Monthly Archives: August 2022

This is one of the ACBC’s “exemplars” for contemporary music. It is by Matt Maher and Matt Redman and is a song about communion. The text is here. This is what they say about the song: Title: RemembranceComposer: Matt MaherPublisher: … Continue reading →

I came across an update of recommended songs for Catholic churches in Australia that was put out last year – which shows how I don’t keep up to date on these things anymore – and it raised rather a lot … Continue reading →

On the subject of Michael Mangan, he wrote the school song for St Teresa’s School, Ravenshoe, a small town in North Queensland. It would be a lovely song for any school to sing and aspire to, but the chorus’s last … Continue reading →

I have one more song by Michael Mangan recycled from the out of print album Sing Jubilee. “Care for Life” found a place in True Colours Shine and fits the justice them of that collection. It can be used whenever … Continue reading →

Continuing with songs that Michael Mangan rescued from his out of print album, Sing Jubilee, is this social justice song. Part of Jubilee 2000 was a call from Pope John Paul 2 to cancel the debts of third world countries. … Continue reading →

This song from Sing Jubilee was repurposed by Michael Mangan for his album 123 God Loves Me. He replaced the word “Jubilee” with “God is good” and he made an enduring children’s song. There is also a Christmas version. The … Continue reading →

This Michael Mangan song from Sing Jubilee was slightly retouched to become the title track of his collection This is the Time. The last line of the chorus used to be, “This is the time to celebrate God’s great jubilee” … Continue reading →

This collection was written by Michael Mangan for the year 2000 Jubilee and so was immediately redundant and went out of print. Michael Mangan is a parish musician, song writer and religious educator. He is the best I’ve ever seen … Continue reading →

This blog is now ancient and covers thousands of songs. Unfortunately, many of the links in old posts are dead, mainly due to corporate restructures and the evanescent nature of the internet. There used to be lyrics at Spirit and … Continue reading →

This is the last in Michael Herry‘s collection “God of Surprises”, this time based on Luke 2:16-21. Like many of these little songs you can only marvel at the effort and arrangement. This has a Latin syncopated flavour and striking … Continue reading →