The music selected for this week is:
Entrance: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138
Psalm 95 (O’Brien)
If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your heart.
Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas)
Communion: Come to the Water (Andersen) AOV 1/74
Lord, to Whom Shall We Go? (Herry) AOV 1/6
Recessional: We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81
This is another one for confirmation, this time from Taizé.
We used to do just the ostinato and just one verse but there are six verses in my music that is No 41 in Songs & Prayers from Taizé (available from GIA and elsewhere) and that is what I used for my ridiculously long backing.
The text with all the parts etc is here, but if you are following on my backing verses 2 and 3 are reversed in that version for some reason.
Cantus Mundi has Youtube selections and non english lyrics.
We used to play a few Michael Herry songs and this was one for confirmation.
You can hear a snippet on I-tunes of all places and the whole thing on Spotify. They do it in a more restrained and respectful manner than our recall our version for the kids. You can order it as part the collection “God of Surprises” here.
Vene Sancte Spiritus,
Vene Sancte Spiritus,
Vene Sancte Spiritus,
Vene Sancte Spiritus.
© Michael Herry fms 1993.
I’m looking through the last few songs in the miscellaneous pile of songs I’ve played in church over the years and I’ve come across Amy Grant’s “Thy Word”. It was used as a gospel acclamation and I can see why, but there are specific acclamations written for that and they are to be preferred.
The text is here. This song is a good example of a solo vehicle that can moulded by consensus into something singable. Before I entered the notes into BIAB I had no idea how over written and syncopated it was from the perspective of something for an assembly. I guarantee you we smoothed things out adequately.
My backing has the feel of how we used to play it, up tempo country.
You can purchase the song for download in various places on the net including at musicnotes.
More stalking of other parishes – this time a selection from Yola’s parish. This song was written by Trevor Thomson. Another song in a minor key for Lent and a very pretty Celtic style tune it is.
You can purchase this song for download from spiritandsong and listen to it at Thomson’s My Space page.
The text is available here.
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Another new one (for me at least) from Chris’s parish. This is a text by Sylvia Dunstan to a traditional tune “Picardy” adapted by Davis Haas. This is another good choice for Lent.
The text is here. (Scroll to the bottom of the page.) Haas adds a call and response descant line and a key change – you can listen to his version on his MySpace page. The sheet music is available in a collection at GIA and as a single sheet here, but it is a traditional tune if you strip out Haas’ adaptations.
My backing does that.
I have this down as composer unknown.
The text and an arrangement in F is available here. My music is in D which is kinder for little voices I think.
These are the selections made by the music liturgy group for this week.
Entrance: Open My Eyes (Manibusan) AOV 1/166
Psalm: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115
Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas)
Communion: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138
I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126
Recessional: Holy Darkness (Schutte) AOV 2/24
This lovely Eucharist song was written by Phil Bates.
The sheet music is in Gather Australia No. 201. I have an old copy that says he was “SM” which I gather means a Marist father, although by the time Gather Australia is printed he is just Phil Bates. Otherwise I can find nothing about him on the net. This is a gorgeous, reflective song for Eucharist.
Have fun with the G C E F ascent on “be”, the groaners like me drop an octave on the C.
I found an old C&W style MIDI file that I quickly played with on ProTools (not my usual thing) to make this version. As always, these backings are for those of you who, like me, look at the music blankly and think, “I wonder how that one goes?”
- Take and eat, come have your fill now.
Take this bread, come as you will.
For the life of the world, be, be not afraid.
2. Take this cup, take and be filled now.
Take and drink, come as you are.
For the life of the world, be, be not afraid.
3. Take my song, come be refreshed now.
Take and live, take and be free,
For the life of the world, be, be not afraid.
© Phil Bates 1985.
This is another choice for Lent from Chris’s parish, Marty Haugen’s “Return to God.” The text is just right for Lent, so I though I’d learn the tune by making a BIAB backing.
I have it in Gather Australia No. 304, but I’m guessing the chords with some help from BIAB.
You can purchase it in various collections at GIA and listen to a snippet of the song there as well. The whole song is available on Haugen’s MySpace site. Sheetmusicplus have it as a single sheet to buy.
The text is available at Cantus Mundi along with the usual selection of Youtube clips.
This nice organ + solo isn’t there:
