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This is country style version of the Magnificat completely suitable for solo performance. It was written by Jackie Francois and while lovely, the melody is very fiddly, and I don’t think even the refrain is that suitable for an assembly. … Continue reading →

This song by Mark Friedman from Never Too Young is suitable for Lent, RCIA, Reconciliation and Anointing. The text, based on psalm 91, is to the point and the tune simple and singable. There are harmony lines if needed. The … Continue reading →

With a few week’s to go to Good Friday, here is an option for that liturgy from Never Too Young. By Paule Freeburg and Christopher Walker, it is a mantra suitable for all ages. If you look at the sample … Continue reading →

Never Too Young provides yet another Ash Wednesday offering, this time with a text by Mary Hochman and set by Gerard Chiusano. The text is fine for young and old and this song is worthy of consideration. While it is … Continue reading →

I am in an appropriately Lenten part of Never Too Young and finding a lot of songs by Janet Vogt. She wrote this one with Mark Friedman and it is for Ash Wednesday, obviously. I’m saying this a lot, but … Continue reading →

Another recent song from Ryan’s parish is this Marty Haugen song that is new to me. It is a lovely Lenten song of hope. GIA sell the sheet music with another song as “Two Simple Songs for Lent”. It appears … Continue reading →

One of the unexpected benefits that has come out of this blog is that I can check what the parish I was at used for a liturgy the last couple of times it came around. Over the years various lovely … Continue reading →

This was used at Ryan’s parish on for the First Sunday in Lent and it fit the Gospel perfectly. It has a text by Herman G. Stuempfle and is set to EBENEZER by Thomas J. Williams. It’s kind of a … Continue reading →

This song by Janet Vogt and Mark Friedman is for your christian rock band at school and is designed for lots of people jumping up and down in the gym. It is heavily syncopated, has a wide vocal range and … Continue reading →

This is a choir piece for Christmas by Gerard Chiusano. It must be because OCP puts a minimum quantity of five on any sheet music purchase. It also has two harmony lines and a few melodic leaps that make it … Continue reading →