Monthly Archives: July 2011

This setting of the twenty third Psalm wins the local popularity stakes.   It was written by prolific local Queensland songwriter, Brian Boniwell, about whom I know nothing in particular, but whose music I have been playing for simply ages. Despite departing … Continue reading →

Another hymn set to the old hundredth, a setting of Ps 100.  The MIDI and score are available here.  Do watch it used as an entrance with all guns blazing here.  I’m surprised it got a tick from the NLMB being … Continue reading →

Robin Mann is an Australian Lutheran songwriter from Adelaide. This song is reminiscent of “One Tin Soldier” and is a pleasantly simple and direct song.  It represents God as the familiar Abba to his children in a delightful way. He wrote … Continue reading →

Stuart Townend wrote this uplifting all purpose New Testament “psalm” and a fine thing it is too.  This is another song, not from “As One Voice”, but from “The Source New Songs 1.” Townend’s version is here. The young calvanist who … Continue reading →

What a great song by Joe Wise.  You don’t even have to check if this one got a tick from the NLMB, you know it hasn’t.  With lyrics calling to “old lovers” and describing God as “the Mother of all,” … Continue reading →

This beautiful call to prayer by Bob Hurd has obvious liturgical applications.  You can hear his version here or a MIDI version here. It can be purchased for download at OCP. They are pretty good prayers too.  I would have thought this … Continue reading →

Bernadette Farrell wrote this song that will be forever associated for me with my childrens’ confirmation and first Eucharist.  The music in AOV is adamant that this is acapella, apart from the bongo solo, but I must have got chords … Continue reading →

This is a song from a collection called The Source New Songs 1 compiled by Graham Kendrick and published in 1999.  You can be buy it, amongst other places, here, and it is very good value.  It is essentially full … Continue reading →

Br Michael Herry’s song is very much in the folk tradition and reminds me of The Seekers.  You can hear the whole song at the Marist website.  It does sound very dated, perhaps because we don’t feel very joyful in … Continue reading →

This is a great song by Marty Haugen, althought his version really doesn’t do it justice.  It has multiple liturgical uses and is a frequent choice by our liturgists.  I hadn’t noticed the 4th – 7th verses because we never get … Continue reading →