Monthly Archives: January 2016

This is a bilingual (Latin/English) song for Mary by Gregory Norbet. It is pretty thing but has several long held D’s lying in wait for the unwary. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP. The text is here (scroll … Continue reading →

47 At the Name of Jesus (Walker)   Number 48 in the Guitar Accompaniment Book is this 10th century chant set to the 19th century French tune ATTENDE DOMINE. OCP gives five verses of Latin and five of English in … Continue reading →

Based on Phillipians 2:5-7 this song is 46 in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book.  It is by Caroline Maria Noel and here set to KING’S WESTON by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The text is at Hymnary along with details of the tunes that … Continue reading →

Considering the life expectancy of most of my family, it is absurdly optimistic to think that I will ever finish this survey of the songs in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book from the mid noughties, especially as I interrupt whenever unfamiliar … Continue reading →

38 Angels We Have Heard On High 39 Anthem 40 As Grains of Wheat 41 As I Have Done For You As I have not surprisingly run across a few of these OCP tunes before, I’m up to 42 in … Continue reading →

This is a  carol I’ve never blogged that is next in the OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book. It is by James Montgomery and the sheet music and the text for his three verses is at Hymnary.  It is set to REGENT … Continue reading →

This revision of a very popular Australian mass by Stephen Robinson is available as sheet music at As One Voice. I played the old version for many years and this shares the problem of all revisions of having to unlearn … Continue reading →

Ming posted this on the page where I blogged the Mass Shalom, but I thought he posed good questions that might provoke some more general discussion and assistance: We have been using Mass Shalom for many months now, after switching … Continue reading →

Entrance: Summoned By Love (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/18 Psalm 70 (McKenna) I will sing of your salvation. Gifts: In Love We Choose to Live (Cotter) AOV 2/63 Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164 Seed Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA 195 Recessional: … Continue reading →

This setting of Psalm 91 by Marty Haugen will be used as a seasonal psalm all through Lent at our parish this year.  I am familiar with the refrain from years ago at another parish but the verses will need … Continue reading →