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How Can I Keep From Singing

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Our lives flow on in endless song;
Above earth's lamentation,           
We hear the sweet, though far-off hymn
That hails a new creation
 

Be Quiet and Still

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1) O God, You are three persons in love
Divine love one in Trinity  
All goodness   truth and beauty,
Are Reflections of  your divine  glory

O Author of eternal praise,
who give to all who live by faith
the Spirit of your sev’nfold grace,
Who leads us to seek his glorious face

REFRAIN
Hear my voice be quiet and still
Trust deeply in me and you will

The New Hail Mary Song

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Carey Landry's Hail Mary Gentle woman is good but I found its tempo difficult to play on guitar or organ. Even to sing, I can never get it right. Plus it is quite long.

I just want to sing the Hail Mary short and sweet.

So, here's the new one - just composed today. Hope you like it. The chords are posted below the video. Enjoy and please subscribe and share.

Responsorial Psalm 29 | 20th Sun Ordinary Time Year C 17 August 2025 Lord come to my aid

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Responsorial Psalm 29 | 20th Sun Ordinary Time Year C 17 August 2025 Lord come to my aid

A Communion song with perfect Poetry- by Chris Walker

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Chris Walker's 'Bread for the World Broken' is one of those songs in our Church that is not easy to sing and play guitar with, but has wonderful poetry. 

To Christ All Glory Be

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1 All glorious son of the all Holy Father
Most humble son of the most humble Mary
All mercy and just our holy  brother
Lord have mercy- Lord have mercy
  
2 You feed me every day
Your body and blood your very self
You sustain me to eternal life
O Christ within me     O  Christ within me

RERAIN
You give us your  Holy Spirit
And he teaches us  everything
He leads us to.become holy
Like  our Heavenly Father wills us to be 

Responsorial Psalm 32 Happy the people the Lord to has chosen to be his own 19th Sunday Ordinary Time Year C 10 August 2025

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Free to use Psalm Psalm 32 Happy the people the Lord to has chosen to be his own 19th Sunday Ordinary Time Year C 10 August 2025. 

Writing what's wrong

The world needs positive music to help offset the negativity and false values which infect our lives. How can we write about sin and cultural death in an engaging and affirming way? I have tried to do this in my own lyrics. Here are samples of my lyrics from the album Can't Let Go: schlettysound.com/cant-let-go

Leaving Flesh

Leaving flesh ungates the soul,
like a bird that soars with grace,
like a worm that leaves the hole,
taken to an extraordinary place.

Give your all until the dawn.
Take what little stuff you need.
Smile until the shades are drawn... 

Glorysphere +

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St. Paul in his letter to the Colossians urges us to set our minds on things above. That we should become heavenly-minded.  We were created to be - to live in ecstasy with our Triune God and all the angels and saints forever -sharing in a human way in divine life in a heavenly atmosphere. Pope Benedict in his trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth calls this reality the definitive "evolutionary" step in human existence that is hard for us to grasp. In his Letters, St Paul's vivid description of this difficulty says  - what eye has not seen, nor ear has not heard nor the human heart conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him. Throughout scripture The Good Lord does give is glimpses of the Heavenly reality for us to reflect on and yearn for.
 

Hymn of the Month - August: O Face Divine!

For my HYMN OF THE MONTH, I have chosen a hymn written by Miss Eliza Allen Starr and composed by Sister Mary Alexis Donnelly, R.S.M. Both women and their contributions to Catholic music have largely been forgotten by all but few vintage organist and hymnologist. Please take a moment to read more about these two wonderful Catholic women and the fruits of their labor.

Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/o-face-divine/

 

Thank You Lord (For the Trials)

Happiness begins with gratitude. There's always something or someone in our llife to be thankful for. 

Psalm 89 In every age O Lord, you have been our refuge : 18th Sunday Ordinary Time Yr C 3 August 2025

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Free to use: Responsorial Psalm for the 18th Sun Ordinary Time. This is Psalm 89 
 

God of Day

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God of day and God of darkness,
Now we stand before the night.
As the shadows stretch and deepen,
Come and make our darkness bright.
All creation still is groaning
For the dawning of your might.
When the Son of peace and justice                  
Fills the earth with His radiant light.

Come Lord Jesus  for you we  yearn
To set us free and live fully
Our love and hearts brightly burn
 

Responsorial Psalm for July 27 2025 (17th Sun Ordinary Time Yr C)

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Psalm 137: On the day I called, you answered me O God. Responsorial Psalm for the 17th Sunday in Ordinay Time Year C. Music by Bro Michael Herry, cover by Erwin Cabucos. Lyrics and chords on the video.

New Advent Song to look forward to: Maranatha Together We Pray

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Maranatha Together Pray - new advent song composed by yours truly last year.

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