Church Music

308 Lord, You Give the Great Commision

309 An Upper Room

As I continue my survey of the songs in CWB II that I haven’t already covered we leave the Chrism Mass and get to Holy Thursday.

CWB II inexpicably leaves out Dan Schutte’s “As I Have Done For You”, which I think is the best foot washing song in Christendom – they have 5 of his songs in the collection and they are ones that are in such high rotation that no excuse for leaving them out would be believed.

CWB II does, however, include “The Glory of the Cross We Sing” with a text by John Ainslie set to ROCKINGHAM, which is a melody adapted by Edward Miller c18.

The text is here.

The music with the chords, that aren’t in CWB II, I found at Hymnary. and used to do a backing.

306 Bring Forth the Kingdom(Nb this version has verses for the chrism mass by Deidre Browne)

This song is by Carl P Daw Jnr and is set to HYFRYDOL so you already know the tune. It is elected for the Chrism Mass in CWB II but has applications beyond that eg Trinity Sunday.

The sheet music and text are freely available from the wonderful people at Hope Publications.

I made a new backing for HYFRYDOL with fake BIAB organ.

Happy New Year.

Entrance: We Three Kings

Psalm 71 (McKenna)

Lord, ev’ry nation on earth will adore you, will adore you.

Gifts: The First Noel

Communion:In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd)  AOV 1/58

Thanksgiving: Star Child (Shirley Erina Murray – Carlton R. Young) AOV 2/43

Recessional: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57

This is the same processional as the last post with a non chant tune and minor changes to the antiphon.

The text of the verses by James Quinn is here.

The refrain is by Stephen Sommerville. The first line “O Redeemer, hear our singing” is from the Sacramentary but the line “Listen to our voice and prayer” is all his own work.

The tune is by Christopher Willcock so you know it won’t be run of the mill. I had a thrash with BIAB but it is a forlorn task to attempt Willcock on computer when he needs an ensemble.

Hymnary has this text set to everything except this tune. I cobbled together the chords from the accompaniment but it would be easier if they were just provided.

Having already blogged:

303 All Glory, Laud and Honour

… a processional for Palm Sunday, I have got to yet more chant, this time a processional for the Chrism Mass.

The refrain is from The Sacramentary:

O Redeemer, hear our singing as we praise you with one voice.

The verses are by James Quinn and the text of them is here.

There are two verses each for the “Oil of the Sick”, the “Oil of the Catechumens”, “The Sacred Chrism” and the “Procession of the Gifts”.

This clip is the correct tune with different verses.

As usual I have a dogs breakfast of a backing because BIAB can’t do chant,

For all my carping at this book’s misplaced emphasis on very traditional material, it does cover the liturgical bases.

This song is for the blessing of the palms and has an antiphon from the Roman Missal based on Matt 21:9 and verses from Psalm 118 from The Grail.

On this page CWB II gives suggestions for songs for the procession and Mass on Passion Sunday.

I can’t get BIAB to do chant so I am no help to anyone. For my own amusement, as I once again failed, I laid on some sounds that don’t help.

To get my fix of Catholic rock I’m back in Voices As One Vol 2, because it won’t be in Catholic Worship Book 2 will it?

This is a David Yackley rocker with an obvious source and application and while there is meant to be some call and response it really for a solo voice.

The sheet music can be purchased at WLP where the text is in their sample.

Oh … and Merry Christmas.

I will be in Queensland for Christmas this year so will join with other musicians to play at Mass. It’s all pretty standard which is good for participation. We are carrying on with the Mass of St Francis until Ordinary Time kicks in next year.

Carols before Mass:

Hark the Heard Angels Sing

Angels We Have Herald On High

O Little Town of Bethlehem

The First Noel

Entrance: O Come All Ye Faithful

Psalm: Christmas Psalm (Farrell)

Gifts: O Holy Night

Communion: Come to the Table (Burland)

Away in a Manger

Star Child (Murray-Young)

Thanksgiving: Silent Night

Recessional : Joy to the World

Entrance: Angels We Have Heard On High

Psalm 83 (McKenna)

How happy they who dwell in your house, O Lord

Gifts: What Child Is This

Communion:Come to the Table (Burland) AOV NG 33

Thanksgiving: Away in a Manger

Recessional: Joy to the World

I haven’t long to do Advent songs in Advent.

The article at Pray Tell listing an Advent playlist has this choir song from Steven C Warner, which is quite a performance in all its glory if you have the resources.

It interweaves “O Come O Come Emmanuel” into the choral parts masterfully.

The sheet music can be purchased at WLP where the text is in the sample sheet music.

BIAB will never do this justice so I just picked the main vocal lines with some of the extras. I suppose a choir could use it as a skeleton and sing along whatever parts they wanted.

This is what it is supposed to sound like: