Monthly Archives: April 2018

This is a bilingual song by David Haas, with the Spanish translation by Ronald Krisman.  It is a song for commissioning, gathering and sending. I can cop a line “Blest are we, chosen people of God,” if it is followed … Continue reading →

This is David Haas’s setting of his paraphrase of Numbers 6:24-26. He has adapted ADORE TE DEVOTE for the tune. The text and sheet music are in the page scans at Hymnary and the priest has a verse followed by the … Continue reading →

David Haas based this song on Luke 11:1-13, 17:5. My copy is in Gather Comprehensive. The text lends itself to preparation of the gifts. The verses vary the tune a little and go high enough to ask for a cantor … Continue reading →

This is more from the David Haas songs in my copy of Gather Comprehensive that I haven’t come across before. This is a song of thanksgiving that really could be used in many liturgical settings – gathering, sending forth, communion … Continue reading →

This is, obviously, a song of praise, from  David Haas. The verse is call and response between the cantor and the assembly who respond, “We praise you Lord!”  There are crossovers between these parts so a cantor is actually needed. … Continue reading →

Entrance: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Psalm 117 (McKenna) The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Gifts: The Lord is My Shepherd (Boniwell) AOV 1/26 Communion: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/26 Thanksgiving: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Recessional: Sing … Continue reading →

This is a real pip from David Haas. It would be suitable for entrance of Eucharist but the time signature changes in the refrain suggest a choir or a solo.  The verses are actually more singable than the chorus.  If … Continue reading →

This is another of the David Haas songs that I found in my copy of Gather Comprehensive with which I was unfamiliar. I want to find the songs that weren’t in or came after As One Voice. This is a gathering song … Continue reading →

This is another Easter song from David Haas. He has set a text by  Sylvia G. Dunstan who wrote verses 1-4 , with verse 5 by Haas himself. The text is in the page scans at Hymnary. The sheet music is available … Continue reading →

I’m continuing to look for any David Haas song that I haven’t already blogged from the Gather Comprehensive collection I have. Because I only have a melody line version the chords in my backings may be approximate. You can join in … Continue reading →