Alleluia! Amen!

This liturgical hymnal was published by Veritas (an agency of the Irish Catholic Bishops) in 1978  It was and edited and complied by Margaret Daly, who was Director of Music at the Irish Institute of Pastoral Liturgy.


It includes three settings of each part of the ICEL-1973 Mass (one by Seóirse Bodley, some parts by Douglas Mews, some plainchant and some parts from the Roman Missal.  Guidelines about the purpose of music at each stage of the Catholic mass are provided. along with suggestions about appropriate hymns and psalms from the book.  There are three hymns / psalms in the Irish language.

The copyright information about each song in the book limited, and contains some duplications and unclear information:  copyright details in the table below are based on GodSongs.net's general policies for book-listings and best interpretations of the information provided.

The book was designed by Liam Miller, and printed by Leinster Leader Ltd, of Naas, Co Kildare.   The ISBN is 905092 47 3.

It is now out of print, and (as at August 2011) not available through any of the usual on-line 2nd hand book channels.


Table of Contents

Title (first-line)
scriptural reference, copyright information, type of sheet music
Page No:
All of my Life (All of my life I will sing praise to my God) 71
Lyrics: Composite - individuals not named ©
Tune: Germaine Habjan © F E L
Score: Lead sheet
All the Earth Proclaim the Lord (All the earth proclaim the Lord, sing your praise to God) 54
Based on: Ps 99
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
All You Nations (All you nations sing out your joy to the Lord) 51
Based on: Ps 65
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Alleluia (Alleluia. O servants of God give him praise) 42
Based on: Ps 112
Lyrics: Unknown © Fr Paul Décha
Tune: Unknown © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Alleluia (Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens) 59
Based on: Ps 148
Lyrics & tune: David Julien © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Lead sheet
Arise, Jerusalem (Arise Jerusalem, city of God our saviour) 110
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter - based on a work by Jean Debruynne © Pamela Stotter
Tune: Gaétan de Courggés © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Beatitudes - The (Walk in love giving thanks with joy to the Father) 69
Based on: Mt 5, Lk 25
Lyrics: Aideen O'Sullivan © Not stated
Tune: Aideen O'Sullivan © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Behold O Lord, I Come to do Your Will 60
Based on: Ps 39
Lyrics & tune: Margaret Daly © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Bring Bread (Reap me the earth as a harvest to God) 98
Lyrics: Jucunda Laudito © Not stated
Tune: Gregory Murray OSB © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Bring us Back to You (Bring us back to your, O lord our God and save us in your name) 40
Based on: Ez 36
Lyrics: Sr Lucia Fay © Sr Lucia Fay
Tune: Fr Paul Décha © Fr Paul Décha
Score: Melody line
Canticle of Daniel (All you works of the Lord, O bless the Lord) 36
Based on: Dan 3
Lyrics & tune: Margaret Daly © Margaret Daly
Score: Lead sheet
Caomhnaigh mé a Thiarna (Caomhnaigh mé a Thiarna is ortsa a thriallaim) 58
Based on: Ps 15
Lyrics & tune: Seán Óg Ó Tuama © Seán óg Tuama
Score: Melody line
Christ is Alive (Christ is alive, with joy we sing) 76
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter © Pamela Stotter
Tune: Vulipis © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Christ is Our Lord (Christ is our Lord, he give us life abundant) 73
Based on: Xx 3:3 - 4:00
Lyrics & tune: Pamela Stotter - based on a work by Jean Lebon © Pamela Stotter
Score: Melody line
Christ our Lord has Come to Save His People 81
Lyrics: Sr Lucia Fay © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Paul Décha © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Christ Suffered for You (For our sake God make him to be sin who knew no sin) 120
Based on: 1 Pet 2
Lyrics & tune: Joseph Walshe © Joseph Walshe
Score: Melody line
Come Holy Spirit (Come, Holy Spirit, Alleluia. Come greatest gift of God) 96
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter © Not stated
Tune: Margaret Daly © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Come O Lord (Promised Lord and Christ is he) 92
Lyrics: Roger Ruston © Not stated
Tune: Unknown - early American folk tune - Public domain
