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Hi! My name is Joanne Wallace, a singer-songwriter from Liverpool, UK.

After years away from the church, I have re-discovered my faith and my love of church music. 

I was always involved in the music ministry at my church growing up and to be honest, thought that part of my life experience was over. Then I had my children and found that through them, all those memories came flooding back. The door was opened once again and once I went through it, all of this music starting to come to me.

"I Call Your Name" has been an unexpected gift to me - if you asked me only 3 years ago,  I would never have imagined I would have rediscovered church and songwriting after all this time and to have released an album of my own original worship music! I write my songs on guitar and piano (although I am really a master of neither!) but my sound does have some gospel influence in the backing vocals.

I now lead the music ministry at our local church and sing new compositions there when it fits with the liturgy. As well as worship songs, I have written more 'traditional' sounding hymns and Mass settings too.  We sing my 'Gloria' every week!  I have had a lot of positive feedback, which is great to hear.

Please listen to my audio samples at www.joannewallace.co.uk.

CDs can be ordered via my website or you can download at www.amazon.com (search Digital Music- Joanne Wallace) and www.cdbaby.com.

I hope you enjoy what you hear.  I look forward to sharing my music and networking with other writers!

Kyrie Eleison

This probably is not the best fit for the situation but it's still a rallying cry: please don't forget the Syrian and other refugee Children as the weather gets progressively colder wherever they are. Thank you :-)

Christ Our Lord, Glorified!

A song by my good Christian friend, Jack Miller (aka Dadai). - Richard Schletty

On Bended Knee (Morning-Evening) by Dadai. More songs by Jack here: www.icompositions.com/artists/Dadai

See our newest members here and say hello to them! Let's help each other grow with Catholic music. 

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Richard Schletty
TCS editor

Bob Filoramo has written an exceptional song for Thanksgiving called "Thank You, Jesus," one which the lyrics really speak for themselves. [scroll down to hear song in the iTunes iMix layer]. 

ETA: Bob writes: "Thank You Jesus was written for my brother's wedding. My brother had been through some very difficult times and as I considered how God had rescued him, what he had come through and where he was that day, I could think of nothing else to say but "Thank You Jesus"; hence the refrain: What can we say but thank you Jesus?

We often try real hard to praise God eloquently with lots of words and that's great, but sometimes it hits me that all I need to say is Thank You Jesus for all that you've done for me. That's basically the origin and spirit of the song.

Enjoy:

Thank You, Jesus

We are in awe as we behold what You have done.
We stand amazed as we see Your plan unfold.
What can we say, what can we do
To express our gratitude
for revealing Your great power in our lives?

What can we say but "Thank You, Jesus!"
for all that You have done for us? ... 

Here is Maria's version of The Magnificat (As the Rain Rushes Down). It is the melody that was taught to her by her mother. Compare to Robert Blue version from his 1967 album Run, Come, See. More info about the search for this song is here: http://www.topcatholicsongs.com/magnificat-as-the-rain-rushes-down#comment-6947

Has anyone else ever heard this version of the song? Please sign in and comment. Thank you.

Holy, Holy (The 'Sanctus' Prayer in English)

• Artist: Oriwoh Edewede
• Title: Holy, Holy, Hosanna
• Genre: Christian; Catholic
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Oriwoh Edewede
• Copyright Info: Oriwoh Edewede 2015

Lamb of God (in Latin)

• Artist: Oriwoh Edewede
• Title: Agnus Dei
• Genre: Christian, Catholic
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Oriwoh Edewede
• Copyright Info: Oriwoh Edewede 2015
• Notes: A "Lamb of God" Prayer (in Latin)

Lamb of God (in Latin)

• Artist: Oriwoh Edewede
• Title: Agnus Dei
• Genre: Christian; Catholic
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Oriwoh Edewede
• Copyright Info: Edewede Oriwoh 2015
• Notes: A "Lamb of God" Prayer (in Latin)

Lamb of God (in Latin)

• Artist: Oriwoh Edewede
• Title: Agnus Dei
• Genre: Christian, Catholic
• Year: 2014
• Composer: Oriwoh Edewede
• Copyright Info: Edewede Oriwoh 2014
• Notes: A "Lamb of God" Prayer (in Latin)

Alleluia, Alleluia.

• Artist: Edewede Oriwoh
• Title: Alleluia, Alleluia.
• Genre: Christian; Catholic
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Edewede Oriwoh
• Copyright Info: 2015
• Notes: Alleluia, Alleluia. Just Praise God!

From Jeff Ostrowski at Corpus Christi Watershed:

"MOUNT MARY HYMNAL, produced in 1937 by Sister Mary Gisela, was published in Milwaukee. This was quite a famous hymnal, although in my opinion the poetry of several hymns is a little too emotional & simplistic. You can download all 255 pages."

www.ccwatershed.org/blog/2015/aug/17/pdf-download-mount-mary-hymnal-1937/

Lord Have Mercy

• Artist: Edewede
• Title: Herr, Erbarme Dich
• Album: Forgiven
• Genre: Christian; Catholic
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Edewede Oriwoh
• Copyright Info: Edewede Oriwoh 2015
• Notes: The "Lord, Have Mercy" prayer (in German)

7th Movement from the project Hungry For Heaven. More at http://www.hungryforheaven.com. Would you like to see this become a musical? If so, please comment.

Lifting
7th Movement, Hungry for Heaven

Raise me skyward in a torrent
Energize me with your current
I won't fall, I won't fail
Word poured from your holy grail...
 

Psalm 34 - The Cry of the Poor. Responsorial Psalm on 8/9/2015 at St. Matthew's Catholic Church. Voice and guitar: Richard Schletty. Piano: Sr. Anne Becker. Recorded with a Zoom H2 digital recorder. I used SoundSoap to reduce the fan and AC noise.

Text: Psalm 34:2-3, 6-7, 18-19, 23; John Foley, SJ
Music: John Foley, SJ
© 1978, 1990, John B. Foley, SJ, and New Dawn Music

capo 2

Refrain
Em D Bm Em
The Lord hears the cry of the poor,
C D Em
Blessed be the Lord...

Dear Friends,

Recently, I posted one of my new songs on the MUSIC page of my website. It’s titled, “Beautiful Name, Jesus.”

I invite you to take a listen and sing along if you like. Here is the link to the song. www.margobsmith.com/music

Love in Christ,

Margo

• Artist: Edewede Oriwoh
• Title: Sing With The Angels
• Album: Praise!
• Track: 1
• Genre: Christian
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Edewede Oriwoh
• Notes: Sing With The Angels!!