Steve Mitchinson and Brian Doerksen wrote this slowish P&W song, which might pass muster for Pentecost.
The text is here, but I couldn’t find the sheet music for sale on the web so you might have to find a copy of The Source New Songs if you need it. Vineyard have put up the chords.
This song by Dan Schutte was a recent recessional at RS’s parish. It’s a new one for me and has an odd structure in that every third verse is a bridge. I like Schutte’s work and I think this one is usable with care.
The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP, where there is a longer sample to listen to than usual to get the idea.
My backing is a little busy but it is spirited as required:
I would avoid the organ on this one as it tends to the hurdy gurdy, but I think other instrumentation would be fine with a delicate touch…see below.
This song from The Source New Songs is by A. Smith, Johnny Markin, and Chris Bowater. I don’t usually put lyrics up anymore but this song doesn’t seem well known yet it should be. It’s pretty singable, although you might want to bring it down from G to F, and might even have liturgical uses, Advent springs to mind.
I can only find it for sale in this collection, but The Source New Songs is available for purchase on line.
Verse 1
Here in the dawning of hope, in the wake of a rising wave,
Clear, from the throne of our God comes a strength for approaching days.
We have a house God has called us to build, we have a challenge before us.
Raise up your standard in days such as these, for the year of his favour has come.
Refrain
Proclaim the favour of God.
Make known the justice of God.
Comfort the mourning, provide for the grieving,
Bestowing a crown of beauty.
Proclaim the favour of God.
Display the splendour of God.
Healing the hurting as hope is returning, declaring the day of our God.
Verse 2
Rise, for the light which has come is the glory that shines on you.
See, though the darkness is strong, yet the nations will come to your light.
We have a house God has called us to build, we have a challenge before us.
Raise up your standard in days such as these, for the year of his favour has come.
Refrain
© 1997 Sovereign Lifestyle Music Ltd.
A lot of these praise and worship songs seems to have two titles don’t they. I’m persisting with songs from The Source: New Songs, at least as long as I can put up with P&W songs in general.
Craig Musseau wrote this one and it is a devotional solo piece with no liturgical uses, not that it would claim any I suspect.
The text is here and sheet music can be purchased at various places on the net including praisecharts.
The songwriter:
Vineyard:
Sun Garden:
Chris’s parish did this song recently, which is another hymn with words by the great Australian poet James Phillip McAuley and music (ARALUEN) by Richard Connolly.
I like the simple and noble texts he wrote and Connolly’s always inventive tunes, even if I can’t reach the Ds.
The text is here (scroll down a little). If you don’t have “Together In Song” it can be purchased in the collection “Year of Grace” at AOV.
Here is a basic backing for learning purposes.
You’ll get a better idea from this lovely version by Cantus Choro I think:
Entrance: Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Sands) AOV 1/131
Psalm 34 (O’Brien) – same as last week.
Gifts: Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83
Communion: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185
Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164
Thanksgiving: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75
Recessional: Deep In the Spirit (Andersen)
Continuing with songs from The Source: New Songs, we have this song. The clip on YouTube by Delirious? looks like nineties era stadium rock because it is I suppose.
This is a P&W song with a somewhat disjointed text but suited to its purpose, a solo performance.
The words are by Stuart Garrard and Martin Smith with music by Garrard.
The text is here and are attributed there to someone else. The sheet music is available on the net including at onlinesheetmusic.
My backing is noisy because they are but it could be done in a more restrained fashion.
Delirious?
Live:
I think we can safely guess that Stu G is the songwriter.
A cover by “Crossfade”
Solo piano cover:
Unplugged cover channelling “House of the Rising Sun”
Ojilong Ronald kindly sent the music selections from his parish including “O Bread of Heaven”.
The text is by Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori.
Hymnary notes a couple of tunes but neither of those seem to be in high rotation if You-tube is to be believed. Rather, as noted at Godsongs, it is usually set to ST CATHERINE (ie the tune for “Faith of our Fathers”). The text is at the Godsongs link as well.
As I already have a backing for this tune and everyone probably knows it anyway I shan’t do a new one.
I should keep better notes because I know someone must have put this song in a liturgy posted on the site recently, otherwise I would not have made a backing for it, but I can’t for the life of me find where that was.
It is a gentle song by Dianne Ball that is chant like and nicely simple for endless repetition.
The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased at musicnotes.
After a break of several years I thought I’d get back to “The Source: New Songs”. These are not liturgical songs but may be of use in other contexts. Being mostly P&W means I get to play with other BIAB rhythms. I’ll probably get to Volume Two of “Voice As One” at some stage but I’ll do a few of these in the meantime.
This is a song of praise from Ian Mizen and Andy Pressdee. The verse in the key of Eminor and it switches to E major in the chorus. The text is at familyworship and outside of this collection the sheet music is also available in a collection called “Family Worship”.
