Monthly Archives: January 2012

This is a gentle social justice song from John Coleman. Listen to the excerpt at AOV. The lyrics are simple yet cover much of life … lovely. It can be purchased for download at As One Voice.  Verse 1 You … Continue reading →

An unexpectedly delightful tune to bless a marriage from John Bell and Graham Maule at the Wild Goose Resource Group. Set to the traditional Sussex Carol, it would enhance any wedding. Get the flavour in the acappella snippet at the … Continue reading →

A song based on Job the Psalms and Isaiah from Scott Soper. You can hear the original here. It survives without a cantor (eg here) 1. I know that my Redeemer lives, the One who calls me home. I long to … Continue reading →

A folk song from the sixties from Sydney Carter, a songwriter best known for “Lord of the Dance.” His Guardian obituary is fascinating. The kingdom of heaven as a journey is well sung in this allusive song where the repetition … Continue reading →

This is a Marty Haugen song I’ve never got quite right.  This is what it is meant to sound like. I always played it 4/4 instead of cut common and that makes it flounder somewhat. You have to admire the … Continue reading →

This traditional sounding hymn, a setting of Ps 139, was written in the nineties by Bernadette Farrell. Listen to it here. You can hear what an average church sounds like singing it here and here. If you want feel really inadequate listen to this … Continue reading →

Another gentle folk style song from Fr Kevin Bates. You can get the feel of it from the portion available at AOV. You could pick verses for Advent or Eucharist or just sing the whole thing.   Open hearts and … Continue reading →

The snippet at AOV of Christopher Walker’s song, “Jesus Lives!” has a childrens’ choir, organ and brass. I suspect all it really needs is the children. OCP lists Paule Freeburg as a co-author who is uncredited in AOV. The sample music … Continue reading →

When I get to songs by icons like Br Colin Smith, I acknowledge a degree of cheek in attempting his sort of music on Band in a Box. A portion of this stirring song can be heard at AOV here. … Continue reading →

When I get a chance I’ll put up what is to be played each week at our local Catholic church.  We have four liturgy teams that put together music to match each Mass for each week. I’m part of one … Continue reading →