This song turned up at RS’s parish – before Lent obviously – and it was new to me. It is by Jim Farrell and based on Psalm 145. It is indeed quite joyful.
I have a copy in my old Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP. I’d bring it down a couple of semitones I think.
OCP sell the sheet music and the text is in their preview.
Before I go back to Catholic Worship book II, there is a backlog of songs from correspondents that are new to me that I want to look at.
This song for Lent and Easter was played at Ryan’s parish and is by Jeremy Young. The text I found in the preview at Hymnary – they have the scan from Gather Comprehensive 400 – just not my edition of that hymn book. GIA say the sheet music is out of print, but Stantons claim to have it.
The lyrics and chords are here and I used the chords to make the backing but fair warning I don’t think they are accurate and I made some substitutions.
Merciful God has verses for Ash Wednesday, Gathering and Communion.
Entrance: Praise To You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28
Gifts: Song of the Transfiguration (Haas)
Communion: Merciful God (Bringle/Alonso)
Recessional: Lord, The Light of Your Love (Kendrick) AOV 2/59
The liturgical goodness in volume one of the collection, Catholic Worship Book II continues for penance – just in time for Lent.
It is always nice for a Michael Mangan tune to surface in CWB II. This one notes help for the text from Peter Hehir. It is part of the collection This Is the Time, available in multiple forms at Litmus. The text is in the word document there as well.
I get a bit too bouncy and “for children” when I do backings for Michael Mangan and I fear I have gone there again. Please note, his songs are safe for adults as well.
Having already blogged the rest of the songs for First Communion in this collection the liturgical movement has reached penance.
This pithy text by Rosamund E. Herklots is here set to BELMONT by William Gardiner (probably the tunesmith).
The text is here. There is a nice appreciation of the hymn here.
I revved up BIAB’s fake organ for this. The sheet music below is in D but CWB II brings it down to C (thanks be to God).
For First Holy Communion, CWB II rightly says it is not a separate rite, it is Eucharist. But they do provide some songs that may be more suitable for children.
This one is another by the prolific Sr Jennifer O’Brien and it has a simple tune and a direct text. It could be used for any Eucharist.
1 Jesus calls us to his table, off’ring us his flesh and blood;
Bread and wine contain the myst’ry of this sacred holy food.
Refrain
Jesus, bread of life, make in us your dwelling place.
Jesus, wine of salvation, fill us with your love and grace.
2 At the table with the Twelve, Jesus blessed and broke the bread.
“Take and eat, this is my body, take and eat,” the Saviour said.
Refrain
3 Giving thanks, he took the cup and passed it to those gathered there.
“Drink of this, my blood poured out, covenant for all to share.”
Refrain
4 We who eat this bread of life and drink this saving cup,
Live in Christ and he is us; one in life and one in love.
© Jennifer R. O’Brien 2014.
This is a John Bell and Graham Maule song suggested for Confirmation in CWB II.
The text is here. The sheet music is available in the collection One is the Body at Wild Goose.
I used a midi file I found on the internet to guess the chords but I don’t think they were accurate. It matters less when the main instrument is the spoons.
CWB II now has two great songs that I have used and found excellent at Confirmation in years past, Michael Mangan’s “Holy Spirit of Fire” and Monica Brown’s “Holy Sacred Spirit”, both of which I have already blogged.
This one by Kathleen T Boschetti is not one I’ve come across, but sounds just as useful. I can’t find the text anywhere on the net, so you’ll have to sing along from CWB II.
When I can’t find chords anywhere I take them from the keyboard arrangement as best I can for my BIAB backing.
CWB II now moves into songs for confirmation. This one is specific for the acclamation after the renewal of baptismal promises, but it has uses outside of confirmation.
It is just the ICEL text: This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The music is by Arthur Hutchings.
For Lent we will use “Be With Me, Lord” (Haugen) as a seasonal psalm and Mason’s Lenten Gospel Acclamation from the Mass of Glory and Praise. Instead of a thanksgiving hymn there will be silent reflection.
Entrance: A New Heart for a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158
Gifts: Merciful God (Bringle/Alonso)
Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV 1/35
Recessional: On Eagles Wings (Joncas) AOV 1/153
