Feasts and Songs

November to April
B Y NA N C Y SC H W E R D T

embers of the Mus-Ed

Board of Directors have
contributed some tried and
true songs for elementary and
upper level students that have been successful
and enjoyable to teach and sing. Songs with an
asterisk (*) are suitable for high school or college
students. The categories cover the feasts and
seasons of Thanksgiving, Advent, Marian feasts,
Epiphany (Christmas was not included because of
the familiarity and volume of repertoire available), Lent, and Easter. There are also suggestions for first Communion and graduation. These
suggestions first appeared in the November 2002
and January 2003 issues of Catholic Music
Educator.
The songs in each section are listed by title,

composer, and publisher. If no publisher is listed,

then the song is either in the public domain or
available (usually in an arrangement) through
many publishers. Phone and website information
for GIA Publications, Oregon Catholic Press
(OCP), and World Library Publications (WLP)
are listed at the end of this article for ease in
ordering or if you need further assistance.
We hope that this service will be helpful when
you are planning your classroom activities,
concerts, and liturgical celebrations in the near
future.
We look forward to hearing from you if you
have comments or suggestions to add to our list.
Please e-mail those to Nancy Schwerdt at
hfamom@mindspring. com.

Thanksgiving
Song

Composer

Publisher

All Good Gifts

All Good Gifts (Godspell)
All Things Bright and Beautiful
America
America the Beautiful
Canticle of the Sun
*Come, Ye Thankful
People Come
*Confitemini Domino
Deep Down I Know
(I Will Give Thanks)
Dona Nobis Pacem
*For the Beauty of the Earth
Gift of Finest Wheat
Give Thanks to the Lord

Jack Miffleton
Stephen Schwartz
Laura Wasson
S. Smith/Thesaurus Musicus
K. L. Bates/S. Ward
Marty Haugen
Henry Alford/trad.

OCP
Harold Square Music Company
OCP

Taiz
David Haas

GIA
GIA

Chant trad.
Folliott S. Pierpont/DIX
Robert E. Kreutz
Dan Schutte

OCP
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
OCP

SONGS AND FEASTS

GIA

NANCY SCHWERDT, NPM

Mus-Ed Western
Regional Coordinator,
teaches general music
(K8) and serves as the
music director for Sacred
Heart School, Lancaster,
California; she is also the
assistant music director at
Blessed Junipero Serra
Parish in Lancaster.
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* Songs with an asterisk

(*) are appropriate for
high school or college
students as well as for
students K8.

Glory and Praise to Our God

God Bless America
Harvest of Justice
I Am the Bread of Life
*In the Lord Ill Be Ever Thankful
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Malo! Malo! Thanks be to God
*Now Thank We All Our God
One Spirit, One Church
Rain Down
Simple Gifts (Tis a Gift to be Simple)
Sing to the Lord of Harvest
Somos El Cuerpo de Cristo
Song of the Body of Christ
Table of Plenty
Taste and See
Teach Us, O Lord, to Thank You
Thank You, God
Thank You, Lord
The Wonders I See
Venimos (We Come)
We Are Many Parts
We Are the Church
We Are the Family

Dan Schutte
Irving Berlin
David Haas
Suzanne Toolan, RSM
Taiz
S. Miller/J. Jackson
Jesse Manibusan
Martin Rinkart/NUN DANKET
Maryanne Quinlivan, OSU
Jaime Cortez
Shaker trad.
John S. Monsell
Jaime Cortez
David Haas/Donna Pea
Dan Schutte
Marty Haugen
Jack Miffleton
Kevin Vogt
Traditional
Bernadette Farrell
Mark Friedman
Marty Haugen
Christopher Walker
Ray Repp

We Come to Your Table

We Come Today
*We Gather Together

Singing Our Faith

Friedman/Voigt
Trad./KREMSER

OCP
God Bless America Fund
GIA
GIA
GIA
Jan-Lee Music
GIA
OCP
OCP
GIA
New Dawn/OCP
OCP
GIA
OCP
GIA
OCP
OCP
OCP
OCP
GIA
OCP
Silver Burdett
This Is Our Faith Series
GIA
OCP

Advent

Song

Composer

Publisher

*Advent Gathering
*Ave Maria
Be Light for Our Eyes
*Come to Set Us Free
Come, Lord Jesus
Come to Us, Spirit of Jesus
*Creator of the Stars of Night
Do Not Delay
*Each Winter As the Year Grows Older
Encircle the Wreath
Enter in the Wilderness
Jesus, Come to Us
*Like A Shepherd
*Lo, How a Rose Eer Blooming
*Magnificat
*Magnificat
*My Soul in Stillness Waits
*O Come, Divine Messiah
*O Come, O Come Emmanuel
*People, Look East
*Prepare the Way of the Lord
*Savior of the Nations, Come
Share the Light
Sing a New Song to the Lord
Sing Out, Earth and Skies
Siyahamba (We Are Marching)
*Soon and Very Soon
Stay Awake
*The King of Glory
This Little Light of Mine

