I’m blogging the music book “Voice As One Vol 1” and since WLP songs have very little penetration into the Australian market, I’m finding lots of useful songs for liturgy that I didn’t know, and a few nonliturgical sacred songs. OCP and GIA have been the dominant American players here so it is good to hear something different and since most can be purchased on-line they are worth considering even if you haven’t bought the collection yet.
Here I was thinking WLP was just Ed Bolduc when it turns out it’s mostly Paul A. Tate, who wrote this song.
This is a Eucharist song that again has the cantor (or choir) – assembly conversation that we would usually ignore and just have the assembly sing the lot. There really is nothing here an assembly could not attempt. It’s long enough for most sized churches to get through communion. The fifth verse is really a bridge in a different key if you get to it.
The text is in the sample at WLP where the sheet music can be purchased.
This church has lovely accompaniment but does struggle a little.
So does this group so perhaps it is harder than it looks.