Monthly Archives: November 2014

This song was used by Yola’s parish for the Procession of the Gifts recently and it fits that well. It is by John Michael Talbot. The text is here but the first verse precedes the refrain. It can be purchased … Continue reading →

This song isn’t from Spirit & Song but I noted Chris’s parish use it as a recessional.  The tune is by the ever reliable Christopher Walker setting a text by James Harrison. I suspect it may have been meant for … Continue reading →

This is a pretty song for Eucharist written by Greg Walton. By some miracle the range is fine and the syncopation gentle so I think it is suitable for assembly singing for a change. The text is at spiritandsong where … Continue reading →

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 127 (McKenna) Happy are those who fear the Lord Gifts: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 One Body (O’Brien- Watts) AOV 2/146 Thanksgiving: God of Day and God of Darkness (Haugen) … Continue reading →

Janet Sullivan Whitaker and Max Whitaker have written a song for Eucharist that is at least designed for an assembly.  There a some notes held for a long time in the verses that might cause consternation and the 3rd and … Continue reading →

Tom Tomaszek wrote this song in the Eucharist section of Spirit and Song Vol 2. I don’t think it is suitable as a communion song for assemblies as it has odd timings and syncopations and has “yeah, yeah, yeah” and … Continue reading →

This is a song for Eucharist by Craig Colson. It is a gentle 6/8 and singable with a key change for the final refrain to add interest. The text is here. (scroll down in the window) You can listen to … Continue reading →

I’ve got through the rather disappointing section of songs for gathering and sending forth in Spirit & Song Vol 2 and arrived at the Communion songs. Too many of those songs were P&W songs unsuitable for assembly use. This, however, … Continue reading →

I’ve already blogged “Trading My Sorrows” so I’m up to a reggae recessional by Dan Brennan, Ken Canedo and Jesse Manibusan. It is actually fairly singable if your assembly can cope with reggae. You can hear the gentle reggae original here. … Continue reading →

This is a praise and worship song associated with the Christian vocal group “Avalon”. Despite being another committee song (written by Paul Field, Henk Pool, Ralph Van Manen and Robert Riekerk0) there is nothing special in the text. It is in the … Continue reading →