This song is also known as “At That First Eucharist” or even “Thou, Who At Thy First Eucharist” has words by William Turton and is set to the tune UNDE ET MEMORES by William Henry Monk. It was used at RS’s parish recently.
Godsongs has the text and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP.
This is a Reuben Morgan song from Hillsong with the required number of titles – two.
Text here.
Buy sheet music at musicnotes.
My backing gives it the fast gospel treatment and BIAB is amazing.
The Source New Songs is a collection I bought some years ago looking for songs for church, not realising that few, if any, were liturgically useful.
That said there are some good songs here including this one by David Gate.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at onlinesheetmusic.
I had fun with this laid back backing:
This song was used in Ojilong Ronald’s parish in Uganda. It is by Leona Van Brethorst and shares some of the tune from “Blowing in the Wind”.
The text is at Hymnary and the sheet music can be purchased at onlinesheetmusic.
This is a chant like P&W song by Dave Bilbrough that has a lot of effect for just a few words. “Cast all anxiety” is a phrase that resonates and it would be a nice piece for a second rite of reconciliation.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at onlinesheetmusic.
I have strayed from liturgical music back into the Praise and Worship songs in The Source New Songs.
This bright song from Mark Altrogge reminded me of La Isla Bonita by Madonna but on checking it was just the rhythm. As usual it has two titles and is better known by the alternative one.
The text, a generous sound sample and links to a free lead sheet are at Sovereign Grace Music. This is a great idea by the way.
I couldn’t find full sheet music except in this collection, but it may be out there. It is is more engaging and inventive than most of this genre.
My backing is less Latin and more funk-lite.
The songs that the music liturgy team selected for nest week are:
Entrance: Praise to You O Christ Our Saviour (Farrell) AOV 1/28
Psalm 34 (O’Brien) – same as last two weeks.
Gifts: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126
Communion: Lord to Whom Shall We Go? (Herry) AOV 1/6
Servant Song (Gillard) AOV 2/169
Thanksgiving: Lord You Are the God of My Salvation (aka Yahweh) (Norbet) AOV 1/68
Recessional: Send Down the Fire (Haugen) AOV 2/164
For the Mass I’m playing we are having a Thanksgiving Mass for the Sacramental Program and the music choices come from the school.
Entrance: Come Together (Mangan)
Gifts: The Table of the Lord (Mangan)
Communion: Come to the Table (Burland)
Do This in Memory of Me (Burland – Jacobs)
Thanksgiving: You Are Mine (Haas) AOV 2/2
Recessional: Celebrate (Brown)
This is a Hillsong tune by Russell Fragar, which could be a gentle Pentecost song if something in this style is needed.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at various places on the net including praisecharts, or you could just get The Source New Songs.
YouTube overflows with versions of this one:
A lot of people are looking towards Christmas and I know a lot of schoolteachers come to this site, so I have an idea for you all.
At a time when I’d pretty much given up blogging some time ago, Peter Grant the Australian liturgical songwriter sent me a copy of his lovely song “A Christmas Lullaby”.
I came across it again recently and made a backing for learning purposes. It is an excellent piece for a choir or school for Christmas.
You can listen to a snippet and buy the sheet music at As One Voice. You can get an idea of the lyrics from the snippet and decide if you want to get the sheet music from that. It would be a wonderful addition to any parishes’ Christmas celebration.
There are a few songs with this title and this one by Bob Hurd and Pia Moriarty was used at RS’s parish recently. Obviously a Eucharist song this one has a bilingual refrain as well as a Spanish version by Jaime Cortez.
The text is at spiritandsong and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP.
My backing is in a jazz mode:
“Who Do You I Say I Am” perform this in a more usual Latin style:
A restrained but still a bit Latin version:
Solo:
MIDI assisted:
Organ:
YouTube has a lot more versions if you are interested -it must be very popular in the USA.
