Monthly Archives: June 2014

This is a song for solo devotional use by Tom Booth. The text is here (scroll down) and I don’t feel comfortable with it at all – do I really give permission? Is that the same as accepting unmerited grace … Continue reading →

I like this song by Bob Hudson, even though I reservations about the need to use the word “thyself.” It is based on James 4:10 but the author of James did not speak Elizabethan English. It really needs the two … Continue reading →

David asked about this song by Jodi Page Clark. It is a few collections including “Singing the Faith” and the “Celebration Hymnal”. The text is here. I don’t have the music so I thought it would be fun to figure … Continue reading →

This is another Rich Mullins song and having criticised “Awesome God” I have to say this is a pretty good rock song and the lyrics make some sort of coherent sense this time.  It is let down by a stodgy … Continue reading →

Somehow I’ve never blogged Fr Frank Andersen’s “Trinity Song”. That link has contact details so you can buy all of Andersen’s sheet music and I would recommend you do so immediately as they are a bargain. His books are worth … Continue reading →

Entrance: Sing Out Earth and Skies (Haugen) AOV 2/32 Psalm/Canticle for Trinity Sunday (O’Brien) Glory and Praise forever, Glory and Praise forever.   Gospel Acclamation: Halle Halle Halle (trad) AOV 2/46 Gifts: Trinity Song (Andersen) Communion: Seed Scattered and Sown … Continue reading →

This is a P&W song that actually praises God in a singable fashion. It was written by Twila Paris and the text is available at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased for download. You can also hear a … Continue reading →

More bird song! This is a beautiful and singable song from Bob Hurd that has lots of liturgical uses – healing services, times of trauma etc. It can purchased for download at OCP. You can hear the original at Bob … Continue reading →

I’m in Spirit & Song Vol 1’s Prayer and praise songs and am up to Ken Canedo‘s adaptation of Psalm 139. While it is certainly singable by an assembly it still is probably best as a solo devotional. The lyrics … Continue reading →

This is a very beautiful solo devotional piece with lots of long held notes and short trills that make it less suited for assembly use. It is by Twila Paris and has a swelling bridge and a big key change to … Continue reading →