Monthly Archives: August 2024

This song from Erwin Cabucos celebrates Australia’s only saint, St Mary Mackillop. He includes her best known statement, “never see a need without doing something.” It’s always good to have local Australian hymns about Australian subjects, as we are bombarded … Continue reading →

Erwin Cabucos has given as a song for Adoration and Communion. I like the well expressed sentiment in the third verse and the courage to sing the word “perplexed” in a hymn. He again uses a skipping sort of rhythm … Continue reading →

This is a sung prayer of invocation to the BVM to intercede in times of illness, written by Erwin Cabucos from Queensland, Australia. My Presbyterian upbringing has left me with many things: a belief that any psalm can be made … Continue reading →

The is a song for the Procession of the Gifts from Erwin Cabucos. He provides four verses, which either covers a very long procession, or means you can choose the most appropriate verses for each liturgy. I reckon the first … Continue reading →

Erwin Cabucos is an Australian songwriter who writes great songs that have liturgical uses, in this case, obviously, for sending forth. He asks us to to be the face of Christ as we take our faith into the world. He … Continue reading →

Following on from John Burland, I have some more, recent Australian music. Happily, Erwin Cabucos has sent me a few more of his songs. I don’t know what I was expecting – it certainly wasn’t this. I love this song … Continue reading →

There is one last cover song that John Burland has put up along with the We Follow Jesus collection called, “Shout!” It is by Yancy Richmond and it is fun for children. She puts the lyrics and charts up on … Continue reading →

This one isn’t by John Burland but he has recorded it and it is on YouTube with the other songs from We Follow Jesus, so we’ll call it a bonus cover song. The song is by by Matt Maher, Daniel … Continue reading →

The last song in the music folio, We Follow Jesus, is the title track. Like the rest of the collection it is a fine pop song that will find a use in schools, but would also work as a recessional. … Continue reading →

I am looking at John Burland‘s latest offering, the collection, We Follow Jesus. So far I’m finding the usual professionalism and application for schools and parishes doing First Communion classes. For parish assemblies, the keys are often too high at … Continue reading →