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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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Freely, Freely PTG 194

This is another familar hymn from the 1970s that I have somehow never blogged, but it is in the Praise to God Hymnal and is another the Dominicans sourced from the Lutheran hymn book All Together Again. There seems to … Continue reading

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His Banner Over Me Is Love PTG 175

OK, this one I do know from my Presbyterian Sunday School upbringing complete with actions. This is another song that was sourced for the Praise to God hymn book from All Together Again, the Lutheran Songbook, but I won’t blame … Continue reading

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Be Still and Know PTG 174

In the Praise to God Hymn book, the Dominicans note where they found the hymns and I have started with the hymns they got from the Lutheran Hymn Book All Together Again, which is still in print. This song is … Continue reading

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Jesus, Name Above All Names PTG 98

This song is one that the editors of Praise to God got from All Together Again. It is part of the 1970s story of evangelicals teaching Catholics to sing. I have vague recollections of this song from my Presbyterian upbringing, … Continue reading

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