In the run of chants in AOV 2, there is this oddity. A Taize chant by Sr Suzanne Toolan of “I am the Bread of Life” fame. It appears she runs a Taize centre in California. A snippet is available at AOV. There are five other languages available in AOV2 for this chant.
It’s a nice fire.
My backing is at 70 bpm.
When the night becomes dark,
Your love, O Lord, is a fire,
Your love, O Lord, is a fire.
© Ateliers Et Presses De Taizé
A South African Amen by S C Molefe and Dave Dargie. It means “Amen! Praise the name of the Lord.”
The excerpt at AOV has the whole song through once.
This is an amazing choral performance:
This an article by Dave Dargie about Xhosa music that you might find of interest.
Amen! Siakudumisa.
Amen! Siakudumisa.
Amen bawo! Amen Bawo!
Amen! Siakudumisa.
© S C Molefe (text) David Dargie (arrangement)
I don’t know anything about Leo Watt, except that we used to use his “Lamb of God” years ago. A friend attended mass at another parish recently and was so impressed by this song that she asked about it and was given the music (she thinks) by the songwriter. I don’t know if it available anywhere but it is a great song. If you’ve done “All are Welcome” to death, you could use this as an entrance.
If anyone has any details about Leo Watt or knows where this song can be purchased, please let me know.
Verse 1
Come to me, you are welcome in my house,
For you are my friends, and I love you as you are.
United in prayer, you listen to my words.
You are welcome, you are welcome,
You are welcome in my house.
Verse 2
Come to me, you are welcome in my house,
And though you are weak and so often you will fail,
I’ll come, raise you up; I am a God of love.
You are welcome, you are welcome,
You are welcome in my house.
Verse 3
Come and see, I will open wide my arms,
To reach out to all, to the strong and to the weak.
Forgive and accept, this is my word to you.
You are welcome, you are welcome,
You are welcome in my house.
You are welcome, you are welcome,
You are welcome in my house.
© Leo Watts
More Taize chanting with a song by Jacques Berthier. The snippet at AOV lets you know what it is meant to sound like. It develops into a three part round. You can hear more of it at Youtube:
I like this multitracking version.
AOV has the Latin:
Da pacem cordium.
Da pacem cordium
Pacem
Pacem.
…as well five other languages, including English – Give peace of our hearts.
© Ateliers Et Presses De Taizé
Every Lent we use Brian Boniwell’s acclamation. Here’s another version of it.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ,
King of endless glory.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ,
King of endless glory.
No-one lives on bread alone
But on every word
That proceeds from the mouth of God,
Glory to our God.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ,
King of endless glory.
© Brian Boniwell
This is the start of a run of chants in As One Voice Volume 2.
This Taize chant by Jacques Berthier is a fixture of our Good Friday service. AOV gives the text in ten or so languages. We usually say “watch and pray” like the people in this version.
Stay with me,
Remain here with me,
Watching and praying,
Watching and praying.
© Ateliers Et Presses De Taizé
This weeks liturgy team have selected these songs:
Entrance: Gather As One (McKenna) AOV NG 48
Psalm: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115
Gifts: A New Commandment
Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20
I am the Bread of Life (Toolan) AOV 1/49
Recessional: Go Make a Difference (Angrisano-Tomaszek) AOV NG 52
A Veni Sancte from Peter Kearney in fine folk style. The extract at AOV is a great listen, but I suppose that sort of folk music is out of fashion these days. His website is here.
A document from Adelaide suggests it is suitable for confirmation:
Come now, Holy Spirit – Peter Kearney (As One Voice, Vol. 2, No. 87). This is a modern setting of the very ancient hymn Veni, Sancte Spiritus which is used as the Sequence during Mass on Pentecost Sunday. If a parish were to learn this setting it could be used both for Confirmation and Pentecost Sunday. Because the arrangement as it appears in As One Voice would require a rather adept musician to play it on the organ, I would suggest that the CD be used to accompany the children (although on it, v.1 is repeated.)
…or to put it another way, just play it on guitar as it is meant to be. My backing is at 130bpm.
This is a wedding song by Erica Marshall. It is basically a solo, but the assembly has a small part to sing and the chorus can be replaced by prayers for the bride and groom. The extract at AOV can be heard here. It is based on 1 Cor 13 and could be used outside of a wedding, I suppose.
Chorus
If I speak in words of wisdom
Without love my song has no meaning.
If I know the secrets of this world of ours,
Without love my knowledge is untrue.
Even if my faith could move away a mountain,
Even if I gave away ev’rything I own.
Antiphon
It is love, it is love,
Love is the greatest gift of all.
Verse 1
Loving is patient and kind,
Love is not jealous or proud,
Love is not rude or selfish,
True loving never ends.
Chorus (or prayer for the bride)
Antiphon
Verse 2
Loving delights in the truth,
Love is not happy with shame,
Love never gives up hoping.
True loving never ends.
Chorus (or prayer for the groom)
Antiphon
Coda
Love is ready to excuse, to trust, to hope.
Love is ready to endure whatever comes.
It is love, It is love
Love is the greatest gift of all!
© Erica Marshall 1988,1994.
John Bell’s chant, “Behold, I Make All Things New” would be an interesting recessional. It would be hard to know when to stop, but as it best sung acapella you could keep singing as you leave. The extract at AOV has some the harmonies to listen to. This is a nice guitar and voice version.
Behold, behold, I make all things new,
Beginning with you and starting today.
Behold, behold, I make all things new,
My promise is true, for I am Christ the way.
© WGRG, Iona Community, 1995.
http://www.iona.org.uk/wgrg_home.php
Out of interest, here is a sample of John Bell’s “Singing the Unsung” DVD course that we did last year.
