Monthly Archives: August 2020

This song by Barbara Bridge has been added to Breaking Bread for 2020. It is from 2016 and so is pretty recent. She uses Isaiah 49, Hosea 11 and Psalm 139 for her text. Any liturgy with mercy in mind … Continue reading →

The music liturgy team were able to meet for the first time in a while and we have selected these songs for next week’s liturgy: Entrance:  Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 94 (McKenna) O that today you … Continue reading →

The index for each year’s Breaking Bread is available in pdf from OCP and includes all the the songs added for the year. This is from the list of those added for 2020. Going through older hymnals I have found … Continue reading →

After years on and off I am at the end of the alphabetical section of this enormous loose leaf tome. From here on there are Psalms and then many Mass settings (redundant for the most part) with some additional service … Continue reading →

This is another baptism song, this time by James Hansen. The text is at OCP in their preview and they will sell you the sheet music.

This is a grand song by Stephen Dean for Baptism or Confirmation. He derived inspiration for the text from Romans 5:15, 6:4, 8:38-9 and Ephesians 4:4. The text has been provided in the preview at OCP who will sell you … Continue reading →

This Scott Soper song is an obvious accompaniment to an Anointing Rite, but would make sense for Reconciliation as well. I worry about songs with a gospel styling, because your assembly really needs to be able to handle the style … Continue reading →

This is an early song by Michael Joncas from way back in 1979. It is for Eucharist, obviously. There are fiddly differences between the tune for the verses that are annoying. OCP sell the sheet music and have given us … Continue reading →

Owen Alstott based this song for funerals and All Souls day on Psalms 27 and 43. The refrain goes from 2/4 to 3/4 after 2 bars and then back to 2/4 for the verses. The melody is singable enough but … Continue reading →

A hymn of praise for general use, but especially at Easter, from John A. Riley set to LASST UNS ERFREUEN. OCP sell the sheet music here. GAB leaves out the second verse, probably to avoid repeating cherubim. They resisted the … Continue reading →