Top Catholic Songs – share, learn, promote

One work of the Holy Spirit is to give us discernment of the signs of the time we live in . While we know we always live in the Love and power of the good Lord, we are GIVEN signs to help us live in our particular times.  This song lists some of those signs of our times. Where sin aboundeth all the more grace. When a particular is is unusually dark the  Good Lord pours out his grace to help us through it I was a fallen away Catholic who went the way of the 60's sex, drugs, and rock'n roll, but by the GRACE of God and through the prayers of so many of His people,my wife and were led back to the Lord and His Church.

                                            Of KING AND QUEEN
AM                               F                           AM                 F
The air is filled with electric babble.  Satan’s fury raging rattle.
AM                                   F                     Bb  F      C        Bb         F     C

Wrote this song 20 years ago and rewrote it and recorded it last year. Here is the link to Youtube
https://youtu.be/dfcNd-9fVvA?si=i3mYawlZ7Ode5NcD

REJOICE

Singing and dancing like a little boy Spinning and whirling with heavenly joy
 Skipping and singing like a little girl
 Flying and singing like a little bird
 Rejoice Rejoice Rejoice Rejoice
Held in your heavenly Father’s Hand Living forever in his Kingdom Land
Born under your Holy Mother”s heart She’s the perfect model form to learn your part
Rejoice Rejoice Rejoice Rejoice
Singing with angels in harmony Singing with Joseph and Mary Singing with Our Lord and Lady Dancing in pure Divine Glory
Rejoice Rejoice Rejoice

D   G    D     G        C               G            EM                     D              C
Be still and know that I am God Your heart’s divine desire. And bathed 
         G                          C                        D    G           C                                     G
yourself in my pure love and know my joy and peace. I am Love and truth 
        D            G
The one you seek
D     G          D     G               C                                       EM                             D 
Our Hearts are filled with wonder, as we contemplate your works O Lord
             C      G                        C                                  D  G
You inspire us to seek and live in your most Holy Will.
 
Be Still_____
D/G D  G            C           G               Em                                    D             C  
Live in humble simplicity in total trust in my divine mercy and unite your 
G                                        C                               G              D                     C 
Suffering with my compassion for all our suffering brothers and sisters
C                          G                                          D                 G    
And unite your suffering with My Eucharistic Sacrifice.
Be Still and know_____
D           G   D   G               C              G                   EM       D
Wait in joyful hope and childlike fear for I am faithful
D              C               G                             C                   G
Through trials and drought, I teach you  to persevere
                          C               D             C/G
And draw you near as a child so dear

BE Still and Know_____

You can hear this song written and recorded in the past few days on my YouTube channel with the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFyGqfCgpd4&list=PLS8HkHazymINbgttpAoYSJ_t-zl-AZmEh&index=1

I wrote this song in 1999 about the exchange between Jesus and the man crucified on his right side.
You can hear this son and dozens of others on my YouTube channel Ronald St Martin Songs Thanks Ron

Here is the YouTube link to a recent song I wrote and recorded
https://youtu.be/CtMgq4xIMFk?si=FTLkhzpyNjcRLEnd     
Here are the lyrics:
Gau
MARANATHA
Maranatha Maranatha Maranatha
 From every land and tongue Songs are sung
For you to come O come in glory
All creation groans and longs to be Free from its cycle of futility
In joyful hope and expectation All generations
Have prayed for you to bring us home
Maranatha Maranatha Maranatha
We trust in your mercy
We hope in you
In your passion, death, and resurrection You promised to be close to us Through all our years
As we pilgrim through this vale of tears Your Father prunes us back Everyday

I have a YouTube channel with about 70 song I wrote and recorded mostly in the 1990's on a four-track Tascam recorder. The YouTube channel is called Ronald St Martin Songs

Today we celebrated the launch of our latest song, Have Faith. 

Have Faith, crosses into a new musical genre for Color, and departs from our usual acoustic guitar sound. Instead of recording live instruments, our vocals are accompanied by an original track created for the song, in GarageBand, using a variety of loops. 

Have Faith advocates a positive, faith-based outlook in times of trouble, and features the Lord’s Prayer.  The song itself is in the form of a conversation taking place among different groups of people. To help bring the story to life, we have created a visual story available for free download from our website, in a visual, comic-book style format.

it's our wish that this song will convey hope in times of distress, and remind us not to give up under heavy burdens. 

Have Faith Webpage: https://www.colorbb.org/albums/have-faith/

 

This song is an original composition that expresses the love that God has for us... it is relentless, never giving up, always persuing. 

The voice and guitar in this may sound familiar... the composer and singer, Michelle Sambrano is the leader of the Sing Psalms Project and has been posting responsorial psalms each week.  She is also a very active member of Color, another of the music ministry groups located at the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, St John, Barbados.

We hope that you will enjoy listening to Relentless.  Original song by Color, music composed by Michelle Sambrano

 

"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" is a classic hymn that holds out a promise of Christ's help for troubled souls. The words were first written by Helen Howarth Lemmel in 1918 and has been translated into many languages around the world.
Originally published "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" in England in 1918. 


Dedicated to St Mary Catholic Church, in Anacortes WA.
And to all all troubled souls of our world, turn your eyes and hearts to Jesus!!!

Peace, Love, Hope, and Salvation to all peoples!!!


Feedback is very much appreciated.
https://youtu.be/TViMWrDHpsw

"Take My Hand, Precious Lord" (a.k.a. "Precious Lord, Take My Hand") is a gospel song. The lyrics were written by Thomas A. Dorsey, who also adapted the melody.

I dedicate this song to all suffering peoples of our world, from war, hunger, abuse, loss of loved ones, loneliness, poverty, ignorance, and all forms of pain.


Feedback is very much appreciated.
Looking forward to all the goodness and humbling moments of 2023!!!

https://youtu.be/7oKbap4CNpM

"The Christmas Song" sometimes titled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You" is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Torme. 
 
According to Torme, the song was written in July during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool", the most-performed Christmas song was born. "I saw a spiral pad on his (Wells's) piano with four lines written in pencil", Torme recalled. "They started, 'Chestnuts roasting..., Jack Frost nipping..., Yuletide carols..., Folks dressed up like Eskimos.' Bob didn't think he was writing a song lyric. He said he thought if he could immerse himself in winter he could cool off. Forty minutes later that song was written. I wrote all the music and some of the lyrics." 
 
The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song in June 1946. 
 
Dedicated to all beautiful peoples of our world! 
Peace and Joy is my wish for all!!!
 
Feed back is much appreciated. 
https://youtu.be/18nFWsRfrx8

A short story about recording Salve Regina, along with some studio photos, an audio clip and of course, Jasmine Kitty! My 14 year old harp playing cat. :-)

Original composition, Words and Music by Rene A.

Inspired by lovely Fairfield, CA, where Clarissa stayed for her Physical Therapy Internship during summer of 2022.  We stayed in her beautiful Air BNB residence, and enjoyed the food and weather of California.

Dedicated to all loving peoples of our world, our field of dreams in our midst, come and enjoy peace, hope and love!!!

https://youtu.be/vBFU3lHrNXk



YOU TUBE CHANNEL:  
https://www.youtube.com/c/rannildo