Monthly Archives: March 2025

This is another familar hymn from the 1970s that I have somehow never blogged, but it is in the Praise to God Hymnal and is another the Dominicans sourced from the Lutheran hymn book All Together Again. There seems to … Continue reading →

OK, this one I do know from my Presbyterian Sunday School upbringing complete with actions. This is another song that was sourced for the Praise to God hymn book from All Together Again, the Lutheran Songbook, but I won’t blame … Continue reading →

In the Praise to God Hymn book, the Dominicans note where they found the hymns and I have started with the hymns they got from the Lutheran Hymn Book All Together Again, which is still in print. This song is … Continue reading →

This song is one that the editors of Praise to God got from All Together Again. It is part of the 1970s story of evangelicals teaching Catholics to sing. I have vague recollections of this song from my Presbyterian upbringing, … Continue reading →

Another song the Dominican fathers who assembled Praise to God got from All Together Again is this song by Linda Stassen. This song has its own Wikipedia page because, amongst other reasons, it was used as a protest song in … Continue reading →

Rather than go through the Praise to God: Parish Hymn Book in a sensible fashion, I will look at the songs based on where the Dominican Fathers accessed the material, starting with what they found in the Lutheran publication All … Continue reading →

Entrance: Merciful God (Alonso) Psalm 125 (McKenna) The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy. Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83   Communion: Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Recessional: Hope in Love … Continue reading →

Entrance: Merciful God (Alonso) Psalm 33 (McKenna) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord Gifts:  As Gentle As Silence (White) CWB II 580 Communion: Blest Be the Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/179 Recessional: Hope in Love (Bierer, Deegan, Hart, Lynch Watts)

Entrance: Merciful God (Alonso) Psalm 102 (McKenna) The Lord is kind and merciful. Gifts:  A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: A New Heart for a New World   (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158 Recessional: Hope in Love (Bierer, Deegan, Hart, Lynch Watts)

Entrance: Merciful God (Alonso) Psalm 26 (McKenna) The Lord is my light and my salvation. Gifts: Open My Eyes  (Manibusan) AOV 1/166 Communion: Holy Darkness (Schutte) AOV 2/24 Recessional: Hope in Love (Bierer, Deegan, Hart, Lynch Watts) I might just … Continue reading →