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The Three Drovers PTG 360

Continuing my Hymnal archeology of the Praise to God collection by looking at its sources, I can skip over a couple of Frank Andersen collections they used, because I have blogged everything he ever published already – happy to be … Continue reading

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And I Will Follow PTG 375

The next book that Praise To God used as a source was Ray Repp‘s, Come Alive, from which they chose three selections. Oddly, these all appeared in the supplement in the revised version in 1990, so they were only catching … Continue reading

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Mary PTG 137

This is the another of the songs in the Praise to God collection harnassing the talents of religious sisters in Australia. I can’t find out a lot about the songwriter, Margaret Burgess RSM – all the usual sources are silent. … Continue reading

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Carry Me Lord PTG 330

It is interesting to me what sources the Dominican Fathers used to compile the Praise to God: Parish Hymn Book. A lot came from the Australian Hymn Book, the Catholic Worship Book, the Celebration Hymnbook, Glory and Praise, and the … Continue reading

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Babylon PTG 322

OK, this is the last of the songs Praise to God sourced from All Together Again, for which I am grateful, needing a break from mostly American folk mass era songs for a while. They do, however, remind me of … Continue reading

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Jesus, Jesus, Let Me Tell You What I Know PTG 266

This anonymous song is also sung as “can I tell you how I feel” and is often performed as a round. To quote Mary, at Godsongs: This simple hymn is a statement of faith in, or love for, Jesus. The … Continue reading

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Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord PTG 226

I have a few more songs from All Together Again that were sourced for the Praise to God Hymn book by the Dominicans. There were a lot more but they have been covered on this blog from other sources. This … Continue reading

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I Will Sing PTG 225

The songs that the editors of the Praise to God hymnal sourced from the Lutheran hymn book, All Together Again, are mostly Protestant folk songs, and they give an idea of repetoire that was suggested in the 1970s for Australian … Continue reading

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The Lord Is Present in His Sanctuary PTG216

Getting back to the Dominican Father’s Praise To God: Parish Hymn Book, this is another sourced from All Together Again. Godsongs has the background and PTG lists the songwriter as Gail Cole and the songs origin in the Episcopalian Church … Continue reading

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This is the Night – Exsultet by Patricia Smith

I’ll get back to my Hymnal archeology tomorrow, but I am returning to one of my problems – the Exsultet. I blogged at the problem of the Exsultet three years ago and ended up using Tony Alonso’s marvellous setting, which … Continue reading

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