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This is another quiet, reflective song from emmanuelworship from Brisbane, Australia. It is by Patrick Keady and James Garrahy and the text is based on Psalm 84. It can merge into “Just to be in Your Presence” (stay in E). … Continue reading →

Emmanuelworship isn’t all uptempo praise and worship. They have reflective chants like this one from Lifted, that are more likely to find a place in liturgies. I certainly remember playing this at mass in the 2000s and I blogged it … Continue reading →

This is a sung prayer in emmanuelworship‘s quieter mode. It is by James Garrahy and featured in the collection Lifted. Being out of print, I will put up the sheet music with their permission. here is my BIAB backing to … Continue reading →

James Garrahy was inspired by the psalms for this song of praise from the emmanuelworship collection Lifted. Most of these songs were being played for some years before they were recorded and it makes this album the pick of their … Continue reading →

Chris has sent this important missive: To anyone looking for some simple chant responsorial psalms and/or gospel acclamations for Lent, I now have a complete collection available on LiturgyShare.org from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday including Sundays and the solemnities … Continue reading →

This is a song from the emmanuelworship collection Lifted by James Garrahy that I have already blogged here. We certainly used this in liturgical settings – Pentecost for example. I am mentioning it again because unlike the rest of the … Continue reading →

This song from the emmanuelworship collection “Lifted” goes all the way back to 1994 and was written by Patrick Keady and Natalie Balinger. While known for their up tempo, praise and worship style music, they really shine with their ballads. … Continue reading →

This is the title track from emmanuelworship‘s 2001 collection Lifted. It’s another up tempo testimony of encouragement, that is more for schools or youth rallies than mass. The words are by James Garrahy and the music by James Garrahy and … Continue reading →

In my quest to cover Australian Catholic music I am looking at emmanuelworship‘s collection Lifted. This one is an energetic vocal testimony. The text is by Liz Buchanan and the music by her and James Garrahy. It is a solo … Continue reading →

This song from the emmanuelworship collection Lifted, is a raucous invocation of the Spirit and a call to action. It was written by James Garrahy. It is not something with which an assembly could easily participate, so it would find … Continue reading →