Monthly Archives: February 2024

All the Earth Worships You

This is a praise and worship song from Lenny Smith and Ralph Palladino. It is interesting in that the verses are in Eb but they modulate to C in the chorus. The sheet music is available from various sites in … Continue reading

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Welcome the End of the World

This is an interesting song from Lenny Smith set in future past tense if you like. The text has us looking back at life from the perspective of new life in heaven. I’ve always thought the symbolism of baptism was … Continue reading

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I Am

Leonard E (“Lenny”) Smith has been in touch over the years and has kindly sent me some of his sheet music. He has led a long and fascinating life (at least according Wikipedia!) and has written a bona fide hit … Continue reading

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Let My Tongue Be Silenced

This is the last psalm in Paul Mason’s collection, Psalms For All Time Vol 2. All three volumes are available to purchase at Liturgical Song. I have the third and will get to it at some stage. All three will … Continue reading

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The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us

We arrive at Psalm 126 in Paul Mason’s Psalms For All Time Vol 2, which is for the Second Sunday in Advent Year C, the Fifth Sunday in Lent Year C and the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B. … Continue reading

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I Will Walk Before the Lord

Just a few to go in the book, Psalms For All Time Vol 2 by Paul Mason. This is Psalm 116 for the Second Sunday of Lent Year B. Response: I will walk before the Lord in the land of … Continue reading

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The Lord Is Kind and Merciful

This is Paul Mason’s setting for Psalm 103 for the Third Sunday in Lent Year C from Psalms For All Time Vol 2. It was also in his original volume, which I bogged here, but I did it again anyway. … Continue reading

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The Lord Has Revealed to the Nations

We are up to Psalm 98 from Psalms For All Time Vol 2 by Paul Mason, which is the psalm for the Sixth Week of Easter Year B and the Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C. Paul Mason also … Continue reading

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Today Is Born Our Saviour

This is a bit of fun. This is Paul Mason’s setting for Psalm 96, which is for Midnight Mass at Christmas. It is from Psalms For All Time Vol 2. The third verse goes off with an almighty crescendo. Response: … Continue reading

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In Every Age

I have been looking through Paul Mason’s marvellous Psalms For All Time Vol 2. He has composed psalms for use as psalms if you have cantors, but are fine a hymns for use at any time. There is so much … Continue reading

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