through and cycles through the three harmony lines, but of course you will want it all happening at once for maximum effect.
Melody
Let us go with hearts of joy to the place of God’s dwelling.
Let us worship our God withn songs of thanks and praise.
Harmony 1
Let us – Go with – Go with hearts of joy.
Let us – Worship – Worship our God.
Harmony 2a
Go with hearts of joy to the place of God’s dwelling.
Harmony 2b
Worship our God with songs of thanks and praise.
Harmony 3
Let us go with our, with our hearts of joy
To the place of God, of God’s dwelling.
Let us worship our, worship our God
With songs of thanks and praise.
© 1993 Monica Brown
This is another of these mantras that I have looked at before but have reposted in the context of the collection Holy Ground by Monica Brown.
It would make a good entrance chant with minimal to nil accompaniment.
I made a new backing:
Gather us, O God.
Body, spirit, soul and mind.
Gather us, O God.
One in union now with you.
© 1991 Monica Brown
Entrance: You Are Welcome (Watt)
Psalm 118 (McKenna)
Happy are those who follow the law of the Lord
Gifts: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75
Communion: To the Table We Are Called (O’Brien/Harvey) AOVD
Recessional: Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte) AOV 1/16
Entrance: You Are Welcome (Watt)
Psalm 111 (McKenna)
A light rises in the darkness for the upright, for the upright.
Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83
Communion: All the Hungry, Come (Doherty)
Recessional: Bring Forth the Kingdom (Haugen) AOV 2/4
Entrance: Gather As One (McKenna) AOV NG 48
Psalm 145 (McKenna)
Happy the poor in Spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Gifts: Seek Ye First (Lafferty) AOV 1/48
Communion: Beatitudes (Balhoff/Ducotte)
Recessional: Send Us Out (Bryant) AOVD
Entrance: Christ be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3
Psalm 26 ( McKenna)
The Lord is my light and my salvation
Gifts: How Can I Keep From Singing (Lowry) GA 454
Communion: The Summons (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149
Recessional: Galilee Song (Andersen) AOV 1/15
Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468
Psalm 39 (McKenna)
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Gifts: All the Hungry, Come (Doherty)
Communion: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90
Recessional: Hearts on Fire (Mangan) AOV NG 62
I have been looking at the mantras in Monica Brown’s collection Holy Ground that I got second hand. It is still available as a download from Emmaus.
This one is based on 1 Cor 4:7-8. It sounds like something for a retreat.
Fashioned and formed as earthen vessels.
Fragile and easily broken
Yet holding a treasure, a wealth untold.
As earthen vessels we are.
© 1994 Monica Brown
This is a lovely mantra is suitable for Anointing and Lent at the very least. It is by Monica Brown from her collection, Holy Ground.
Healing is Your touch, O God, renewing the spirit of the broken.
Healing is Your touch, O God, renewing the spirit of the broken.
© 1991 Monica Brown
