Monthly Archives: January 2012

I’m working from the old combined guitar version of As One Voice and at this point they have the “Mass for Moderns” by Father Stephen Robinson, the “Mass Shalom” by Brother Colin Smith, the “Mass of Creation” by Marty Haugen … Continue reading →

This is the Michael Joncas one. It is a setting of Ps 118. We usually do the other one, which I dislike so I was hoping this might provide an alternative as we have never done it before. You can hear … Continue reading →

A text written in the sixties by James Quinn SJ to a traditional Welsh tune, “Ar Hyd Y Nos” that I realised I had associated with the song “All Through the Night” after listening to the snippet at AOV.  The lyrics vary on … Continue reading →

A hymn from the nineteenth century I’d never heard of, by William Dix but usually sung to this tune by Rowland Pritchard. I’ve included the words in AOV, which are somewhat different to other sources of the hymn. I like this version’s … Continue reading →

Sy Miller and Jill Jackson wrote this in 1950s and you can read the story of the song’s great success here. A text with merit, the tune is one that I can’t take to despite many attempts and having played … Continue reading →

A hymn from the seventeenth century by Martin Rickert and Johann Cruger and translated in the nineteenth century by Catherine Winkworth. I’ve put a 2 beat pause after “voices” and rejoices”. 1. Now thank we all our God, with heart … Continue reading →

This song by Carey Landry is one I don’t look forward to playing. The original can be heard here. There is nothing wrong with the text, but I suspect we sing it a bit too fast and it becomes harsh … Continue reading →

This song by Peter Grant is called simply “Communion” at the AOV site where a taste of the song can be heard here. I blogged his “Mass for a Pilgrim People” here and he is an Australian liturgical musician whose work should … Continue reading →