Monthly Archives: May 2020

OCP list the theme as “God’s Kingdom”, which is fair enough, but this is basically a text for All Saints Day by Harry Hagan. I have blogged another version of this with a chorus here, but this one lacks that … Continue reading →

I’m a sucker for O WALY WALY and when matched with this delicate paraphrase of Psalm 42 by Danna Harkin it is quite lovely. This is the 4/4 version of the traditional tune. OCP sell the sheet music and the … Continue reading →

This is Tom Conry’s paraphrase of Psalm 23. It is a lovely song but I suspect it is a solo vehicle as the verses are awfully fiddly with triplets in some verses and not others. The sheet music can be … Continue reading →

This is a hymn of thankfulness and praise by Father Michael Kwatera set to OLD 100TH. I can’t find the text anywhere on the internet and it is copyright so I’ll leave it be at that today. I can’t even … Continue reading →

This is another virtual list for a gathering that didn’t happen. Entrance: Holy Spirit Come (Mangan) AOV NG 69 Gifts: A New Commandment (Unknown) Communion: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126 Thanksgiving: As Gentle As Silence (White) CWB II 580 Recessional: Jesus Is … Continue reading →

I have blogged this song set to AUSTRIA in CWB II here, but GAB take the safer route of setting it to HYMN TO JOY so I thought I would put it in again. The text is based on Psalm … Continue reading →

This is Ricky Manalo’s setting of this text by St Thomas Aquinas sung in Latin. Like yesterday’s hymn it has an ostinato refrain for the assembly (Pange lingua gloriósi córporis mystérium) underpinning the cantor or choir’s verse part. Like most … Continue reading →

This is a Christopher Willcock extravaganza for processing on Palm Sunday. I can only see this used for processing around a church as the cantor or choir will need to be near the assembly, so this is perhaps not for … Continue reading →

This is a lovely song mainly for Easter Vigil by Tom Kendzia. The verses will need a cantor and the second verse is only suitable for Easter Vigil. The assembly will just about get away with the gently lyrical refrain. … Continue reading →

I am continuing my survey of songs in the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP c2005 that I bought second hand some time ago. I have already covered many songs from other sources so I am skipping over those. I love … Continue reading →