This is Harry Hagan’s translation of a tenth century Latin text set to EISENACH by Johann Hermann Schein.
While the tune is, of course, public domain you can purchase it from OCP where the text is hidden in their preview.
There are details at Hymnary but not all the sheet music there on that page are this tune.
This is the right tune with a different Latin text.
I’m not doing a backing for this one either as I’ve blogged BUNESSAN before as the setting of many hymns. This is Eleanor Farjeon’s text made famous by Cat Stevens.
The text is here.
I’m not putting up a backing of this song because the tune, BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC is so well known, although I’m surprised to find it in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book.
That is because I would posit the question – exactly what liturgy would be enhanced by this song. OCP suggests the theme of the “second coming” but really. Is it just an example of inculturation for Americans?
I have soft spot for this arrangement that lacks the triumphalism of others.
A Vietnamese hymn to the BVM by Kim Long. It’s lovely.
OCP has the sheet music for purchase and the bilingual text is hidden in their preview.
BIAB does not really have a suitable backing but I had a go anyway.
This is another song for the RCIA with applications elsewhere (Gifts, Commisioning, etc), this time by Gerard Chiusano.
Text is in the preview at OCP where you can purchase the sheet music.
This is from Christopher Walker’s Celtic Mass and it is a specific piece of music for the dismissal of the Catechumens and the Elect in the RCIA. It has uses beyond that as a blessing at other times.
The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where the text is hidden in their preview.
Bob Hurd’s “In the Breaking of the Bread” is one of the few singable communion songs from As One Voice that hasn’t been sung at our parish as yet and it will be introduced over the next few weeks. I know it from playing in another parish and it will be interesting to see if it takes. I have seen songs that are firm favourites in one parish meet a muted reception elsewhere.
Entrance: Summoned By Love (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/18
Psalm 84 (McKenna)
Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation.
Gifts: Be Not Afraid (Dufford) AOV 1/114
Communion: In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd) AOV 1/58
Thanksgiving: God Has Chosen Me (Farrell) AOV 1/21
Recessional: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90
Michelle MacAller and Kathleen McGrath have written a lovely song for All Soul’s Day or a funeral liturgy. It is based on Psalm 27 and In Paradisum. It goes a bit high but I suspect it would be a solo at a funeral so a good singer will be needed, but it was a lovely surprise to hear.
The sheet music is available for purchase at OCP and the text is in their preview.
I’m engaged in the seemingly never ending endeavour to blog all the songs in the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005 that I haven’t already covered elsewhere.
This one I’ve never heard. It is by George Van Grieken and is a blessing suitable as a gentle recessional, RCIA and the verses would lend themselves to a marriage liturgy. You may have to choose verses as the song will take five minutes to play.
The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where the text is in their preview.
Here’s a simple BIAB backing.
This Millie Rieth’s paraphrase of the Magnificat with its obvious liturgical uses. This is a nice relaxed setting.
As usual for songs from this book the sheet music is available at OCP where the text is in their preview.
