Monthly Archives: January 2025

The prolific and celebrated American hymn writer, Ruth Duck, died on Boxing Day. Her text for “As a Fire Is Meant For Burning” is a favourite of mine and set here to the traditional shape note tune BEACH SPRING. This … Continue reading →

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 102 (McKenna) The Lord is kind and merciful. Gifts: Be Merciful (Haugen) Communion: To the Table We Are Called (O’Brien/Harvey) AOVD Recessional: Go Make a Difference  (Angrisano/Tomaszek) AOV NG 52

Listening to the backing for the psalm reminds me that I made these quickly, some time ago just to learn them and I was paying no attention whether the style was suitable. This one isn’t. Entrance: A New Heart for … Continue reading →

All but one Australian song, this week. Entrance: Come, Now is the Time to Worship (Doerksen) AOV NG 29 Psalm 137 (McKenna) In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord. Gifts: Harvest (Grant) AOV Digital Communion: … Continue reading →

No fourth week in ordinary time this year. This liturgy has only Australian music as we use Paul Taylor’s Mass of St Francis. Entrance: Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 23 (McKenna) Who is this king of glory? … Continue reading →

It is the weekend of the Tamar Valley Folk Festival here in George Town, Tasmania, so this is a good day to look at this folk song from David MacGregor of Brisbane, Australia. It is a reflective song that is … Continue reading →

This is David Macgregor‘s joyous setting of Charles Wesley’s Easter text. The sheet music is at his site. Christ the Lord is risen todayLet the whole creation sayRaise your joys and triumphs highSing now, heaven, and earth reply Hallelu, hallelujahHallelu, … Continue reading →

I’ve hit a rich vein of children’s songs by Brisbane’s David MacGregor. The sheet music is hard to download from his site so I have converted it to pdf and posted it below.

This is also Australia Day. Entrance: One Body In Christ (McKenna) AOV NG 102 Psalm 18 (McKenna) Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 … Continue reading →

Entrance: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Psalm 95 (McKenna) All proclaim God’s marvellous deeds to all the nations. Gifts: One Body (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/146 Communion: From the Many Make Us One … Continue reading →