This is a lovely setting of Psalm 103 by Scott Soper. It appears to be extremely popular in the USA based on the surfeit of You-Tube clips.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP.
My backing repeats the refrain the first time then gets into the four verses with gradually increasing instrumentation.
There are lots more…
This Easter song from RS’s parish is to the tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN with extra Alleluias! The text is listed as from “Compilers” 1978 and can be found here. (scroll down)
The music is listed as from Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesänge, 1623. Sheet music can be purchased at OCP.
The tune I have blogged elsewhere but this one has extra alleluias so I’ve done a new backing.
Speaking of Holst’s THAXTED, it was used to set a text written by Michael Herry and Geoffrey Cox for the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop.
It’s on page five of the program for her Thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne.
This document has information about St Mary’s time in Brisbane and pictures of the statue of her in the the Old St Stephen’s Chapel next to the Cathedral. Penola is important in her story as well, hence the title of the song.
That’s one reason to visit Penola, the other being the outstanding wine in the Coonawarra district.
I’m still going through all the wonderful Easter music that RS posted from their parish. This one has a text by M.D. Ridge and is set to THAXTED by Holst.
I’ve done a backing for the tune already here and the text and some mildly patronising comments are on this forum. The sheet music with Jeffrey Honoré’s arrangement is at OCP.
There are a few Emmaus songs about and this is one of them, but it goes on to cover another story as well. Bob Hurd wrote it and it tells the stories with a vaguely Irish air.
The text is at spiritandsong where you can also purchase the sheet music.
The Notre Dame Folk Choir:
This is further catchup from the Easter liturgies at RS’s parish. This is an old song by Gregory Norbet but a new song for me. It is a lovely gentle chant like song .
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP.
Amazing choir + bells:
Nice unpugged solo version:
I think I’ll give this volume a rest for a while after this heartfelt P&W song from Don Moen. It could be an Advent song at a pinch or might just be best for a Praise and Worship service.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchase at onlinesheetmusic.
Entrance: Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Holy Thursday lyrics v 1&3
Psalm 115 (O’Brien)
I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.
Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13
Communion: Will You Love Me? (Boniwell) AOV 1/40
We Walk by Faith (Haugen) AOV 1/63
Thanksgiving: The Summons (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149
Recessional: Praise to You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28
This is a lovely simple text that says everything that is necessary by Delores Duffner set to GELOBT SEI GOTT by Melchior Vulpis. This is more catch up on the Easter songs from RS’s parish.
The text is here (really… you just have to look) and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP. Hymnary has details on the tune and a version of the sheet music.
This is a basic organ backing:
Just for fun, the wonderful Delores Duffner at the organ.
I’ve blogged the tune ELLACOMBE elsewhere and have had recent liturgies posted here with other texts for this tune.
“I (or We) Sing the Almighty Power of God” is by Isaac Watts and the text and sheet music is at Hymnary.
“The Day of the Resurrection” is by John of Damascus (trans. John Mason Neale) and my copy is in Together in Song No 361, but you can also find the text and sheet music at Hymnary.
Wow.
