I don’t have the Living Parish Hymn Book – I do have the New Living Parish Hymn Book, but not its older sibling – so I thought I’d look at the couple of hymns from the older collection not already covered elsewhere on this blog that were sourced for Praise to God.
Richard Connolly, well known for setting James McAuley’s texts also wrote his own words for some of his music, including this one on a Trinitarian theme. The refrain words are based on the chant, “Ite missa est“.
I can’t believe the sheet music is not available somewhere. I suspect you are more likely to find it an old copy of LPHB than PTG, but start searching the storerooms in the back of the hall and see if you strike it lucky.
Usually confronted with a mess of organ music to put into Band in a Box, I put the notes into a reverse chord site on the internet and put the resultant chords into BIAB. This time, for fun, I just entered all the notes on the page to see what would happen.
Antiphon
Praise to the Father and to the Son and to the Spirit, three in One –
Praise and glory forever.
1 Eternal Father, to whose might your creatures’ endless praise is due,
You we adore and thank and bless, we are your children made by you.
2 Eternal Son of God – the Word, through whom creation’s work was done –
We are your bretheren whom you saved, vanquishing death, our life you won.
3 Eternal Spirit, living Love, God’s gift, his Church to sanctify,
Dwell, as Christ promised, in our midst, clothe us with power from on high.