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Music for the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Year A 1st/2nd July 2023

Entrance:  All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 88 (McKenna) Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Gifts:  The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Communion: One Bread, One Body (Foley) AOV 1/129 Recessional: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII … Continue reading

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Music for the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Year A 24th/25th June 2023

Entrance: Be Not Afraid (Dufford) AOV 1/114 Psalm 68 (McKenna) Lord, in your great love, answer me, answer me. Gifts: As a Fire is Meant for Burning  (Duck) GA 481 Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB II 651 Recessional: … Continue reading

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Music for the Eleventh Week In Ordinary Time Year A June 17th/18th 2023

Entrance: On Eagles Wings (Joncas) AOV 1/153 Psalm 99 (McKenna) We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Gifts: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39 Communion: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Recessional: Go Make a Difference  (Angrisano/Tomaszek) … Continue reading

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Music for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Year A June 10th/11th 2023

Entrance: We Are Many Parts  (Haugen) AOV 1/86 Psalm 147 ( McKenna) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem Gifts: This Blessing Cup (Andersen) Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 Recessional: We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81

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Music for the Most Holy Trinity Year A June 3rd/4th 2023

Entrance: Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte) AOV 1/16 Psalm: Daniel 3 (McKenna) Glory and praise forever. Gifts: Trinity Song (Andersen) Communion: I Believe in God the Father (Perry) STUTTGART CWBII 392 Recessional: Send Down the Fire (Haugen) AOV 2/164

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Celebrate Emmanuel

I’ll do a few more of David MacGregor‘s songs before looking elsewhere for a while. He has a few Christmas songs, this one going back to 2006. Some of the others are more for children, but this one is an … Continue reading

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Can These Bones Live?

This is another unusual and worthy (and very recent) song from David MacGregor suitable whenever the reading from Ezekiel 37:1-14 matches the liturgy. The sheet music is at his site. My backing lets rip with BIAB strings. Can these bones … Continue reading

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Can Anything Good?

This David MacGregor song sounds like it came from a pageant or musical. The music has a Supertramp flavour to it. The sheet music is at his site. You can also hear his version there. My backing isn’t as Supertrampy … Continue reading

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By Day, By Night

I’ve already done the lovely “Bring Your Peace, Lord” here, so I can move on alphabetically to this song from David MacGregor‘s amazing archive of music. This is an unusual chant based on Psalm 42:8 that could be sung a … Continue reading

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Bless the Lord, My Soul

This is short take on Psalm 103 from David MacGregor who has a trove of wonderful music at his website. The sheet music is there as well. Bless the Lord, my soul. O bless the Lord my soul. Bless the … Continue reading

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