Monthly Archives: April 2017

Mary suggested that this a song with similar liturgical use to Marty Haugen’s song I blogged recently that was more assembly friendly. It is by Colin Gibson who I understand is famous in New Zealand.  In the book Alleluia Aotearoa … Continue reading →

I’m away at Easter and will probably strum along with the wonderful organist in George Town. The schedule for the Vigil there is: Blessing of the Fire – no music Exultant sung without music (I don’t know what setting) Gloria … Continue reading →

I am in a small run of “peace” songs in Gather Australia and after skipping the songs I’ve already blogged from other sources I am up to this survivor from the sixties by Lucien Deiss. I have his book Visions of … Continue reading →

This is John Foley’s version of the Prayer of St Francis and it is a more attractive vehicle than the Sebastian Temple version I’m used to. I suppose coming from one of the St Louis Jesuits this will be familiar … Continue reading →

More social concern, this time from Marty Haugen. He takes the best lines from those well known liberal bleeding hearts, Amos, Micah and Joel and gives us a singalong chorus and five verses that each have a different tune – … Continue reading →

Goodness – a social concern song not written by John L. Bell. This one is by Brian Wren and  is published by the tremendously wonderful people at Hope Publishing who have the lyrics here. Hymnary have it set to STANISLAUS and … Continue reading →

GA was certainly a fan of John Bell. This song is in Gather Australia but also in the collection Enemy of Apathy, which can be purchased at Wild Goose. I can’t find the text anywhere but if you are a subscriber … Continue reading →

We are in a run of social concern songs from John Bell in Gather Australia that fit well with Lent and Holy Week coming up. The text is at Hymnary where I found the chords that weren’t in the arrangement … Continue reading →

I’ve blogged this song here and here but I was never happy that I got the gist of how I play the song into the BIAB backings. They do however accurately reflect the proper melody. I think Angrisano plays it … Continue reading →

Entrance: Blessings on the King (Lynch)  AOV 1/104 Psalm 21 (McKenna) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Gifts: Be With Me, Lord (Haugen) Communion: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138 Will You Love Me (Boniwell) AOV 1/40 … Continue reading →