This is a text about church from Ernest E. Ryden. You can find the lyrics in the page scans at Hymnary. There is a verse about Eucharist that is omitted in CWB II, maybe it was too Lutheran. The phrase “inly giv’n” is quite the archaism.
Hymnary sets it to everything else, but CWB II chooses EISENACH, which is appropriately stirring.
I’ve blogged the version from AOV 2 Guitar edition here, under its other title “How Rich Are the Depths of God”.
Since that version has more basic chords I’ve done a different backing using the full accompaniment so you may compare my backings seven years apart.
The text is based on Psalm 139 but using the title “The Hound of Heaven” suggests we look at the famous poem of that name. The poem starts “I fled him”, which relates to Psalm 139:7 “Where could I go to escape from you?”, although the specific verses aren’t in the text Willcock uses from the Grail.
This fine song is by Richard Connolly and unusually he has done the lyrics himself for this one, and he has done a pretty good job without James McAuley.
I like the tune but I am sure he reused it in a Play School song with nonsense lyrics for children. I just can’t place it.
The text is at smallchurchmusic. The sheet music can be purchased from As One Voice.
I am ploughing on with my quixotic quest to blog Catholic Worship Book II. Since the few recent (ie last 50 years) tunes have mostly been covered here before it means a lot of traditional hymnody and lamentably few new discoveries. I have skipped all the songs that I have covered already from other collections.
I have covered this text by David E. Trueblood before here set to HYMN TO JOY but am reposting because CWB II uses the equally stirring IN BABILONE. The text is here.
Readings: Genesis 14:18-20
Corinthians 11:23-26
Luke 9:11-17
Whatever the strange and dubious origins of this feast, the readings flow and bounce off each other in a thoughtful way. The “bread and wine” of Melchizedek from Genesis are amplified by the Psalm and fulfilled in Paul’s teaching about Eucharist. If the Eucharistic theme of the feeding story in Luke wasn’t already obvious, it certainly is after the three preceding pieces of scripture. Our role in all this depends on the Lukan Jesus saying, “Give them something to eat yourselves.”
Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) CWB II 535
Psalm 109 (McKenna)
You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedik
Gifts: Song of the Body of Christ (Haas) AOV 1/27
Communion: Our Blessing Cup (Mason)
Thanksgiving: Bread of Heaven (Manibusan-Hart)
Recessional: Celtic Alleluia (Sending Forth) (O’Carroll/Walker) AOV 1/13
I have looked at this one before as part of a HYFRYDOL post, but CWB II has set George William Briggs text to HYMN TO JOY.
The text is here. I think HYFRYDOL might suit this Trinitarian hymn better, making it less over the top.
I have made a slightly less ridiculous backing but BIAB probably should leave Beethoven alone.
I have blogged this already here set to the more usual tune (at Hymnary and posted clips on Youtube) of ELLACOMBE. CWB II uses AURELIA.
The text by Leon M Atkins is based on Matt 28: 19-20 and can be found here.
This is James Quinn’s paraphrase of Ephesians 1:3-14 in the setting from ICEL’s Resource Collection of Hymns and Service Music for the Liturgy by Carl Schalk (EPHESIANS).
The text is here. It is a hymn of praise with Trinitarian applications.
I sorted the chords from the sheet music, which makes for a fussy backing:
This fine hymn of thankfulness has a text by Fred Pratt Green and is set to the Welsh traditional tune, AR HYD Y NOS.
The wonderful people at Hope Publications claim copyright on his lyrics and have the text and sheet music here. CWB II have copyright residing with Stainer & Bell, which is news to One Licence. Maybe that’s just for England – I will never understand copyright.
I have blogged the version in As One Voice, but CWB II sets the text to LUCERNA LAUDONIAE by David Evans and have chosen a different variant of the text, hence reposting.
For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies;
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.
For the beauty of each hour,
Of the day and of the night;
Hill and vale and tree and flow’r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.
For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and brain's delight, For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to song and sight, Lord of all, to you we raise This our sacrifice of praise.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on Earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.
For Your church that evermore,
Lifts its holy hands above;
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore,
A pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to you we raise
its pure sacrifice of praise.
For yourself, O Gift Divine,
To our world so freely giv’n,
Word incarnate, God's design,
Peace on earth and joy in heav’n.
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.
