Monthly Archives: January 2023

Entrance: Come to the Feast (Haugen) AOV 1/151 Gifts:  Mercy from the Heart of God (O’Brien/Ogilive) AOVD Communion: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Recessional: We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Gifts: Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOVD Communion: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Recessional: Mercy from the Heart of God (O’Brien/Ogilive) AOVD

Entrance: Come to the Water (Foley) Gather 3rd ed. 584 Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Mercy from the Heart of God (O’Brien/Ogilive) AOVD Recessional: River of Glory (Schutte) Glory and Praise 2nd ed. 454

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Gifts:  Lord, to Whom Shall We Go (Herry) AOV 1/6 Communion: Praise To You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28 Recessional: Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte) AOV 1/16

Entrance:  A New Heart for a New World   (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158 Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126 Recessional: On Eagles Wings (Joncas) AOV 1/153

Entrance: Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Gifts: A New Commandment CWB II 443 (Unknown?) Communion: The Servant Song (Gillard) AOV 2/169 Recessional: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion:  Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75 Recessional:  Hearts on Fire (Mangan) AOV NG 62

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83   Communion: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Recessional: Bring Forth the Kingdom (Haugen) … Continue reading →

The last of the Shirley Murray texts in Alleluia Aotearoa is another of her lovely Christmas songs. The text and sheet music by Colin Gibson is at Hope Publishing. My backing on Band in a Box uses approximate chords and … Continue reading →

Shirley Murray has taken this difficult saying of Jesus and crafted a song of unity. It is from the collection Alleluia Aotearoa. With the mother/brother rhyme a given, her words become an avalanche of outrageous rhymes: stigma/enigma; relate us/status, etc. … Continue reading →