The following is a jazz-influenced Catholic/Gospel song.
It is available on all streaming services.  Hope you like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0qRyLRuG8 

Within the Reign of God. Text and tune by Marty Haugen. (c) 1999, GIA Publications, Inc.

1. Come now, the feast is spread; in Jesus' name we break the bread.
Here shall we all be fed within the reign of God.
Come, take this holy food; receive the body and the blood.
Grace is a mighty flood within the reign of God.

REFRAIN
Blessed are they who will feast in the reign of God.
Blessed are they who will share the bread of life.
Blessed are they who are least in the reign of God;
they shall rejoice at the feast of life.

2. Stand up and do not fear, for Christ is truly present here,
Heaven is truly near within the reign of God.
Now at the wedding feast, the greatest here shall be the least.
All bonds shall be released within the reign of God.

I Belong

Another day, in my life I see
Thank you Lord, for giving me
Mark my way, so I’ll never stray
Away from you, come what may
 
I do believe, that you are near
Lord you relieve, all my fear
With your grace, each night and day
Life I’ll face, and win my way
 
Bridge:
Sometimes I’m so heartless
Sometimes so cold
But deep inside I feel your love and  calling I hold
Makes me reassess and seek your holiness
Lord, you’re my road to happiness
 
Time again you forgive
My trespasses and make me live
Help me Lord, to be firm and strong
And turn away, from all wrong
 
On your road, step me on
You know to love you more, how much I long
Hold me Lord, all along
To you Lord, I belong

• Artist: Holy Chorus
• Title: I belong
• Genre: Other
• Year: 2018
• Composer: Holy Chorus
• Length: 3:15 minutes (2.99 MB)
• Format: MP3 Joint ster 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

 

Download lead sheet: Salmo-129-Perdónanos-Señor-y-viviremos-y-Aleluya
More Spanish Psalms • Mas Salmos Responsoriales

Salmo 129: Perdónanos, Señor, y viviremos
Domingo 10 Ordinario Ciclo B

Acordes: A, F#m, D, E7
/ = cantar nota más alta

   A          F#m    D   E7 A
Perdónanos, Señor, y viviremos. (2)

A                        /     D       A
Desde el abismo de mis pecados clamo a ti, 
         E7          A
Señor, escucha mi clamor; 
      /    D           F#m
que estén atentos tus oídos 
     E7       A
a mi voz suplicante...

Written and sung by composer Anthony Moran. To download a lead sheet, please go to Ciclo B Pentecostés.

Salmo Responsorial Ciclo B Pentecostés (D/Re)

Envía Señor Tu Espíritu Y renueva la tierra, Aleluya (2x)

Bendice al Señor, alma mía, 
¡Señor Dios mío que grandes eres! 
¡Que variedades son tus obras Señor! 
La tierra está llena de tus criaturas

Envía Señor Tu Espíritu Y renueva la tierra, Aleluya

Si les quites el aliento, 
expiran y vuelvan al polvo. 

Here are my two takes on Anthony Moran's song, "Taking Time." Thanks for listening and commenting.
 

Making Time

 

D/F#   D        D/F#    D       G              G/B   

Making time for those I love is really hard to do.                                                                                        

      G/B   G/D     D/F#   D        D/F#   G         A7

There isn’t time to do the things I know I should be doing.                                                                                         

  D/F#    D       D/F#     D         G          G/B   

I see the sadness in their eyes when I am never there.                                                                                                

  G/B    G/D        D/F#   D      G       A7        D

I feel I might lose everything if I don’t change my ways... 
  

1st Verse:
I try not to judge
But still cry when I love...
Even when it hurts I know GOD cares
For better or worse I try and give you my soul laid bare...
In these words and rhymes
In order for us to change the world it's gotta take time...
Because we are men and women only
I try and use my pen to love and defend not so lonely...
When GOD is with us
Tears become less than dust
With fears we can adjust...
  

A new collaboration of Anthony Moran and Richard Schletty. Tony's daughter, Tara Moran (a Broadway stage singer), will sing the song soon, replacing my voice in this demo. Please listen to more "Songs of Faith for Liturgies and Devotions" sung by Tara. Please visit www.catholicliturgyinsong.org – or use the insong.org shortcut.

Which arrangement do you like – v5, v6 or v7? Please comment below.

We will be adding a chorus of voices singing the Alleluias.

"Queen of Heaven, Rejoice - Regina Coeli" is recited during the Easter season instead of the "Angelus."

