Monthly Archives: August 2015

This song by Dan Schutte was a recent recessional at RS’s parish. It’s a new one for me and has an odd structure in that every third verse is a bridge. I like Schutte’s work and I think this one … Continue reading →

This song from The Source New Songs is by A. Smith, Johnny Markin, and Chris Bowater.  I don’t usually put lyrics up anymore but this song doesn’t seem well known yet it should be. It’s pretty singable, although you might … Continue reading →

A lot of these praise and worship songs seems to have two titles don’t they.  I’m persisting with songs from The Source: New Songs, at least as long as I can put up with P&W songs in general. Craig Musseau … Continue reading →

Chris’s parish did this song recently, which is another hymn with words by the great Australian poet James Phillip McAuley and music (ARALUEN) by Richard Connolly. I like the simple and noble texts he wrote and Connolly’s always inventive tunes, … Continue reading →

Entrance: Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Sands) AOV 1/131 Psalm 34 (O’Brien) – same as last week. Gifts: Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83 Communion: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164 Thanksgiving: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV … Continue reading →

Continuing with songs from The Source: New Songs, we have this song.  The clip on YouTube by Delirious? looks like nineties era stadium rock because it is I suppose. This is a P&W song with a somewhat disjointed text but … Continue reading →

Ojilong Ronald kindly sent the music selections from his parish including “O Bread of Heaven”. The text is by Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori. Hymnary notes a couple of tunes but neither of those seem to be in high rotation if You-tube … Continue reading →

I should keep better notes because I know someone must have put this song in a liturgy posted on the site recently, otherwise I would not have made a backing for it, but I can’t for the life of me … Continue reading →

After a break of several years I thought I’d get back to “The Source: New Songs”. These are not liturgical songs but may be of use in other contexts. Being mostly P&W means I get to play with other BIAB … Continue reading →

This is a lovely communion hymn by Thomas J. Porter that I hadn’t heard before, that came up at Mary’s parish last month. The text is at cantusmundi. The sheet music can be purchased at sheetmusicplus. It also shows up … Continue reading →