Cooney/Daigle
Chant and Dan Kantor
David Haas
Bernadette Farrell
Carey Landry
Mark Friedman
Chant
Arr. Paul Inwood
W. and A. Gay
Vogt/Friedman
Trad. Hasidic
David Haas
Bob Dufford
Theodore Baker, trans./Trad.
Taiz
David Haas
Marty Haugen
Trad./VENEZ, DIVIN MESSIE
Trad./VENI, VENI EMMANUEL
Eleanor Farjeon/BESANCON
Jacques Berthier
Trad./NUN KOMM
Bernadette Farrell
Singing Our Faith
Marty Haugen
South African freedom song
Andra Crouch
Christopher Walker
Willard Jabusch
Traditional

GIA
GIA
GIA
GIA
NALR/OCP
OCP
OCP
GIA
OCP
WLP
OCP
GIA
GIA
GIA
GIA

GIA
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA
Bud John Songs Inc./Crouch Music
OCP
St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein
SONGS AND FEASTS

Members of the BenildeSt. Margaret Choir

perform during the 2002
Regional Convention in
Omaha, Nebraska. Photo
2002 by Dorothy
Tuma.

*Wait for the Lord

*Walk In the Reign
We Are the Light of the World

Taiz
Rory Cooney
Arr. Tom Kendzia

GIA
GIA
OCP

Song

Composer

Publisher

All the Ends of the Earth

Buenos Dias, Paloma Blanca
Digo S, Seor/I Say Yes, Lord
Hail, Mary
Hail Mary: Gentle Woman
Holy Is His Name
Holy Is Your Name
Holy Mary
Im Your Mother
Immaculate Mary
Magnificat
Magnificat
Maanitas a La Virgen de Guadalupe
Marys Song
Mi Virgen Ranchera
My Soul Rejoices
Oh, Maria, Madre Mia
Oh, Virgen de Guadalupe
Salve Regina
Sing of Mary

Haugen/Haas
OCP
Anon./Trad.
Donna Pea
OCP
Jack Miffleton
OCP
Carey Landry
NALR/OCP
John Michael Talbot
OCP
David Haas
GIA
Vogt/Friedman
OCP
Marty Rotella
GIA
LOURDES HYMN
Taiz
GIA
Bernadette Farrell
OCP
Anon./Trad.
OCP
Trad./AMAZING GRACE
Chucho Monge
WLP
Millie Rieth
OCP
Anon./Trad.
Anon./Trad.
Chant/Trad.
Roland F. Palmer/PLEADING SAVIOR

Mary

* Songs with an asterisk

(*) are appropriate for
high school or college
students as well as for
students K8.

Epiphany
Song

Composer

Go Tell It on the Mountain (v.1)

*The First Noel (v. 2)
The Light of Christ
We are the Light of the World
We Three Kings
What Child Is This (v. 3)
What Star is This

John Work, Jr./Trad.

Trad./French
Donald Fisher
Jean Anthony Greif
John Hopkins/Trad.
Trad./GREENSLEEVES
PUER NOBIS

Publisher

Word of God Music

Vernacular Hymns Publishing

GIA

Contact
Information

Lent
Song
Composer/Source
*Adoramus Te Christe
Traditional
Again We Keep This Solemn Fast
Singing Our Faith
*All Glory, Laud, and Honor (Palm Sunday) Traditional
SONGS AND FEASTS

Publisher
GIA
GIA
GIA

GIA (800) GIA-1358;

www.giamusic.com
OCP (800) LITURGY;
www.ocp.org
WLP (800) 621-5197;
www.wlpmusic.com
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Amazing Grace
Traditional
Because of Jesus
Barbara Bridge
Be With Me, Lord
Marty Haugen
Behold the Cross
Bob Hurd
*Deep Within
David Haas
*Dust and Ashes
Singing Our Faith
Give Me Oil in My Lamp
Traditional
Here I Am, Lord
Dan Schutte/New Dawn
*Hosea
Weston Priory
In This Reconciliation
Janet Vogt/Mark Friedman
Its Not Easy to Say Im Sorry
Christopher Walker
Jesus, I Will Stay with You
Christopher Walker
Jesus, Remember Me
Jacques Berthier
Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley
American Folk Tune
Lead Me, Guide Me
Singing Our Faith
Lift High The Cross
Singing Our Faith
Lord, Let Me Walk
Jack Miffleton
*Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Traditional
Now We Remain
Singing Our Faith
O God, We Are Your Children
Mark Friedman
O How Good Is Christ the Lord
Singing Our Faith
O Lord, Hear My Prayer
Singing Our Faith
Pan de Vida
Bob Hurd
*Parce Domine
Traditional
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord
Singing Our Faith
Psalm 51: Be Merciful, O Lord
Singing Our Faith
Return to God
Singing Our Faith
Shelter Me, O God
Bob Hurd
*Shepherd Me, O God: Gathering Rite Marty Haugen
Song of the Body of Christ
David Haas
Standin in the Need of Prayer
Spiritual
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Spiritual
Though the Mountains May Fall
Dan Schutte/New Dawn
The King of Glory
Willard Jabusch
We Will Rise Again
Were You There?
What Wondrous Love Is This