Queen of Heaven, Rejoice - Regina Coeli

 

Key of E [capo 2]

D/A      D/F#      G          G/C A

Queen of Heaven, rejoice. Alleluia!

    D                      G   A

The Lord is risen today. Alleluia!

       D/A   D/F#     G         G/C A                      

He has risen from the dead. Alleluia!

       D                 G D A D

He has risen as He said... 

 

 

1st Verse:
The life I chose didn't start well
Like a dying rose I was dark but then the hell...
In my life was too much to handle
In such a way I had to dismantle...
Then pick up the pieces
The whole time I got a lift up from Jesus
The ultimate gift that was given for a reason...
A second chance
We are all blessed in advance... 

1st Verse:
The older I get
The less shoulders get wet...
Because I've cried a lifetime
I used to hide at night time...
Until I found GOD and I tried harder
I reach for the sky but I don't want to die a Martyr...
I just want to share some words
I just want to care in this world...
My heart spills through my pen
So this art won't kill what's in my head...
I have had demons in the past and they still linger 
Trying to open my scars but these fingers...
Make the sign of the cross
Take some wine cos I'm not lost...  

I am working on a Catholic album but have 10 tracks I wanted to release in an ebook form because I thought they read like hip hop poetry rather than alternativly be released as songs. I have provided the link here for you to download for free from amazon.com. God Bless. Alex.

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Warrior-Alexander-John-ebook/dp/B07B7M8GNH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=15209...

Just wanted to say Happy New Year's and that I am looking forward to hearing members new music in 2018. God Bless.

Find a music video of Totus Tuus at www.lumenhilare.com

The title is a Latin phrase meaning "totally thine" from the Marian consecrating prayer found in the book True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis de Montfort. This song sets the entire prayer with the addition of Ad Jesum per Mariam.  Totus Tuus was St. John Paul II's apostolic motto. He once recalled how as a young seminarian he "read and reread many times and with great spiritual profit" some writings of Saint Louis de Montfort and that: "Then I understood that I could not exclude the Lord's Mother from my life without neglecting the will of God-Trinity".​

In 1987, Henryk Górecki composed a choral piece (Totus Tuus Op. 60) to celebrate the Pope's third pilgrimage to his native Poland that summer. While the motet opens with the same words as the apostolic motto, the piece actually uses a poem by Maria Boguslawska for its text.

Totus tuus ego sum
et omnia mea tua sunt.
Accipio te in mea omnia!
Praebe mihi cor tuum, Maria.
Ad Jesum per Mariam.

I am entirely yours,
and all that I have is yours.
Be my guide in all things
O Mary, give me your heart.
To Jesus through Mary.

Artist: Lumen Hilare
Title: Totus Tuus
Genre: Gospel & Religious
Composer: Henryk Górecki

Refrain: For Ever I Will Sing the Goodness of the Lord, The Goodness of
the Lord.

1. “With my chosen one I have made a covenant; I have sworn to David my servant:
I will establish your dynasty for ever and set up your throne through all ages.”

2. Happy the people who acclaim such a God, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face,
who find their joy ev'ry day in your name, who make your justice the source of their bliss.

3. He will say to me: "You are my father, my God, the rock who saves me!"
I will keep my love for him always; with him my covenant shall last.

Text: Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27-29; © 1963, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc, agent. Refrain translation © 1969, ICEL. Music: Marty Haugen, © 1988, 1994, GIA Publications, Inc.

Love is Patient Composed By: Margaret Hoar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMuC7nb_c9A

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SSung at the Church of St. Matthew on 12-2-2017.
Vocals: Richard Schletty and Jack Heitzinger.
Pianist: Jill Kilzer. 

City of God
by Dan Schutte

1. Awake from your slumber! Arise from your sleep!
A new day is dawning for all those who weep.
The people in darkness have seen a great light.
The Lord of our longing has conquered the night.

Refrain
Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into dancing!
For the Lord, our light and our love,
has turned the night into... 

Hi Richard,
                   I hope you have been well along with everyone else contributing to this site. I'm just wondering how you feel about our collaborations and what we should do with what we have done and where to share them? It's good to see so people contributing here. All the best. Alex.

https://youtu.be/P_hMWckeQls

1st Verse:
I was an unhappy soul in the past
And dug myself into a deep hole fast...
That would take faith in something I didn't know-about
The grace was coming when I was down-and-out...
A presence could be felt and it couldn't be ignored
My negative life sentence was about to be cut-short
Because I saw the evil and pulled the cord to get some real life-support...
Jesus came to me and I somehow knew he was always watching
I was pleased and dark hallways were no longer an option...