Author Archives: maddg

Before I leave OCP songs, Sarah Hart played us this new song at the APMN conference in Brisbane in September. It is a gentle waltz time song for Eucharist with an insistent hook – “remember me” – that takes the … Continue reading →

This is the last of the songs added to Breaking Bread by OCP for 2014. Consider me underwhelmed by their selections. In the past OCP has had its critics for being at odds with tradition and too uptempo, especially the … Continue reading →

This song for the Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday has a text by Bob Hurd and Ken Canedo. The refrain melody is PICARDY and the verse tune is by Hurd. It has been added to OCP’s Breaking Bread … Continue reading →

Sarah Hart’s “Prayers of the Faithful” song has been added to OCP’s Breaking Bread for 2024. The petitions are generic enough to cover many circumstances but you probably would want to write your own to her tune – pastorally apt … Continue reading →

Ricky Manalo wrote this adaptation of Thomas Aquinas’s text and set it. It has been added to Breaking Bread for 2024. It is a song for Eucharist and specifically for Corpus Christi and is long enough for a big celebration. … Continue reading →

This is another song from OCP’s selections for Breaking Bread in 2024. It is by Dan Schutte and is based on the Reproaches in the Good Friday mass and the ancient chant AVE VERA CORPUS. For once the YouTube clip … Continue reading →

This is a hymn for Holy Week consisting of Genevieve Glen’s text recently set by Justin Wedgewood. The tune is memorable and singable, which is nice. It has been chosen for OCP’s Breaking Bread for 2024. The sheet music can … Continue reading →

This is another of the songs chosen for OCP’s Breaking Bread for 2024. This is a communion song, with special reference to Lent. There are five verses and the last two are more applicable to general Eucharistic use. The second … Continue reading →

This is Steve Angrisano’s gentle setting of James Quinn’s text of “Ave Maria”. It has been added to OCP’s Breaking Bread for 2024. We have been using Aaron Thompson’s “Blessed One” as our Mary hymn but this one is another … Continue reading →

Technically bilingual, this free adaptation of the prayer of St Francis only has one Filipino word in it, so is fine for English speaking assemblies. It is a lovely sung prayer that can be done simply or taken as far … Continue reading →