Monthly Archives: September 2019

This is a solo vehicle from John Angotti, or if stretched perhaps an assembly could participate in the refrain. The first and third verse are a private cry to God in a time of trouble with the second giving Christ … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Your People  (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 94 (McKenna) If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Gifts: We Walk by Faith   (Haugen) AOV 1/63 Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB II 651 Thanksgiving: O Sacred … Continue reading →

While I have a think about new projects, I’m back in WLP’s Voices As One Vol 2. This song was written by Melody Green and popularised by Keith Green. The text is here. It is a ballad that would lend … Continue reading →

I have been blogging songs from this collection on and off for nearly a year. I can now make less annoying organ backings for traditional repertoire and have heard an awful lot of old hymn tunes. I have benefitted. The … Continue reading →

The last song in CWB II is our national anthem. Michael Herry’s prayer for our country that I blogged yesterday might be acceptable, but national anthems have no place in a hymnal. The government provides the text and more arrangements … Continue reading →

I am torn between my revulsion of nationalism, or worse, patriotism, being anywhere in a catholic liturgy and being glad that not every hymn is from the northern hemisphere and ill suited to Australia. Being by the wonderful Michael Herry … Continue reading →

On Michael Herry’s site he calls this a “Hymn of Trust”. The words and sheet music are there as well. He also has a version by the Marist Singers on this site. His site says the text of the refrain … Continue reading →

This c19 text with obvious liturgical uses is by George Washington Doane. CWB II has Becket G. Senchur’s modernised version (no “thees”), but this makes the tortured yoda style syntax look worse. With archaic language the sentence structure is probably … Continue reading →

This song by Lucien Deiss uses Luke 15:18 as the basis for the antiphon and Psalm 51 for the verses. I gather it is used at funerals. The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased at WLP. My … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 145 (McKenna) Praise the Lord my soul! Praise the Lord my soul! Gifts: The Cry of the Poor  (Foley) AOV 1/83 Communion: Come to the Table   (Burland) AOV NG 33 Thanksgiving: … Continue reading →