Church Music

I was at a small songwriter’s workshop last weekend arranged by Monica O’Brien and I am still decompressing a little.

I met some wonderful talented songwriters and was inspired by what they are all up to. Peter and Lauren Bierer from Adelaide were there, and they have a couple of great songs posted by the Adelaide Archdiocese.

This one was a sung prayer for communal discernment and action leading up to the Plenary, but has obvious uses beyond that.

I thought he was trying to unsettle us – and we really do need some unsettling, but I was just playing Dm7 instead of Dmaj7 chords.

In the clip you can see how it was used under spoken prayer.

This is a link to the sheet music.

That said it is wicked with Dm7 substituted.

1 Come Holy Spirit come!

Prepare our hearts.

Prepare our minds.

Make us ready Lord.

2 Come Holy Spirit come!

Prepare our eyes.

Prepare our ears.

Make us ready Lord.

3 Come Holy Spirit come!

Prepare our mouths.

Prepare our feet.

Make us ready Lord.

4 Come Holy Spirit come!

Prepare our hands.

Prepare our community.

Make us ready, make us ready, makes us ready, Lord.

© 2022 Secret Hill Music

Entrance: Christ Be Near Us (Ogilvy/O’Brien) AOV NG 21

Psalm 92 (McKenna)

The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty.

Gifts: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1

Communion: Hymn to Christ the King (Hart et al)

Recessional: Lord, the Light of Your Love (Kendrick) AOV 2/59

Entrance: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39

Psalm 15 (McKenna)

Keep Me Safe, O God; you are my hope.

Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.

Gifts: Centre of My Life (Inwood) AOV 2/170

Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155

Recessional: Glory in the Cross (Schutte)

Entrance: Christ Be Near Us (Ogilvy/O’Brien) AOV NG 21

Psalm 145 (McKenna)

Praise the Lord my soul!

Praise the Lord my soul!

Gifts: Harvest (Grant) AOV Digital

Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164

Recessional: Sing of the Lord’s Goodness   (Sands) AOV 1/131

Entrance: Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte) AOV 1/16

Psalm 17 (McKenna)

I love you, Lord, my strength.

I love you, Lord, my strength.

Gifts: Centre of My Life (Inwood) AOV 2/170

Communion: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126

Recessional: We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76)

Psalm 125 (McKenna)

The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy.

Gifts: Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOVD

Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20

Recessional: Hearts on Fire (Mangan) AOV NG 62

Entrance: Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3

Psalm 32 (McKenna)

Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115

Communion: From the Many Make Us One (Huck/Alonso)

Recessional:  Bring Forth the Kingdom (Haugen) AOV 2/4

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468

Psalm 89 (McKenna)

Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13

Communion: The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149

Recessional: Send Us Out (Bryant) AOVD

Too late for this but for future reference (I have been busy!):

Entrance: All You Works of God (Haugen) AOV 1/19

Gifts: Blessing the Marriage (Bell/Maule) SUSSEX CAROL AOV 2/35

Communion: Come to the Feast (Haugen) AOV 1/151

Recessional: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57

This is a song I wrote for Eucharist that I have used over the years as it is simple and easy to sing. It is based in part on passages from the Didache.

1. We are broken bread

Scattered upon the hills,

But when we gather in Your name

We can become one still.

2. We are the branches

Of God’s holy vine.

Pressed to each other,

When we drink Your wine.

3. We will find the fish

To feed the poor,

And as we freely give

we shall receive more.

Rpt 1. We are broken bread

Scattered upon the hills,

But when we gather in Your name

We can become one still.