Monthly Archives: May 2023

Be Our Light

I’m looking at the music at David MacGregor’s site and have come to this song with lovely gentle music by David MacGregor setting words by Craig Mitchell, based on Psalm 27. The sheet music is available here. I kept my … Continue reading

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At the Turning Point of Time

This is a new song from David and Dale MacGregor that is seriously good. It is a great choice for Advent this year if you want to plan ahead. There is an apposite air of mystery about the song that … Continue reading

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Arms Open Wide (Build Wider Tables)

David MacGregor has some songs that are quite country styled and this is one of them. He wrote this one with Dale MacGregor, who I am assuming is his wife and vocalist. It is in the voice of Jesus in … Continue reading

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Amazing

I’m still only in the A’s of this remarkable archive of songs that David MacGregor has made freely available. This is a fine modern psalm of praise he has written. The sheet music and his backing track are at his … Continue reading

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Am I Free?

Looking at the sheer number of great songs David MacGregor has on his website, I don’t think I will be able to do more than A-C in this series. I sure I will get back to the rest in the … Continue reading

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A Heart for You

This is aspirational and inspirational hymn from David MacGregor. Think of it as a better take on “Companions on the Journey”. The sheet music is free at his site where you can hear his version. I slightly jazzed up the … Continue reading

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A Charge to Keep

I’m moving on to another Australian artist now, one David MacGregor. He has many songs published at Willow, so I came across him there. He is a Uniting Church minister from Queensland and has been writing and recording music for … Continue reading

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Ready to Shine (Corrected)

This is the last song in the collection Send Us Out by Gen Bryant. I’ve already blogged it here (with lyrics) from the preview page and a bit of guesswork, but now that I’ve bought the collection I’ve corrected my … Continue reading

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Music for Pentecost Year A 27th/28th May 2023

Entrance:  Holy Spirit Come (Mangan) AOV NG 67 Psalm 103 (McKenna) Lord, send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth. Gifts: Holy, Sacred Spirit (Brown) Communion: Holy Spirit of Fire (Mangan) CWB II 110 Recessional: Send Down … Continue reading

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Music for the Ascension of the Lord Year A 20/21st May 2023

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 46 (McKenna) God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: A blare of trumpets for the Lord. Gifts: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Communion: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness … Continue reading

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