Years ago I bought a ratty second hand copy of OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005. It fills in the blanks of OCP songs that didn’t make As One Voice in Australia. I have been blogging the songs on and off for years and I’m diving back into the M’s.
This is a lovely devotional song that OCP suggests for adoration. It is by Rufus Zaragoza OFM. It has versions in Spanish, Vietnamese and English.
It would be more singable in C rather than D I think.
The sheet music can be purchased at OCP, where the text is in their preview.
Ryan’s parish sang this for Christ the King last week. It appears well known in the US but I’ve never heard it before. It is by an unknown author and set to WONDROUS LOVE. I have a copy in my Gather Comprehensive 614, but they leave out the verse with God’s frown.
I found this arrangement by Joel Littlepage online. Hymnary have sources etc here.
1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, what wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!
2 When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, when I was sinking down, sinking down; when I was sinking down beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul!
3 To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing, to God and to the Lamb, I will sing; to God and to the Lamb, who is the great I AM, while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, while millions join the theme, I will sing!
4 And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on, and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on; and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be, and through eternity I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on, and through eternity I’ll sing on!
This is a “Christmas Communion Processional” with a text by Tony Alonso set to the tune of THE HOLLY AND THE IVY. We will use it this Christmas.
The sheet music can be purchased at GIA where the text is in their sample. Being public domain the sheet music for the tune is easily available at various sites on the internet.
This is a new song (for us) for Advent that we will be playing to accompany the Advent wreath and light the candles. It is by Chris de Silva – not the one from Perth, the other one.
I suspect the refrain will be all we need for this occasion, however it has a non-Advent refrain as well as verses for gathering and communion, so it will be useful elsewhere in liturgies once we have learnt it over Advent.
It can be purchased for download at GIA, where you can find the text in their preview.
My version has a bossa flavour to sing maranatha to.
For Advent we switch to the Mass of St Francis by Paul Taylor. This year for the wreath we are using “Come, Lord Jesus” by Chris de Silva (the American one). We will use Marty Haugen’s “Be With Me Lord” as the seasonal psalm. Instead of a thanksgiving hymn we will have quiet reflection.
I was not available to assist the team with the selections for Advent, so many thanks to those who did contribute.
Entrance: O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Neale) AOV 1/174
Gifts: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39
Communion: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71
Recessional: God of Day and God of Darkness (Haugen) AOV 1/56
This is a relatively new song from Bob Hurd that turned up in a liturgy at Ryan’s parish. It’s new to me so I had a look at it. He based it on passages from Isaiah 35.
It is a stirring and singable hymn that might suit a recessional or for times of distress.
The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where the text is in their preview.
I’ll give Frank Andersen a rest for a while and attend to songs in liturgies posted here that are new to me.
Ryan’s parish sang this gospel song written by Thomas Dorsey (text) and George Allen (music) recently. It is also often sung in a country style. The text is here. The sheet music is available to purchase at various places on the internet including musicnotes. I have a copy in Gather Comprehensive. I can see a liturgical use during Lent, funerals or for Reconciliation.
This is the last of Frank Andersen’s songs from Everything I Possess, that I haven’t already blogged elsewhere. It is available in the collection Scripture in Song available here.
I had already done, “Springs of Salvation”, “My People”, “His State Was Divine”, and “Galilee Song”, so you can search for them here if you want to look at those.
This one is a very slow but lovely tune, based on Psalm 131
In you, o Lord, we find our peace. In you the God of tenderness. We long to gaze upon your face, O Lord, to live in the shadow of your wings… to live in the shadow of your wings.
My heart has no ambitions, Lord. My eyes do not search the skies. Nor am I concerned with marvels beyond my scope but enough for me to be tranquilly within your arms, my God.
This is a sweet song by Frank Andersen that could be used for gathering from the album Everything I Possess. I have my usual quibble about the voice of God flitting in and out of the text. It is available in the collection Scripture In Song.
Chorus
This is our acceptable time! This is our day of salvation! This is our acceptable time, It will be the day of the Lord!
1 Gather you people! Return to your God! Trusting his mercy and goodness again! Give him your heart! Open your eyes! See how your Saviour comes!
2 Listen, my people, when you were a child, Out of your bondage I called you to me! But when I called, you walked away! How could I part with you?
3 You are my people, my choice, my delight! Could I forget you, the child of my womb? I am your God searching for you! Give me your heart and live!
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Mason’s “Mass of Glory and Praise”
To access my backings for Paul Mason's mass go to Feb 2011 in the archive.
