Author Archives: maddg

This Shaker hymn is in in Gather 3rd ed. in the “Christian Life” section. It was written by Joseph Brackett (1979-1882). While a fine old folk song, I can’t think of any use for it in liturgy. I don’t think … Continue reading →

Skipping songs I have already covered, takes us to “Whatever Be the Love” in the “Christian Life” section of Gather 3rd ed. The text is by Mary Louise Bringle and it is set by Lori True. It would work for … Continue reading →

While their friends at OCP set this ancient text to WESTMINSTER ABBEY, which I blogged here, GIA set it to St THOMAS (John Wade). The text is C11 Angularis fundamentum, translated C19 by John Neale. It is in the “Church” … Continue reading →

In Gather 3rd ed. we have left the “Comfort” section and thematically entered the “Reign of God” as it were. This is a hymn from Swaziland and in this version of Gather 3 you only get the English lyrics. The … Continue reading →

This is a very old song of comfort, especially suitable for funerals. The text is C18 by Nicholas L. von Zinzendorf (Jesu, geh voran) and translated in to English by Jane Borthwick C19. It is set to a C17 tune … Continue reading →

This is certainly worthy of it’s inclusion in the “comfort” section of Gather third edition. I was worried I would get only US artists from GIA, but I’ve already found a few Liam Lawton songs, so Ireland is represented. Looking … Continue reading →

I realise that songs from Gather 3rd edition are probably all well known, especially in GIA parishes in the US, but I am still finding songs I haven’t heard of or blogged on this site. This has a Marty Haugen … Continue reading →

More Psalm 23 from Gather 3rd edition, this time from Lori True. The sheet music is at GIA, where the text is in their preview.

This is Francis Patrick O’Brien‘s take on Psalm 23, which makes sense for the “Comfort” section of Gather 3rd edition. I don’t think he is much used in Australia, but he is well known in the US, going by the … Continue reading →

I am looking at all the songs left in Gather 3rd edition that I haven’t come across from other sources over the years. Finding a John Bell chant is always great and this makes a lot of sense for inclusion … Continue reading →