Monthly Archives: December 2011

This is another song from the seventies that had passed me by. It appears to have been a one hit wonder for Greg Hayakawa and although he was published by OCP there is little other trace of him on the … Continue reading →

Another traditional hymn, this time from the sixteenth century. A setting of Ps 90 by Isaac Watts and William Croft, I don’t think we’ve done it in living memory. AOV leaves out the second verse from the text below. It really … Continue reading →

The advent song. It is a nineteenth century translation by John M. Neale of a ninth century latin text.  It is best sung unaccompanied. The order of the verses varies from source to source, but this is the order in … Continue reading →

A song by Liat Chung Ham, about whom I can find little on the net.  It’s a gentle chant. You can hear a snippet from AOV here. Holy, holy, holy Lord; Praise and honour are yours, For you alone are … Continue reading →

Just in time for Christmas, I’ve reached the run of Christmas songs in AOV.  I can’t pretend anyone needs to find out about these songs for the first time and the lyrics are well known, so I’ll just put up … Continue reading →

No, I haven’t forgotten song 165 – all will be explained tomorrow. This song by Jesse Manibusan is very useful and is played often at our church.  We have used it to frame the prayers of the faithful for special … Continue reading →

Bernadette Farrell’s song is a Eucharist song, so always something I’m looking for.  It is awfully slow and would need expert singing to avoid problems I suspect. A version (though not the lyrics as in AOV) can be heard here. You can … Continue reading →

Bob Hurd‘s song is new to me but is very pretty and suitable for baptismal situations.  We would probably use Andersen’s “Come to the Water” or even Rita Baloche’s “Flowing River” but this is worth a listen.  The original can … Continue reading →

Another hymn from Christopher Willcock that sounds as if the the tune is ancient but was published in 1991. The snippet at AOV gives you the idea. It’s not the sort of hymn I’m used to – sort of recent … Continue reading →

An ancient blessing indeed from Numbers 6:22-27 by Stephen Robinson. You can hear a snippet here at AOV. If you feel the need “the Lord” would replace Yahweh. May Yahweh bless you and keep you. May Yahweh let his face … Continue reading →