Author Archives: maddg

This is a typically delightful and useful communion chant by John L. Bell, suitable to be sung as we process. The sheet music is at GIA. Even the guitar edition I have has the four harmony lines for the singers … Continue reading →

I have blogged the setting of Delores Duffner‘s text from Gather Australia, where it is set by Rosalie Broughton, but the parent company used Michel Guimont‘s music. You can get the sheet music at GIA.

Rob Glover has taken chant (ADORE TE DEVOTE) and regularised it (12 12 12 12) for this Eucharistic song in Gather 3rd edition. The assembly will cope with his refrain well enough even with the triplets. The verses are cantor … Continue reading →

I am on the seemingly never ending last stretch of songs in Gather 3rd edition that I haven’t already blogged because they came to my attention in other collections or from local use. The kinds of neglected music I am … Continue reading →

I am not the least bit surprised this song has never been used in any Australian church I have played at. Listen to the clip below and you will see you will need an exceptional gospel choir to pull this … Continue reading →

This a slightly jazzy Eucharist song from Kate Cuddy in Gather 3rd edition. GIA also note a use for Christ the King, one of the hardest masses for which to find music. The sheet music is at GIA, where the … Continue reading →

I’m still finding Eucharist songs that I haven’t covered before in Gather 3rd edition. This one is by James Cheppponis with the verses text coming from John Mason Neale’s translation of Sancti, venite, corpus sumite. It has a special indication … Continue reading →

This is a song for Eucharist with words by Gabe Huck based on Psalm 114 and the Exsultet and set by Tony Alonso. It is in Gather 3rd edition. It has the further use for Easter, but I don’t think … Continue reading →

I have found a run of Eucharist songs that I haven’t already covered from Gather 3rd edition. Francis Patrick O’Brien is an American composer who is not one used often in churches in Australia at which I have played. I … Continue reading →

This is another useful song for Eucharist from Gather 3rd edition from Donna Pena. It has echoing parts from verse 2 on, which is great but it means even the guitar version I have goes for six pages. The sheet … Continue reading →