18 July 2010
| Entrance | All are welcome (Marty Haugen) |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Jeanne Jugan Gloria (Christopher Walker) |
| Psalm 14 | The just will live (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Alleluia (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | There is a longing (Anne Quigley) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | No Greater Love (Michael Joncas) |
| Lamb of God | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Communion | Here I stand (John Bell) |
| Final | Lord of all hopefulness |
The welcome guest: known or unknown finds welcome. All are welcome seems to find its way on lists of US bloggers' least favourite hymns. Its main fault is that is vision is primarily horizontal yet a major theme is that this is a place where God is at work. My guess is that if there is genuine musical dislike it stems from overuse rather than the melody itself which is well constructed. It is actually quite a while since we have sung it and though it took some time before it was sung with confidence it seemed to be sung well this morning. I am more intrigued by a list of ten pieces of recent liturgical music that a chant aficionado does not mind.
One of today's Communion antiphon reads:
I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and sit down to supper with him, and he with me.
Not only did connect with the readings it also gave a chance to sing John Bell's chant Here I stand. It's one of those pieces which, to my mind, that John Bell enjoys the construction of pieces and the singability of each part. We sang it with Psalm 22 using a 2-part tone based on the Bell.
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