Liz Buchanan’s adaptation of Psalm 108 is another sung prayer from Emmanuel Worship‘s Revolution, from 2006, which is out of print these days.
It is a lovely ballad – think “Tears of Heaven” in style – that does go power ballad at times. Much as Emmanuel was known for the rousing rock anthems, I think the gems are the quieter material like this. It is also in a more singable range.
This is a sung prayer written by Patrick Keady from Emmanuel Worship‘s collection, Revolution. It has traces of U2 and an unfeasible vocal range, so is a solo for a youth rally.
MyBIAB backing is more generic rock.
This is an encouragement song for youth applications by James Garrahy from Emmanuel Worship‘s 2006 collection, Revolution.
This song appears more practical than some here, being a typical Oz rock style, especially if you dropped the key to E.
I should keep mentioning that this collection is out of print – I got my copy second hand years ago.
My backing has more BIAB squeaky lead guitar work:
This song with music by Roby Curtis and lyrics by Roby Curtis and Patrick Keady is more accessible and generally usable than the first few songs in the collection Revolution by Emmanuel Worship from 2006. It is more of a mid tempo praise and worship song.
I have actually looked at this when doing AOV NG in 2010, which means it is still in print at Willow. You can buy the sheet music there and hear a snippet of the song. The version I have in Revolution is the lead sheet version, but Willow also has the keyboard arrangement by Jared Haschek.
I didn’t update my backing track.
How beautiful are the feet of those
who bring good news of freedom
How powerful are the hands of those
who bring justice and healing
How wonderful are the lips of those
who speak mercy in Jesus
How beautiful are the hearts of those
who’ve been touched by Your loveWhere would I be if I had not heard
You calling out to me?Every man who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, shall be saved
And every woman who calls on
the name of her God shall give praise,
shall give praise
And every child who calls up-on
the name of the Lord shall be saved,
shall be saved
And all creation that bows
before the Lord our God
shall give praise, shall give praise to YouJesus, I’m calling out to You (repeat)
© Patrick Keady and Roby Curtis 2005
This Patrick Keady song from Emmanuel Worship‘s Revolution collection from the 2000s sounds a bit like a Green Day song.
It is a solo vehicle that goes very high and involves a bell solo of all things, but is mostly a fast guitar thrash fun song for youth settings. It might be more useful taken a little slower and in a reasonable key.
This is another gathering song for a youth rally from Emmanuel Worship‘s mid 90s collection, Revolution. This one was written by Roby Curtis.
This is the voice of a new generation from twenty years ago. It is a solo vehicle with a daunting range and needs a guitar hero.
BIAB in my hands is not that, it sounds more mariokart than heavy rock.
I’m planning to spend most of the rest of the year going through the astonishing work, The New Living Parish Hymn Book, but as a brief change of pace I am going back to the recent past of 2005-6 and Emmanuel Worship’s Revolution.
Emmanuel Worship is a Brisbane based youth ministry that has been going many years and producing music along the way.
Much as I like uptempo, noisy music, I fear this was the apotheosis of rowdy, before becoming much more user friendly in recent years. It’s like the last hurrah of nineties numetal sound bleeding into this millenium.
Nonetheless, I’m hoping to find gems amongst them, and as with all forms of sacred music we can see lived faith in these songs even if we don’t always have the circumstance to use them.
Pope Benedict XVI’s quote, “Only from God does true revolution come, the definitive way to change the world,” is their starting point.
In previous communication with Emmanuel Worship, they were happy for out of print resources like these songs to be posted.
This song by Patrick Keady is a call to arms for a youth rally. The lead line goes impossibly high but there are singalong elements for the crowd to sing and jump up and down to.
My backing goes someway to domesticating the song, although I suppose that isn’t really the point.
I couldn’t find Youtube clips for this era of Emmanuel Worship but I can link to previews on Spotify.
This is the last song in Psalms for All Time Vol 3 by Paul Mason. Volumes four and five are planned for those with the stamina to match Mason.
The sheet music is at Liturgical Song.
This “psalm” is Isaiah 12 for the Third Sunday in Advent Year C.
It is typical of Paul Mason – clear well set out sheet music, guitar chords with bass runs and clear capoed options. He has notes for the piece, this time ten pages before it. After this song in the book there is the Liturgical Index and then what appears to be notes about the notes.
… and his music is uniformly of a high standard either for use as the psalm, if you have the cantors and such, or for consideration as a hymn.
His YouTube clips are great, we just need more of them.
Response
Cry out with joy and gladness:
For among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
1 Behold, God is my salvation!
I will trust and not be afraid,
For the Lord is my strength and my praise,
And he has been my salvation.
With joy will you draw water from the springs of salvation.
2 Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name;
Make known among his peoples his deeds;
Proclaim that his name is exalted.
3 Sing to the Lord for he has wrought wonders;
Let this be known through all the earth.
Shout aloud and sing praise, shout and sing praise,
You who dwell in Zion.
For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
This clip is listed as from Psalms for All Time Volume 4, even though the words are the old Grail and it was written in 2002, so who knows what he has in his filing cabinets already. So as a preview until it is released…
For Vigil this year, we are doing what we did last year:
For Vigil we will use Tony Alonso’s Exsultet and I’m hoping our priest will sing his bit. Last year we had an opera singer booked but she lost her voice and Father chanted the whole thing. Hoping for better luck this year, although he did a fine job. The sheet music for Alonso’s piece is available at GIA.
Here we use three psalms in the readings and we will sing the responses using Amanda McKenna’s settings.
Psalm 32
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord,
The goodness of the Lord.
Psalm 15
Keep me safe O God; you are my hope.
Keep me safe O God; you are my hope.
Exodus 15
Let us sing to the Lord;
He has covered himself in glory.
We use Taylor’s Mass of St Francis as always, except we still use the Celtic Alleluia. We plan to switch to Taylor’s Gospel Acclamation soon.
Sprinkling Rite: River of Glory (Schutte)
Gifts: Blessed be Our God (McKenna)
Communion: Glory in the Cross (Schutte) – Easter verses
After Communion: Alleluia! Love is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart)
Recessional: Jesus is Risen (O’Brien/Ogilvie)
Our priest likes things quiet and basic for Good Friday, with no music except for Veneration of the Cross and Communion. That is fine with me, except I don’t think we should have communion on Good Friday.
Behold the Wood (Schutte)
Holy Darkness (Schutte)
Jesus Remember Me (Berthier)
