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Growing Up With Jesus

I’ve hit a rich vein of children’s songs by Brisbane’s David MacGregor. The sheet music is hard to download from his site so I have converted it to pdf and posted it below.

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Music for the Third Week in Ordinary Time Year C 25th/26th January 2025.

This is also Australia Day. Entrance: One Body In Christ (McKenna) AOV NG 102 Psalm 18 (McKenna) Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 … Continue reading

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Music for the Second Week in Ordinary Time Year C 18th/19th January 2025

Entrance: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Psalm 95 (McKenna) All proclaim God’s marvellous deeds to all the nations. Gifts: One Body (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/146 Communion: From the Many Make Us One … Continue reading

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Got to Be Trusting

I’m in a run of children’s songs by David MacGregor from Brisbane, Australia. It a sweet song of reassurance for bad times, urging trust in God. The sheet music is one of his older ones that are hard to link … Continue reading

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God’s Word, God’s World

I’m slowly working through David Macgregor‘s music and I’m still only up to “G”. I’m looking on this one as a recessional – an uptempo song he suggests to be played “moving along.” They key change after the bridge takes … Continue reading

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God, YOU Make Room

David MacGregor must be a fan of reggae music, as many of his songs have this style. I think this is a song for young people but is a sung prayer for us all really. The sheet music is at … Continue reading

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God of Life, of Living Water

This is a timely song for Baptism, with the Baptism of the Lord celebrated tomorrow. It is another from David MacGregor‘s inexhaustible trove. It has the feel of a traditional hymn. The sheet music is at his site. There is … Continue reading

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God Is Love

This is a more recent “kid friendly” song from David MacGregor. Simple tune, repetitious lyrics, a fair definition of God – what’s not to like. The sheet music is at his site. This another with a “boppy” instruction. God is … Continue reading

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God’s Given Me Everything

This is another children’s song from David MacGregor from even further back in 1988. Like many Australian church music composers, it looks like he started out making songs for the youngsters before branching out. His instructions are “boppy”, which is … Continue reading

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God Gave Jesus For Us All

This gentle children’s song from David MacGregor goes all the way back to the 1990s and has lyrics for both Christmas and Easter. The echoed lyrics make learning it easy for the young ones. The sheet music is at his … Continue reading

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