Entrance: Praise To You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28
Psalm 23:
Who is the king of glory? It is the Lord!
Gifts: Blessed be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13
Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164
Thanksgiving: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39
Recessional: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3
This Brian Boniwell song from his collection, Spirit of Love, is meant for reconciliation. It would also be fine during Lent or for private reflection.
Contact Brian to get the sheet music. ( boniwell@aapt.net.au )
1 I have strayed from you O Lord.
I have turned my face from you.
I have walked down other ways.
But now I come to seek your love and forgiveness.
Refrain
Keep me safe in the shadow of your wings.
Keep me safe, keep me safe.
Though I have strayed from you, O Lord,
your mercy will endure.
2 Now I know your light in me.
Now I feel your warmth within.
You have touched my deepest need.
And now, O Lord, in you alone I want to live.
Refrain
© Brian Boniwell 2000
All the songs in Brian Boniwell’s collection Spirit of Love have a liturgical use.
This one is a stirring recessional with an unusual three line verse form. Contact Brian to get the sheet music. ( boniwell@aapt.net.au )
Refrain
Let your light shine with the brightness of Christ.
Let your light shine for the world.
Walk in the light of the glory of God,
O, come, let your light shine.
1 Darkness is touched by the dawn,
Word become flesh in our lives,
Jesus the light.
Refrain
2 Stars of the heavens so bright,
rich with the depth of your love,
guiding our way.
Refrain
3 Fire in the desert of night,
lead us to freedom and peace,
promise of life.
Refrain
4 Called to be one in the light,
you are the salt of the earth,
savor of life.
Refrain
5 Reach out with healing and hope,
Spirit alive in our hearts,
Spirit of love.
Refrain
©Brian Boniwell 2000
Brian Boniwell suggests this lovely song as a reflection. It is based on Matt 13:4-9,18-23 and would make sense when those readings come up. It would make a good solo. It is from the collection Spirit of Love available from Brian. ( boniwell@aapt.net.au )
It is a folk song but the gentle syncopation suggested a bossa to me.
1 The sower came at sunrise and walked upon the earth,
to spread the seed of life, to plant the Word of God.
Some fell on the pathway, where the birds fed on the seed,
some fell on the shallow rocky ground.
2 Seed that fell on rocky ground had little strength to last.
Without a depth of soil, it withered up and died.
Seed that grew among the thorns was covered by the sun.
The worries of each day destroyed its life.
Refrain
Take the Word of life deep within your heart.
Nurture it with prayer, nurture it with love.
Let it grow within you. let it fill your life.
The harvest of the Spirit of God.
3 Seed upon the fertile soil was taken by the earth,
enfolded in its warmth and given new birth.
From deep within creation’s heart it grew into the light.
The golden harvest ripened in the sun.
Refrain
©Brian Boniwell 2000
I’ll give OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book a rest again and finally get around to this excellent collection from Australian songwriter, Brian Boniwell.
This collection is of songs that are all suitable for liturgy. Godsongs has a good overview of the whole collection.
I have already blogged the title track here. It is designed for confirmation.
Since then we have had contact details and you can contact Brian about purchasing his collections at boniwell@aapt.net.au to check on prices etc.
His most well known songs in the collection, “Will You Love Me” and “Prepare the Road of Justice”, have also already been blogged here, but I will cover all the others.
Ricky Manalo wrote the music and refrain for this song that can be used for prayer. It may have once been used for the gospel acclamation but I’m not sure that would be OK these days. He gives five psalm verses for each church year from various sources.
The sheet music is at OCP where the text is in their preview.
I just did the refrain since the verses are sung over it by the cantor.
More from Sr Genevieve Glen. With obvious liturgical uses this text is set to WINCHESTER NEW.
The sheet music can be purchased at OCP and the text is in their preview.
Same tune and title – different text:
Entrance: Summoned By Love (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/18
Psalm: Canticle of Creation (Watts-O’Brien) AOV NG 20
Gifts: Prayer for Peace (Haas) AOV 1/91
Communion: Will You Love Me? (Boniwell) AOV 1/40
Thanksgiving: A Blessing Hymn for Australia (Herry) CWB II 655
Recessional: Advance Australia Fair (McCormick) CWB II 656
I’ve blogged this text before while looking at songs for a Corpus Christi Mass, but OCP set it to MELCOMBE by Samuel Webbe rather than DUGUIT. The words are by St Thomas Aquinas and are here translated by Edward Caswell, with editing by OCP.
O saving Victim, open wide
The gate of heaven to us below,
Our foes press on from every side,
Your aid supply, Your strength bestow.
To your great name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
O grant us endless length of days,
In our true native land with Thee. Amen.
Most version online are in Eb, as below, but OCP brings it down to C – thanks be to God.
OCP suggests this hymn for adoration, but it is also obviously a Eucharistic hymn. Irvin Udulutsch OFM write the text for the verses and the refrain is c19 Italian.
It is set to FULDA.
You can purchase the sheet music at OCP where the text is in the preview. Corpus Christi Watershed also have the sheet music. The melody is PD.
