Tale of Two Prodigal Sons
Lyrics and music ©2007 Jack Miller
Guitar: Scott Carmichael. Vocals: Richard Schletty
A MacJams.com collaboration (this website went offline c. 2017)

Am                                G 
  The younger of the sons, he was leavin'
Am                                         G
  Told his wealthy dad "Give me all that's mine"
Am                                     G 
  So he gathered all his riches and he journeyed
     F                         Am 
To a land to see what he would find
     F                         C
To a land to see what he would find

In that land he wasted all his bounty
Living only for the pleasures of each day
With his money spent and now a pauper... 

Dramatic setting of Psalm 31 that is sung on Good Friday has been scored for a variety of arrangements. Accessible and appropriate for any church setting.

Responsorial Psalm 22(23) for the 4th Sunday in Easter, Year A - WORDS + CHORDS

                                A    E           D   E                     D          E            A
Response - The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.

            A                    D
The Lord is my shepherd;
                 E                          A
there is nothing I shall want.
    A                                         D
Fresh and green are the pastures
                     E                   A
where He gives me repose.
            G                            Bm
Near restful waters He leads me,
      D                    E               D
to revive my drooping spirit.

                                A    E           D   E                     D          E            A
Response - The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.

1) Come to me, be quiet and still
with peace your heart I'll fill
And day by day my love you'll know
In compassionate love you'll grow

2) I am the Truth, the way and life
I'll bring you through this rising strife
Through the chaos and rage of idolatry
As it falls and you love me 

REFRAIN 
O Jesus blest Redeemer
Our beloved Lord and brother
Hold us who live/ in your heart
And from you never let us depart

A meditative piano solo that is featured in the piano series "The Rosary" - meditative piano solos that are to be played as background music while people are praying the Rosary.

A meditative piano solo that is featured in the piano series "The Rosary" - meditative piano solos that are to be played as background music while people are praying the Rosary.

A meditative piano solo that is featured in the piano series "The Rosary" - meditative piano solos that are to be played as background music while people are praying the Rosary.

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/fd21abtViD4

Learn to sing a psalm in Spanish! Salmo responsorial (responsorial psalm) para Domingo 4 de Pascua A (Ciclo A) – Salmo 22 (Numeración griego-septuaginta) – El Señor es mi pastor, nada me faltará. / Responsorial psalm for 4th Sunday of Easter, Cycle A – Psalm 23 (Hebrew-Masoretic numbering) – The Lord Is My Shepherd.

Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

https://insong.org/product/domingo-4-de-pascua-a-salmo-22-el-senor-es-mi-pastor-nada-me-faltara

Enter into a quiet time of prayer with this 20-minute meditation on Ave Maria. This collection features multiple original settings, each offering a different reflection on the timeless prayer—from gentle and intimate moments to fuller, expressive meditations. Designed to guide the listener into stillness, this continuous musical journey invites peace, prayer, and reflection. Composed and arranged by Stephen DeCesare. May this music bring calm to your heart and draw you into a deeper moment of prayer.

Christ the Lord is ris’n today;
Christians, haste your vows to pay
Offer you praises divinely sweet
At the Paschal Victim’s feet.
For the sheep the Lamb has bled,

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/QYpaxLewErg

Salmo responsorial para Domingo 3 de Pascua A - Salmo 15 - Enséñanos, Señor, el camino de la vida. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm for 3rd Sunday of Easter. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

https://insong.org/product/domingo-3-de-pascua-a-salmo-15-ensenanos-senor-el-camino-de-la-vida/

Responsorial Psalm 15(16):1-2,5,7-11 for the 3rd Sunday in Easter, Year A - WORDS + CHORDS

                         E            A              E     B  Esus4  E
Response - Show us, Lord, the path of life.

    A                      B                 Esus4        E
Preserve me, God, I take refuge in You.
    B                  A                             Esus4  E
I say to the Lord: ‘You are my God.
        A               B                             E     B            C#m
O Lord, it is You who are my portion and cup;
          A             E                              Bsus4   B
it is You Yourself who are my prize.’

                         E            A              E     B  Esus4  E
Response - Show us, Lord, the path of life.

Scored for a 2-part choir hymn (Women on melody and Men on Harmony), Solo, Oboe and Piano. Simple repetitive chant melody followed by the soloist's counter-melody of the English text. Can be used any time the Holy Spirit is the topic.

Nice communion hymn

Lyrics and chords: Capo 1

Verse 1

D      G        D Bm            G           Em  BmD        A
This is my body which shall be given up     for you

Bm              G                D     Bm  F#m    A           D
This is the cup of the new covenant   in my blood

       F#m A       Bm G         D    A     D
As often as yo do this, remember me

Bm         G     Em   Bm  A         D
And the life that I give to the world

Verse 2

D      G        D Bm            G           Em  BmD        A
This is my body which shall be given up     for you

Bm                G                     D    Bm      F#m  A     D
Take of the blood that is shed in the new covenant  

       F#m A       Bm G         D    A     D
As often as yo do this, remember me

Bm         G     Em   Bm  A         D
And the life that I give to the world

Verse 3

D     G     D  Bm          G      Em  BmD        A
Glorify God in the Body given up    for you

Bm                             G     DBmF#m   A           D
Glorify God in the new covenant    in my blood

       F#m A       Bm G         D    A     D
As often as yo do this, remember me

Bm         G     Em   Bm  A         D
And the life that I give to the world

Gentle jazz harmonic setting of Psalm 16 that is scored for a variety of arrangements. Accessible and appropriate for any church setting.

Amazing Grace and Time
by Richard Schletty and David Gómez Sanz (Segovia, Spain)

Photo by Etienne Wansa, Aslout, Lebanon

Born years ago to a family,
fashioned from stardust and slime.
Spirits of nature have carried me
over the wavelets of time.

This I know, having seen and heard,
tasted, touched, absorbed
a million sense impressions:
Life is good, life is hard,
life is wild, but worth the... 

An offertory song: Self Surrender by Sr Delia Manhit, RC. This is cover on guitar capo 2, G.

Capo 2 G

G        GM7       C                      G
Lord Jesus I unite myself to your
GM7                G        G7       C                D7
perpetual unceasing, universal sacrifice
   G              GM7                     E                Am 
I offer myself to you every day of my life
                     D                            G                        A7            D       D7  G
And every moment of every day, surrender to your most holy will

     G                               GM7        C            D
//You have been the victim of my salvation
G                           GM7        C                  D
I wish to be the victim of your great love
G                  GM7     E                   Am
Accept my desire, take my offering
                        D              G
Graciously, hear my prayer
                E           Am
Let me live for love of you
                            D
Let me die for love of you
                G     GM7       E        Am      D          G
Let my last heartbeat be an act of perfect love//

St. Junipero Serra founded a chain of missions throughout California in the 1700s. A series of anti-Catholic arson and vandalism incidents took place at the missions in recent years, with one in Los Angeles being severely damaged but thankfully now fully repaired. Pray for people who hate the Church, that their hearts will turn to God.

Instrumentation: Voice, guitar, cello
Duration: 1’

I saw your statue before they took it away
Ants are now judging angels but that’s where we are
Don’t expect balance when the mob’s taken control

I saw your mission before they set the fire