Author Archives: maddg

Looking at the sheer number of great songs David MacGregor has on his website, I don’t think I will be able to do more than A-C in this series. I sure I will get back to the rest in the … Continue reading →

This is aspirational and inspirational hymn from David MacGregor. Think of it as a better take on “Companions on the Journey”. The sheet music is free at his site where you can hear his version. I slightly jazzed up the … Continue reading →

I’m moving on to another Australian artist now, one David MacGregor. He has many songs published at Willow, so I came across him there. He is a Uniting Church minister from Queensland and has been writing and recording music for … Continue reading →

This is the last song in the collection Send Us Out by Gen Bryant. I’ve already blogged it here (with lyrics) from the preview page and a bit of guesswork, but now that I’ve bought the collection I’ve corrected my … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Holy Spirit Come (Mangan) AOV NG 67 Psalm 103 (McKenna) Lord, send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth. Gifts: Holy, Sacred Spirit (Brown) Communion: Holy Spirit of Fire (Mangan) CWB II 110 Recessional: Send Down … Continue reading →

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 46 (McKenna) God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: A blare of trumpets for the Lord. Gifts: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Communion: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness … Continue reading →

This is an older Gen Bryant song from the collection Send Us Out, about following the call of Christ. The sheet music for all the band is at Willow, and you can hear a snippet of what it is meant … Continue reading →

It looks like the quieter songs from Gen Bryant are sung prayers from a place of despair and speak to the need for acceptance of God’s love and plan. This makes them good talking points for a teenage audience. This … Continue reading →

I have a few left from Gen Bryant’s Send Us Out collection and am enjoying the new songs that I haven’t heard before. This is another quiet reflective sung prayer from her about hearing God’s call. The sheet music for … Continue reading →

This is a prayer to God for when we feel far away by Gen Bryant. It is from the collection Send Us Out, where they suggest the parable of the prodigal son as a relevant scripture, which sounds about right. … Continue reading →