Monthly Archives: November 2014

Entrance: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39 Advent Wreath: All is Wonder (Watts) AOV NG 4 Psalm: To You O God I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: Emmanuel (Angrisano) SAS 2/290 Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA … Continue reading →

This song by Ken Canedo and Jesses Manibusan is listed as a communion song, which would work when the reading from 1 Cor 13 comes up. You’ll need a cantor for the verses I suspect, although the refrain should just … Continue reading →

I really should like this communion song by Vince Nims. It’s singable – a bit high in the verses I suppose – only gentle syncopation and gently rising and falling notes etc – all the right things for assembly singing. … Continue reading →

This is another proper communion song from Spirit & Song Vol 2, this time written by Timothy R Smith. The refrain and the lead into the verses are fine and the song has a counter-melody/harmony if you are up for … Continue reading →

This is a gentle lyrical setting of Psalm 34 by Tom Booth that would certainly be suitable for Eucharist. It has a nice triplet leading into making us “radiant”. I’d love to hear it done with all the harmonies in … Continue reading →

This a very usable “Ubi Caritas” from Bob Hurd. I’ve used the Taize one in the past but this has five well written verses as a bonus, three based on the original prayer and two new ones from Hurd.  There … Continue reading →

This song by Steven Angrisano could be a Eucharist song as stated by Spirit & Song, but it will work best as a solo vehicle and that may not fit plans for a participatory assembly. On the other hand it … Continue reading →

This song by Kathryn Scott is in the Eucharist section of Spirit & Song Vol 2 and is really quite a lovely devotional song. I’m not convinced of its use for an assembly due to the near constant syncopation and … Continue reading →

I’m back in the Eucharist songs from Spirit & Song Vol 2 with another song by John Michael Talbot. His songs are very delicate and can be squashed by an unsympathetic assembly but this is a lovely tune and has … Continue reading →

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 22 (Mason) The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want. The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want. Gifts: The Lord is My Shepherd (Boniwell) … Continue reading →