Monthly Archives: November 2014

This is a terrific pop song by Joshua Blakesley and Cooper Ray but I’m not sure it is a gathering song.  Spirit & Song seem to be putting a lot of praise & worship songs into this category. The text … Continue reading →

This is a gathering song with a refrain in Spanish and English and a choice of English or Spanish for the verses. The tune by Bob Hurd sets an excellent and functional text by a committee comprising Hurd, Pia Moriarty, … Continue reading →

This is a Rich Mullins song in the Gathering and Sending song section of Spirit & Song Vol 2. I don’t think it is suitable for either really as only the sing-along refrain is suitable for assembly singing. It goes … Continue reading →

This song by Tom Kendzia might be an entrance for Pentecost with its invocation of the Holy Spirit. The tune goes high enough that it could do without the key change for the last verse, but is otherwise singable. The introduction … Continue reading →

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Psalm 45 (Waters) The waters of the river gladden the city of God. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Seed Scattered and Sown  (Feiten) GA 195 Bread Broken Wine Shared  … Continue reading →

OK this is a gathering song. It is by Jaime Cortez and is a pop song with mild enough syncopation to get by and enough interest in the tune to sustain the task. The text is worthy and serviceable but … Continue reading →

Are they intending this as a recessional? This is a song by Sarah Hart and Kevin B Hipp in the section of Spirit and Song for “Gathering & Sending Songs” and it certainly isn’t a gathering song. It could be … Continue reading →