Author Archives: maddg

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 125 (McKenna) The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy. Gifts: Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOVD Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 Recessional: Hearts … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 32 (McKenna) Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: From the Many Make Us One (Huck/Alonso) … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Psalm 89 (McKenna) Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy! Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV … Continue reading →

Too late for this but for future reference (I have been busy!): Entrance: All You Works of God (Haugen) AOV 1/19 Gifts: Blessing the Marriage (Bell/Maule) SUSSEX CAROL AOV 2/35 Communion: Come to the Feast (Haugen) AOV 1/151 Recessional: City of … Continue reading →

This is a song I wrote for Eucharist that I have used over the years as it is simple and easy to sing. It is based in part on passages from the Didache. 1. We are broken bread Scattered upon … Continue reading →

This was the song I wrote for Preparation of the Gifts and I think it has merit as a tune but strikes me as a bit melodramatic. The text obviously draws on the Beatitudes. I wrote it in A then … Continue reading →

I’m labelling my songs here “Collab project” to make them easy for me to find and to look towards collaboration amongst parish song writers. Also, since I wrote many of these before I knew anything about liturgical music, they are … Continue reading →

At the APMN conference last year I went to a session where we were shown wrong music to suggest how to do things better. I fear selections from my songs written years ago could provide the same service. This is … Continue reading →

I am an occasional hymn writer, but it tends to happen in bursts. Many years ago an indulgent priest let me do a completely original mass setting along with ancillary hymns. My recollection is that I was very depressed for … Continue reading →

This song I wrote some time ago has an obvious specific purpose. The question is whether the host imagery is acceptable in Catholic Liturgy. I recall the original lyric was much worse but I’m open to suggestions. 1 We gather … Continue reading →