Alleluia! Alleluia! GAB 26

From OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book 2005:

22 All That is Hidden
23 All the Earth
24 All the Ends of the Earth
25 Alle, Alle, Alleluia

“Alleluia Alleluia” is an Easter text by Christopher Wordsworth, the nephew of the other Wordsworth, set to Beethoven’s “Hymn to Joy”. I unnecessarily and strangely blogged the tune here.

Hymnary has the text (OCP omit two verses) and alternative settings. The sheet music can be purchased from OCP.

 

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All Praise and Glad Thanksgiving GAB 21

From OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book

18 All I Ask of You

19 All My Days

20 All People That On Earth Do Dwell

“All Praise and Glad Thanksgiving” is based on the Trisagion from the Fifth century and was written by Melvin Farrell S.S.

The tune is GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN which I have blogged here. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP, where you can also find the text.

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All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name GAB 17

Getting back to OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book:

GAB 16 All Hail, Adored  Trinity

No 17 is “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” with a text by Edward Perronet, with alterations by John Rippon, set to CORONATION by Oliver Holden.

The sheet music and the text is at Hymnary, but the version in this collection only shares the first verse with that text. The second and third verse here don’t seem to match any of the many versions and verses on the internet but you can find them in this sample at OCP. You can also purchase the sheet music there.

Some grand versions:

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The Lord Is My Light SAS 1/61

Now I’ve heard a few songs with this title, setting Psalm 27, but not this one by Christopher Walker that was in a liturgy at RS’s parish. It is vaguely Irish in style and very pleasant indeed.

The text is at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased for download.

This is a lovely instrumental version and this is an assembly’s version.

The original I suspect:

Chris Brunelle:

Mary Ellen Kopp:

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Guiding Me (Guarding Me)

This song by Michael Joncas is another request. It is based on Psalm 120.

I don’t have it any collection I’m afraid but the sheet music can bought as a single sheet at sheetmusicplus and in a collection at GIA. The text is here (scroll down to the comments section). There is a MP3 snippet on the GIA site if you want to know what it is meant to sound like.

In the absence of any sheet music I have used the snippet to make an approximate backing that should be used with caution as I was guessing how the other verses would go.

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No Longer Strangers

This song is a request and was written by David Haas and Jeanne Cotter.

It is a challenging gospel style song with subtle differences in each verse that suggest a solo vehicle. There’s a bit of the tune of “When I Need You” in the verse.

I found the text at Hymnary and the sheet music can be purchased at sheetmusicplus.

My version is a country gospel style that might make it less intimidating:

Now this is intimidating:

This choir’s version starts at ~ 4:12.

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With the Lord

The broadening of my musical education from my correspondents continues with this song by Michael Joncas based on Psalm 130 that is used at RS’s parish.

The verses are really for a cantor with one tune for verses one and three and a more extravagant one for two and four. I have it in Breaking Bread 676. You could make a case, if this was being used away from the responsorial psalm, of just singing verses one and three with the more applicable text and less fraught melody.

The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP.

My backing is another attempt at getting the right 6/8 feel in BIAB. Still not there…

I like the singing in this version but the piano arrangement, while inventive, is a little obtrusive.

A good cantor:

An assembly as well:

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Music for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 24th/25th October 2015

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen)

Psalm 126 (O’Brien)

The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy.

Gifts: Open My Eyes  (Manibusan) AOV 1/166

Communion: Our Blessing Cup (Mason)

I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126

Thanksgiving: We Walk By Faith (Haugen) AOV 1/63

Recessional: Shout to the Lord (Zschech) AOV NG 114

 

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Sacramentum Caritatis

This song by Michael Joncas turned in a liturgy at RS’s parish. It has a refrain that is in Latin. I hadn’t heard it before and it really is a delightful hymn for Eucharist. I have it in Breaking Bread 350.

The sheet music is at OCP and the text is here (scroll down to page 12).

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All That We Have (Gather Comprehensive 597)

Ryan’s parish use this Gary Ault composition, a song of consolation and support.

The text is here (somewhat scattered) and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP.

Instrumental:

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