This table grace works in many different contexts, you can read about some ideas for how to use it in this blog post on the MMC blog.
The printed version of this round has three other languages that could be used: Spanish, Japanese, and Korean. Song "Bless this food" by James E. Clemens, 2008 in Table Songs: Hymns for Worship. Available from the composer: clemens@singtogether.net.
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This song is an example of teaching music for group singing without the use of books or projectors, recorded at the All Saints Company conference "Music that Makes Community," Los Angeles, October, 2008.
This is a popular song from Music By Heart (#56), the original collection of songs published as part of the Music that Makes Community project. It was composed by Mark Howe.
This song was composed by Donald Fishel and is available in printed for in My Heart Sings Out from Church Publishing.
Here's a link to an audio recording of Emily Scott singing The Light of Christ, then giving some suggestions for how to lead it paperlessly, from the resource she's compiled for song leaders at St. Lydia's in Brooklyn, NY.
This song was composed by Pat Humphries and Sandy O. You can hear a clip, as well as buy a recording or the sheet music on their website Emma's Revolution. Here's a clip of AnnaMarie Hoos teaching it at an MMC event at Holy Cross Monastery in September of 2015:
http://emmasrevolution.com/listen/album/one/9-peace-salaam-shalom/
This is a popular song from Music By Heart, the original collection of songs published as part of the Music that Makes Community project. It was composed by Bill Doggett.
Sheet music can be found in Singing In Community, our latest songbook published by Augsburg Fortress.
Composed by Ruth Cunningham, this is a popular song from Music By Heart (p. 58), the original collection of songs published as part of the Music that Makes Community project. It was composed by Ruth Cunningham and is both layered and works as a round.
The song was composed by Ruth Cunningham and works very well as a round.
Come, light of lights into my heart.
Come, wisdom of Spirit into my heart.
Sheet music can be found in Singing In Community, our latest songbook published by Augsburg Fortress.
Here's video of Emily Scott leading Come Light of Lights at Music that Makes Community in Atlanta in 2009.
'Christ Is Our Guiding Light' was composed by Eric H. F. Law and works well as a round or canon. There's also a lovely descant line for a cantor to sing.
Sheet music can be found in Singing In Community, our latest songbook published by Augsburg Fortress.
Here's a video of Ruth Williamson leading Christ is Our Guiding Light at Music that Makes Community in Los Angeles in October of 2008.