Bob Hurd wrote this very pretty song for Holy Thursday especially based on verses from John 15 in 2004. It has been included in Breaking Bread for 2021. It can be sung in Spanish, English and Bilingual forms.
The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where the text in in their preview.
My BIAB backing matches the English text version.
This Scott Soper song based on John 6:68 has been added for Breaking Bread. We use Michael Herry’s song of the same name and I doubt we would switch, nice though the song is.
OCP sell the sheet music and the text is in their preview.
Timothy R. Smith‘s song for Eucharist is nearly twenty years old but it got a guernsey from Breaking Bread for 2021. Patience has its rewards. I already blogged this here as it is in Spirit and Song.
The text is here. OCP sell the sheet music.
For what it is worth, I made a new backing and the tune has grown on me.
I had a request for this song by Australian songwriter John Burland. It is a Eucharistic song that, while aimed at children with repetition and simple words, nonetheless is fine for adults. It is from his collection God Loves Me.
It looks simple but each verse has enough subtle differences to suggest a cantor, with the children and assembly doing the chorus. There is also has one of those repetitions at the end that are designed to trick you up.
The text is here (page 6). You can buy the sheet music from John Burland using this order form.
This is an announcement from Monica O’Brien that most of you will have already heard of by now.
| IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MONICA O’BRIEN,MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WILLOW PUBLISHING New Digital Music Market Place for Catholic/Christian Music in Australia. Dear Friends, In 2021 Willow Publishing will launch a brand-new website Willow Publishing – Digital Shop and a new direction for the Company. For more than four decades Willow has served the Church by publishing and distributing music, books and resources for the worshipping community. As One Voice, our hallmark hymnal series, together with published local and international titles provide an accessible and affordable way for parishes, schools and organisations to access a diverse selection of musical styles and genres suitable for liturgy, catechesis and personal use. NEW DIGITAL SHOP Like many businesses, COVID-19 has negatively impacted us like nothing we have ever encountered before. Sales of physical products have fallen dramatically since February and we could not see improvement on the immediate horizon. When faced with the very real possibility of having to close the business we set about reimaging a future which would ensure the Australian church continues to have access to the best music and resources possible. The choice was clear… we must be innovative and respond with faith and courage. The idea of the Willow Publishing Digital Shop was born. If well supported, it will ensure that Willow continues its core mission of serving the local church and supporting Australian songwriters. The new website will launch in 2021 initially with over 2500 items. Additional titles will be added on a daily basis. Items available for purchase will include: · Mass settings· Responsorial Psalm Collections· Music Collections· Single Title Sheet Music· Recorded Music· eBooks The online, 24/7 service will include popular and new releases across various topics, musical styles and applications. To my knowledge, it will be the only online digital music service in Australia specifically serving the Catholic community and beyond. Selections will be available from Australian and international composers. CLOSURE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTS Willow’s distribution model of business in this current climate was simply no longer sustainable. Therefore, effective December 1, we will no longer provide a distribution service for physical products including music collections, CDs or books. AS ONE VOICE As One Voice continues to be the popular choice of hymns/songs for parishes and schools. Therefore, the As One Voice Vols 1 & 2 People’s Editions will continue to be available as physical hymnals. A dedicated As One Voice web page on the new site will provide details for ordering these editions. All other As One Voice products will be transitioned to digital delivery. LITURGICAL SONG SELECTIONS The new website will have advanced search options and will include a remodelled version of our popular Liturgical Song Selections, free weekly music planner. This planning tool provides music minsters with selections for every Sunday of the liturgical calendar, with options to listen to a sound sample and buy the sheet music and/or mp3 without leaving the planning tool page. ONE LICENSE In addition to providing digital products, Willow Publishing will continue to represent ONE LICENSE throughout Australia and New Zealand. CONCLUSION I have come to appreciate that crisis often brings a new direction and even though I feel somewhat nervous about the future, I am excited about creating a dedicated digital marketplace and the possibility of Willow leading in a new way for promoting music for worship. When writing this message, I realised that this is the 45th year that Willow has been serving the Church in Australia. It’s a humbling realisation that we have been blessed beyond measure and weathered many a storm. We have never been shy of taking calculated risks and changing direction when needed. I was comforted by the deep belief that God has and continues to be with us on this journey. The truth is, we will be completely at the mercy of our customers. If you want to be able to access traditional and new, contemporary Australian church music I ask that you support this new initiative. Without your support, we will be forced to close our doors indefinitely. We are working solidly to launch our new website. I can hardly wait to show it to you in the new year.Thank you for support Willow Publishing. We look forward to serving you in the future. Warm wishes for the Advent season.  |
| Monica O’Brien |
Entrance: Christ be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3
Psalm 127 (McKenna)
Happy are those who fear the Lord.
Gifts: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185
Communion: We Are Many Parts (Haugen) AOV 1/86
Thanksgiving: God of Day and God of Darkness (Haugen) AOV 1/56
Recessional: Go Make a Difference (Angrisano/Tomaszek) AOV NG 52
Ricky Manalo’s Marian hymn has been added for Breaking Bread 2021. He suggests it be played like a tender lullaby. The verses are written to alternate between a cantor and the assembly but I suspect the whole song is OK for everyone to sing. There are verses corresponding to many episodes in Mary’s life that can be used for their respective Feasts.
OCP will sell you the sheet music here and they provide the text in their preview.
I have been looking at the new songs chosen for Breaking Bread 2021. “Hail Thee, Festival Day” must have dropped out of favour at OCP but has been reinstated, because it used to be in their book, and I have already blogged it here.
So alphabetically that brings me to this song by Steve Angrisano and Curtis Stephan. It is a song of welcome, mercy and commitment all rolled into one. It is in a P&W style.
OCP will sell you the sheet music and provide the text in their preview.
This old Methodist hymn is being added to Breaking Bread for 2021.
The text was originally in Welsh by William Williams and translated by Peter Williams. It is here set to the exciting tune CWM RHONDDA by John Hughes. It is sung by Welsh Rugby fans.
The text is here. OCP sell the sheet music.
I made a fake organ backing in BIAB.
Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AO)V 1/57
Psalm 62 (McKenna)
My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God
Gifts: Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning (Duck) tune BEACH SPRING
Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB II 651
Thanksgiving: My Soul Is Thirsting (Angrisano) AOV NG 97
Recessional: Bring Forth the Kingdom (Haugen) AOV 2/4
