Continuing with the songs the Praise to God parish hymnal sourced from small collections, I have arrived at Trish Watts‘s album, Prophets of Hope. This is Willow music before As One Voice.
Four songs from the collection were chosen and I have already looked at “Summoned By Love“, because it made it into As One Voice Vol 2.
Trisha wrote the music for “Rejoice in the Kingdom” and the lyrics were by her and Monica McInerney – now better known as Monica O’Brien. This song is also in the “Arise! Awake!“collection.
The sheet music is still available for this song at Willow, and while you are there, listen to the sample music with all it 80s synthesiser goodness.
My backing is so staid:
Verse
Come now, gather around, see God’s hand upon th earth.
Life and all of its treasures beckons us on to new birth.
Chorus
Rejoice, rejoice in the Kingdom!
Rejoice, rejoice in the wonder of life!
Let us be confident in our God,
Rejoice in the Kingdom today!
© 1984 Willow Music