If We Have Died to Ourselves (aka We Are Fire and Water) CWBII 30

I have done volume two of Catholic Worship Book II, which is mainly hymns, but there are some great songs in amongst the specifically liturgical choices in volume one that I would like to look at.

CWB II starts with the sung order of the Mass in chant form, followed by the six recommended settings for Australia: Mass of St Francis (no chords!), Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (no chords), Mass of Christ the Redeemer (no chords), Mass of Glory and Praise (chords), Missa Magis (chords!!), and Mass Shalom (chords). Francis should have had chords but I’m startled that Magis has them.

That gets us to sprinkling rites:

29 I saw water flowing – ICEL chant.

This is pretty close:

30 If We Have Died to Ourselves

This is metrical song so worth doing on BIAB. It is by Marty Haugen and intended for the blessing and sprinkling of holy water ¬ in fact it is the sprinkling rite from his Mass of Creation. It has lots of verses that would suit other liturgical purposes outside of Lent.

The sheet music can be purchased at GIA, where the text is in their preview.

There are no chords in CWB II, but as is often the case Together in Song (475) comes to the rescue.

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