David Haas
Spiritual
Singing Our Faith

OCP
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA
OCP
GIA
OCP
OCP
OCP
GIA
GIA
GIA
WLP
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA
GIA
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA

OCP
St. Mary of the Lake,
Mundelein, IL 60060
OCP
GIA

Easter
Song
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks
Alleluia! Sing To Jesus
Be Light for Our Eyes
Canticle of the Sun
Christ The Lord Is Risen!
Do Lord
Dona Nobis Pacem
Easter Alleluia!
I Am the Bread of Life
I Danced in the Morning
*I Know that My Redeemer Lives
I Say Yes, Lord
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Composer/Source
Singing Our Faith
Traditional/new arr.
David Haas
Marty Haugen
Singing Our Faith
Traditional
Traditional round
Singing Our Faith
Suzanne Toolan, RSM
Singing Our Faith
Scott Soper
Dona Pea

Publisher
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA
GIA

GIA
GIA
GIA
OCP
GIA
SONGS AND FEASTS

In the Bulb There Is a Flower

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Jubilate Deo/In the Lord Rejoicing
Let Heaven Rejoice
Lord of the Dance
Lift High the Cross
On Eagles Wings
On Holy Ground
People of God/ Alleluia
Prayer of St. Francis
Seek Ye First
Shout for Joy
Sing a New Song
Sing Hallelujah to the Lord
Sing to the Mountains
Sing of the Lords Goodness
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright
This Day Was Made by the Lord
Venimos (We Come)
We Remember
*Ye Sons and Daughters
You Have Put on Christ

Singing Our Faith

Traditional
Singing Our Faith
Bob Dufford
Shaker Song
Singing Our Faith
Michael Joncas
Donna Pea
Singing Our Faith
Sebastian Temple
Karen Lafferty
Singing Our Faith
Singing Our Faith
Traditional
Bob Dufford
Ernest Sands
Singing Our Faith
Singing Our Faith
Mark Friedman
Marty Haugen
Traditional
Singing Our Faith

GIA
GIA
OCP
Hope Publishing
GIA
New Dawn/OCP
GIA
GIA
Franciscan Communications
Maranatha Music
GIA
GIA
New Dawn/OCP
OCP
GIA
GIA
OCP
GIA
GIA
GIA

Celebration of First Communion

Song
Bread of Life
Canticle of the Sun
Come to the Table of Love
In the Breaking of Bread
Ive Got That Joy, Joy, Joy
Jesus, You Are Bread for Us
One Bread, One Body
Table of Plenty
Take the Word of God with You
This Is The Day
We Are the Church
We Come to Your Table

Composer/Source
Rory Cooney
Marty Haugen
Janet Vogt/Mark Friedman
Bob Hurd
Traditional
Christopher Walker
Tom Booth
Dan Schutte
Christopher Walker
Traditional
Christopher Walker
Carey Landry

Publisher
OCP
GIA
OCP
OCP
OCP
OCP
OCP
OCP
OCP
OCP

Graduation
Song
Canticle of the Sun
Enter the Journey
Go Make a Difference
Lead Me, Lord
May God Bless You
Peace

Composer/Source
Marty Haugen
Janet Vogt/Mark Friedman
Steve Agrisano
John Becker
Jack Miffleton
Gregory Norbert

*Regina Caeli
*Sing to the Mountains
*The Lord Bless You and Keep You
We Are Walking by Faith
You Are Mine

Traditional
Bob Dufford
John Rutter
David Haas
David Haas

SONGS AND FEASTS

Publisher
GIA
OCP
GIA
OCP
OCP
Benedictine Foundation of
the State of Vermont
GIA
GIA
GIA
GIA

Contacts
GIA
1 (800) GIA-1358
www.giamusic.com
OCP
1 (800) LITURGY
www.ocp.org
WLP
1 (800) 621-5197
www.wlpmusic.com
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