Score: Lead sheet
Come to Me all who Labour (Come to me all who labor and are heavy burdened) 97
Based on: Mk 11
Lyrics & tune: Gregory Norbett © Benedictine Foundation of the State of Vermont
Score: Lead sheet
Day by Day (Day by day, dear Lord, of three things I pray) 91
Lyrics & tune: David Austin © David Austin
Score: Lead sheet
Deliver Us O God of Israel (Remember that your compassion, L Lord) 62
Based on: Ps 24
Lyrics & tune: John Foley © North American Liturgy Resources
Score: Lead sheet
Dona Nobis Pacem 83
Lyrics & tune: Unknown - Public domain
Score: Melody line
Fill us With Your Praise 101
Based on: Ps 70
Lyrics & tune: Mary McCooey © GIA Publications
Score: Lead sheet
For You Shall go out in Joy (For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace) 104
Based on: Is 55, Zeph 3, Ps 71
Lyrics & tune: Aideen O'Sullivan © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Gift of Finest Wheat (You satisfy the hungry heart with gift of finest wheat) 89
Lyrics: Omer Westdorf © Board of Governors, EC
Tune: Robert Kreutz © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Gift of Peace (His peace he gives to us, his peace he leaves with us) 76
Lyrics & tune: Germaine Habjan © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Give Praise to the Lord all you Men 52
Based on: Ps 112
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Glory be to You (God most high of all creation, glory be to you ) 112
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter - basec on CFC © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Joseph Gelineau © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Glory of Creation (Day and night the heav'ns are telling) 88
Lyrics: Aideen O'Sullivan © Not stated
Tune: Wachet Auf © Not stated
Score: Melody line
God is Love (God is love and he who abides in love abides in God) 74
Lyrics: Clarence Rivers © Holub & Assoc, NY
Tune: Clarence Rivers © Clarence Rivers
Score: Melody line
Grant to us O Lord a Heart Renewed 56
Based on: Ex 36, Jer 21
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Hail Mary (Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee) 103
Lyrics: Unknown - Public domain
Tune: Clarence Rivers © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Have Mercy Lord (Have mercy Lord, cleanse me from all my sins) 46
Based on: Ps 50
Lyrics & tune: Joseph Gelineau © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Hear o Lord (Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call) 72
Lyrics & tune: Refrain: Ray Repp Verses: Composite © F E L
Score: Lead sheet
Heavens Drop Dew from Above (Heavens drop dew from above, let the earth open up) 66
Based on: Is 45
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Holy Mary Full of Grace AKA When Creation was Begun (When creation was begun, God had chosen you to be) 113
Lyrics: Michael Hodgetts © Not stated
Tune: Fr Paul Décha © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
How Can I Repay the Lord (How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me) 40
Based on: Ps 115
Lyrics & tune: Colin Mawby © Colin Mawby
Score: Melody line
Hymn to Love (The gifts of God poured out on his church are faith, hope and love) 111
Based on: 1 Cor 13
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter © Pamela Stotter
Tune: David Julien © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
I am the Bread of Life (I am the bread of life, he who comes to me shall not hunger) 70
Based on: Jn 6
Lyrics & tune: Suzanne Toolan © GIA Publications
Score: Lead sheet
I am the Way (I am the way the truth and the life) 84
Based on: Jn 14
Lyrics & tune: Aideen O'Sullivan © Aideen O'Sullivan
Score: Melody line
I Search Everywhere for the Face of the Lord 91
Lyrics: Composite - individuals not named © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Odette Vercruysse © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Lead sheet
I Want to Sing (I want to sing, I want to shout your praise, o Lord) 57
Based on: Ps 56
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
I Will Celebrate Your Love Forever Yahweh (Covenant Song) (I have made a covenant with my chosen) 35
Based on: Ps 88
Lyrics & tune: Karen Barrie © J Chapman Ltd
Score: Lead sheet
Jesus Christ is the Lord (Jesus Christ is Lord. He is Lord to the glory of God the father) 47
Based on: Ps 114, Phil 2
Lyrics: Mary McCooey © Mary McCooey
Tune: Mary McCooey © Mary McCooey
Score: Lead sheet
