Monthly Archives: July 2020

This is Christopher Walker‘s take on the Pentecost Sequence with the Ostinato refrain. I still prefer Taize. OCP have usual deal – the text is in their preview and they are happy to sell you the sheet music.

There are a lot of Sancte’s about and this is Carey Landry‘s one. I don’t think it will displace the majestic Taize version but it is still a fine setting of this prayer. OCP sell the sheet music and provide … Continue reading →

This song is in Spanish and English and as we have no Spanish speaking component in our assembly is not needed here. That does mean I won’t have come across songs like this from other sources so I get to … Continue reading →

This is an interesting song by Harry Hagan based on Genesis 1 and Psalm 127. OCP suggest it for dedicating a Church, but it also sounds like a good reflection song. The text is in the sample at OCP where … Continue reading →

We use Bernadette Farrell’s song of this name, so this Bob Hurd version is new to me. He not only uses John 12:24 but sources George Herbert’s “Love Bade Me Welcome”. It is a charming tune that I would play … Continue reading →

Entrance: Come to the Water (Andersen) AOV 1/74 Psalm 144 (McKenna) The hand of the Lord feeds us, he answers all our needs. Gifts: Song of the Body of Christ  (Haas) AOV 1/27 Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 Thanksgiving: Sing … Continue reading →

Back in the Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005 from OCP, is Laurence Rosalia‘s song for Holy Thursday. It could also easily be used as a gathering song or a communion song. The second verse has a different tune to the same … Continue reading →

Donna mentioned that her parish was singing this Marian hymn. The sheet music says it is by Ricky Manalo and was written in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Order of Carmelites in America. The text is traditional and … Continue reading →

This is another from Ryan’s parish that I haven’t heard of before. It is a song of praise by John Foley. It has odd intervals and strange discordant chords, but at least it isn’t run of the mill. I found … Continue reading →

This one was used at Ryan’s parish and being a Bob Hurd song I thought I should have already blogged it in OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book. I hadn’t noticed that it was missing from my copy, so it is a … Continue reading →