Monthly Archives: July 2015

This is another lovely Tom Kendzia song in use at RS’s parish. It has some alarming octave leaps waiting for the unwary and the verse goes into what is essentially another key, but is a delightful tune if you’re up … Continue reading →

Frenzy Cool requested this Ray Repp song. It’s a gentle folk song with the refrain based on Psalm 30 and the verses from Psalm 21. My version is in The New Living Parish Hymn Book that I bought recently at … Continue reading →

This is another song by M.D. Ridge and is another one new to me from RS’s parish. She has been inspired by 2 Samuel 22 for this song that is suggested for funerals and anointing but will fit into a … Continue reading →

Psalm 130 has had a fair share of modern settings (Tom Booth’s is very good). Ed Bolduc’s setting is just what you need, if what you need is a call and response Calypso/reggae inflected song. It actually quite well done … Continue reading →

Ryan’s parish used this song recently. The text is by “K” who could be Richard Keen or maybe George Keith and it came from John Rippon’s “Selection of Hymns” 1787. The text is at Hymnary, although it has been modernised … Continue reading →

Rounding out the hymns relating to St Peter, Chris suggested this one from Bulimba parish last year. The tune is called WEBB and is by George J. Webb and is best known as the tune for a notoriously militaristic hymn … Continue reading →

Paul A Tate has based this lovely song on Romans 8:31-39. The verses are listed for a cantor but they are singable by an assembly really, and even with the key change for the final refrain nothing goes too high. … Continue reading →

This gospel song by Tom Kendzia was used at RS’s parish recently and was a new one to me but is obviously a very popular song. The text is at spiritandsong and the sheet music can be purchased at OCP. … Continue reading →

I’m going through the collection “Voices As One: Volume One” making backings to help me learn the songs.  I’m also interspersing that with songs that have come up in the music from other parishes that people have posting on the … Continue reading →