Migrant and Refugee Sunday
Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen)
Psalm 15 (O’Brien)
The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
Gifts: God of Day and God of Darkness (Haugen) AOV 1/56
Communion: Song of the Body of Christ (Haas) AOV 1/27
A New Commandment (Unknown)
Thanksgiving: A Place at the Table (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1
Recessional: We Are Called (Haas) AOV 2/60
As an antidote to the superficial found in some P&W songs for which I have been making backings, I am taking solace in hymns by John Bell, this one written with his long time writing partner Graham Maule.
This song would be moving with its fierce and unflinching text and its lovely setting in Bell’s arrangement of YE BANKS AND BRAES without knowing that it was written for a service after the Dunblane massacre in 1996. I find it hard to sing… This is a nice appreciation of the hymn.
The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased at GIA but the tune itself is public domain and available on the net.
I’ve been tidying up and found some music that I had forgotten about.
Since I am overdosing on Praise and Worship music from The Source New Songs at the moment I’m coming up for air and refreshment from the great John Bell.
I don’t know why I never blogged this song when I was doing “Singing Along with Ed” at my previous church some years ago, but it came up because we were watching Bell’s “Singing the Unsung” DVD ( highly recommended) in which he explained the genesis of this text.
It is a wonderful text for a funeral, with his arrangement of LONDONDERRY AIR as the tune. Since the tune is well known, people of diverse backgrounds can sing it at a funeral, the only stumbling block being the range of the piece.
The text is here and the sheet music is available at GIA and in Gather Comprehensive.
You know the tune but I did a backing in any case.
An excerpt from “Singing the Unsung”.
Just because I like the tune, here is the very wonderful My Friend the Chocolate Cake performing Danny Boy.
Gael Berberick wrote this Advent song that has been requested by Frenzy Cool.
OCP are selling the MP3 & CD but I couldn’t find the sheet music on their site. You can, however, buy it at sheetmusicplus.
(Terribly sorry – here’s the link to buy the sheet music at OCP.)
I made two backings.
It does seem best as a piece for choirs.
This song by Mark Altrogge is a mid tempo P&W song with an interesting tune that suits a solo voice. The is little enough to the lyrics but at least it has only one title, which is a blessing.
The text is at Sovereign Grace Music where they have their usual excellent long sample for listening and a free lead sheet. The full arrangement is obviously in The Source New Songs but I can’t find it for sale for download.
My backing was more fun to make than listen back to:
This is a Marty Haugen song requested by Frenzy Cool. It appears to be directed at his Lutheran audience and there is a nice appreciation of the song here. The rhythmic shifts in the last line work well.
The text is at Hymnary and the sheet music can be purchased at GIA and J W Pepper.
My backing is approximate as I guessed the chords.
In this song by Darlene Zschech she is blessing God and I’m sure it is appreciated.
This song does not do anything to reduce my irrational dislike of most Hillsong music.
The text is here and the sheet music is available at musicnotes.
My backing is so relaxed it’s pretty much supine.
A solo love song to God:
A cover version:
This is a lesser known P&W song from Geoff Bullock. It is usually belted out but would repay gentler treatment.
The text is in this pdf and the sheet music can be purchased in a collection here. You can hear a snippet at songselect.
This is a Dan Schutte song I hadn’t heard of that is used at RS’s parish. It is a (very) forceful song that is a natural for an entrance hymn.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP. The snippet there is almost overbearing so I’d tone it down a little.
The original – not so great:
Better:
Less overbearing:
Nice organ music:
This song from The Source New Songs is by Geron Davis. It is a midtempo P&W song that sounds like a solo vehicle. As is often the case, it is better known by the subsidiary title.
The version in SNS just has verse and chorus but some versions have a preamble as well.
The text is here and you can purchase the sheet music at musicnotes.