Jesus Took Bread 42
Based on: Ps 33, Mk 14
Lyrics: Harold Winstone © Mayhew McCrimmond Ltd
Tune: Kevin Mayhew © Mayhew McCrimmond Ltd
Score: Melody line
Keep in Mind (Keep in mind that Jesus Christ has died for us) 65
Based on: 2 Tim 2
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Let all who are Baptised Walk in the Light of Christ 100
Lyrics: Jean Paul Lécot - translated by Lucia Fay © Sr Lucia Fay
Tune: Fr Paul Décha © Fr Paul Décha
Score: Melody line
Let me Sing of Your Law (Let me sing of your law, O my God) 46
Based on: Ps 118
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Let not your Hearts be Troubled (Let not your hearts be troubled, you believe in God) 86
Based on: Jn 14
Lyrics & tune: Unknown - Public domain
Score: Lead sheet
Let us Welcome the Lord (Let us welcome the Lord for he comes) 105
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter © Pamela Stotter
Tune: Jean Paul Lécot © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Light of Christ - the (The light of Christ has come into the world) 117
Lyrics & tune: Donald Fishel © The Word of God Music
Score: Lead sheet
Like the Deer that Yearns (Like the deer that yearns for running streams) 48
Based on: Ps 41
Lyrics & tune: Fr Joseph Walshe © Fr Joseph Walshe
Score: Melody line
Lord is my Shepherd - the (The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want) 118
Based on: Ps 22
Lyrics: Thomas Egan © A P Watt & Son
Tune: Thomas Egan © A P Watt & Son
Score: Lead sheet
Lord Jesus - the (The Lord Jesus, after eating with his friends) 82
Based on: Jn 13
Lyrics & tune: Gregory Norbett © Benedictine Foundation of the State of Vermont
Score: Lead sheet
Lord you have the Words of Everlasting Life 45
Based on: Ps 18, Jn 6
Lyrics & tune: C Alexander Peloquin © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Lourdes Magnificat (The Lord has shown his power in me, holy is his name OR God fills me with joy, Alleluia) 122
Lyrics: Michael Hodgetts © Michael Hodgetts / SEFIM
Tune: Paul Décha © Paul Décha
Score: Melody line
Love is His Word (Love is his word, love is his way) 114
Lyrics: Luke Connaughton © Mayhew McCrimmond Ltd
Tune: Anthony Milner © Mayhew McCrimmond Ltd
Score: Melody line
Lumen Christi! Alleluia! Amen 114
Based on: Jn 8, Mt 5, Pet 2
Lyrics: Jean Paul Lécot © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Jean Paul Lécot © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Maranatha (Maranatha! Come O Christ the Lord) 63
Based on: 2 Cor 16, Ap 22
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
May Christ Live in our Hearts (May Christ live in our hearts, through faith my he be with us) 95
Based on: Eph 2
Lyrics & tune: Suzanne Toolan © GIA Publications
Score: Lead sheet
May Your Love be Upon Us (May your love be upon us O Lord, as we place all our hope in you) 41
Based on: Ps 32
Lyrics & tune: Margaret Daly © Margaret Daly
Score: Lead sheet
Molaigi na Tiarna Alleluia 50
Based on: Ps 116
Lyrics & tune: Kevin Healy, OSB © Kevin Healy, OSB
Score: Melody line
Morning has Broken (Morning has broken, like the first morning) 90
Lyrics: Eleanor Fajearon © David Higham Assoc
Tune: Unknown - Public domain
Score: Lead sheet
My Soul is Longing for your Peace (My soul is longing for your peace, near to you my God) 55
Based on: Ps 131
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
O Comfort my People (O Comfort my people and calm all their fear) 109
Based on: Is 40
Lyrics: Chrysogonos Waddell © Not stated
Tune: Unknown - Traditional Gaelic tune - Public domain
Score: Melody line
O With What Joy we Sing of Mary (O with what joy we sing of May, a woman of great love) 99
Lyrics & tune: Gregory Norbett © Benedictine Foundation of the State of Vermont
Score: Lead sheet
Our Help is the Name of the Lord 61
Based on: Ps 102
Lyrics: Oosterhous / McGoldrick © North American Liturgy Resources
Tune: Bernard Huijbers © North American Liturgy Resources
Score: Melody line
Out of the Depths (I place all my trust in you, my God) 43
Based on: Ps 129
Lyrics & tune: Joseph Gelineau © A P Watt & Son
Score: Melody line
Prayer of St Francis (Make me an instrument of your peace) 98
Lyrics: Unknown ©
Tune: Donovan © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Preserve me God (Preserve me, God I take refuge in you) 39
Based on: Ps 15
Lyrics & tune: Daniel McNulty © Daniel McNulty
Score: Melody line
Priestly People (Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people) 64
