Church Music

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

There are a few more mantras from Monica Brown’s collection Holy Ground to get through.

This one is based on Isaiah 42:3.

The collection is available as sheet music to download for $A5 at Emmaus.

He does not break the crushed reed nor quench the wavering flame.

In Jesus’ name, in Jesus’ name, can we not do the same?

In Jesus name.

© 1993 Monica Brown

These Monica Brown mantras are a real consolation.

They are from Holy Ground, available at her website, Emmaus.

My backing just does the first melody line initially then brings in the second line for the last repeat.

First melody line

Let your heart take comfort all you who hope in God. (rpt)

Second melody line

Treat me tenderly, O God and I shall live.

For in You I place my trust.

In You, O God I place all my hope.

This is another lovely Monica Brown mantra from Holy Ground, this time based on Psalm 58.

The sheet music for the whole collection is available for download at her site for $A5.

O my strength, it is you to whom I call.

For you are the God who is my stronghold.

The God who shows me love.

For this mantra, Monica Brown used Isaiah 30:15 as inspiration for her text.

It is available in the collection Holy Ground, at Emmaus.

By waiting and calm you shall be saved.

In quiet and trust lies your strength.

Thus says your God, you shall be saved.

In quiet and trust, in calm and waiting.

© 1983 Monica Brown

I am working through Monica Brown’s collection of mantras, Holy Ground, and I am finding a lot of musicality in these short pieces.

This one would work at a funeral or during Lent. Some people don’t like us singing in the voice of God, but I think it can work as an assembly especially, and I don’t think anyone can fail to situate the text based as it is on Matthew 11:28.

Come to me all you who are burdened and weary and I shall give you rest.

Come to me as you are and I shall tend to you.

© 1997 Monica Brown

This mantra from Monica Brown is based on the prologue of the Rule Of Benedict. It is from the collection, Holy Ground.

Listen, the voice of your God is calling.

Listen, the voice of your God is calling.

Listen with the ear of your heart.

The voice of your God is calling.

© 1995 Monica Brown