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Psalm 150 (Alleluia. Praise God in his holy dwelling) 54
Based on: Ps 150
Lyrics: Omer Westdorf © World Library Publications
Tune: Jan Vermulst © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Renew Your Hearts (Renew your hearts, repent and believe in the Gospel) 77
Lyrics: Composite - individuals not named © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Jean Paul Lécot © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Salvation Glory and Power (Alleluia. Salvation, glory and power) 119
Based on: Rev 19
Lyrics & tune: Margaret Daly © Not stated
Score: Melody line
Sé an Tiarna M'oire (Sé an Tiarna m'oire; ni'bheidh aon ní de deíth orm) 49
Based on: Ps 22
Lyrics & tune: Fiontán Ó Cearbhaill © Fiontán Ó Cearbhaill
Score: Melody line
Show us your Mercy Lord (Show us, Lord, your mercy and grant us your salvation) 38
Based on: Ps 84
Lyrics & tune: Anthony Milner © Anthony Milner
Score: Melody line
Sing a New Song to the Lord (Sing a new song to the Lord, He to whom wonders belong) 44
Based on: Ps 97
Lyrics: Timothy Dudley-Smith © North American Liturgy Resources
Tune: David G Wilson © North American Liturgy Resources
Score: Lead sheet
Sing to the Lord (Sing to the Lord, Alleluia) 44
Based on: Ps 95
Lyrics & tune: John Foley © Not stated
Score: Lead sheet
Sinless Maiden (Sinless maiden, lowly Mary of Galilee) 102
Lyrics: from Arbeau's Orchségraphie © G Chapman
Tune: M K Richardson © G Chapman
Score: Lead sheet
Song of the Banquet (Who welcomes us to come to him and share his bread) 108
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter - based on a work by Claude Duchesnau © Pamela Stotter
Tune: Claude Duchesnau © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Spirit of the Lord - the (The Spirit of the Lord renews his church in love) 94
Lyrics: Composite - individuals not named © Not stated
Tune: Unknown - traditional Dutch tune - Public domain
Score: Melody line
Spring of New Hope (Like rivers from the desert, like springs from the rock) 106
Lyrics: Pamela Stotter © Pamela Stotter
Tune: Tamié © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Melody line
Steadfast Love (No more will the sun give you daylight) 87
Based on: Is 60
Lyrics & tune: Aideen O'Sullivan © Aideen O'Sullivan
Score: Lead sheet
Surely He has Borne our Griefs (Surely he has borne our griefs) 107
Based on: Is 53
Lyrics & tune: Aideen O'Sullivan © Aideen O'Sullivan
Score: Melody line
This Day God Gives Me (This day God gives me, strength of high heavens) 90
Lyrics: James Quinn © Not stated
Tune: Unknown - Public domain
This is My Will (This is my will, my one command) 113
Based on: Jn 15
Lyrics: James Quinn © G Chapman
Tune: Unknown - Traditional Gaelic tune © G Chapman
Score: Melody line
Though so Many we are One (Though so many we are one, sharing in the holy bread of life) 79
Lyrics: Composite - individuals not named © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Jean Paul Lécot © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Lead sheet
Unless a Man is Born From Above (O Father we are in your hands) 78
Based on: Jn 3
Lyrics & tune: Gregory Norbett © Benedictine Foundation of the State of Vermont
Score: Lead sheet
When the Time Came to Stretch out His Arms 80
Lyrics: Composite - individuals not named © S.E.F.I.M.
Tune: Jo Akepsimas © S.E.F.I.M.
Score: Lead sheet
Where there is Charity and Love (Where there is charity and love, there the God of love abides) 93
Lyrics: Richard Connolly - based on "Ubi Caritas" © R Connolly
Tune: Richard Connolly © R Connolly
Score: Lead sheet
Without Seeing You (Without seeing your we love you; without seeing you we believe) 67
Based on: 1 Pet
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
Yahweh (Yahweh is the God of my salvation) 94
Lyrics & tune: Gregory Norbett © Benedictine Foundation of the State of Vermont
Score: Lead sheet
Yes I Shall Arise (Yes, I shall arise and return to my father) 50
Based on: Lk 15
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet
You are my Servant (You are my servant, I have chosen you) 85
Based on: Is 45
Lyrics & tune: Aideen O'Sullivan © Aideen O'Sullivan
Score: Lead sheet
You are the Honour (You are the honour, you are the glory of our people) 68
Based on: Jdt 15
Lyrics & tune: Lucien Deiss © World Library Publications
Score: Lead sheet

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