The ISBN is 0-9055725-00-X
There is an introduction by Kevin Mayhew, in which thanks are offered to Paul Chilvers, Eric Welch, Colette Droguet, Wilda Spalding and Malcolm Campbell-Carr.
The book contains 95 hymns / praise-choruses, and four Mass settings: the latter consist of one tune and a suggested re-phrasing of the standard Mass parts to fit this tune. All are in English, and provided in lead sheet (melody line and guitar chords) format.
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Table of Contents
| Title (first-line) | Number |
|---|---|
| All Hail to You Mary | 89 |
| All hail to you Mary most favoured by God / Ave, ave, ave Maria Lyrics by: David Konstant © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 10 | |
| Alleluia We Will Hear Your Word | 58 |
| Alleluia, alleluia, your word is true Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © North American Liturgy Resources Key: C Number of verses: 1 | |
| Bless the Lord O my Soul | 70 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: G Number of verses: 3 | |
| Blessed are my People | 12 |
| Blessed are my people says the Lord / Come to me, friends of mine Lyrics & tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Based on: The Beautitudes Number of verses: 6 | |
| Break Forth into Joy | 56 |
| Break forth into joy of my soul Lyrics & tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: A Number of verses: 1 | |
| Bright Stars of the Evening | 87 |
| Bright start of evening / Holy are you Lord of all Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Ukranian melody © Not stated Key: C Number of verses: 4 | |
| But the Sun will Shine | 81 |
| Deep darkness came over the world / But the sun will shine and true peace will come Lyrics & tune by: Michael Evans © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 6 | |
| By the Riverside | 16 |
| By the riverside, come and sit you down Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 4 | |
| By the Waters of Babylon | 85 |
| By the water, the waters of Babylon Lyrics by: Not stated - based on scripture © Not stated Tune by: Don McLean and Lee Hays © Not stated Key: Am Based on: Psalm 137 Number of verses: 2 | |
| Christ is Risen | 23 |
| All is quiet, all is sombre / Lyrics & tune by: Peter Madden © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 3 | |
| Christians Come and Sing | 29 |
| Christians come and sing to Christ today / Gather in his house today Lyrics & tune by: From Ghana © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 7 | |
| Come Holy Lord | 8 |
| Come holy Lord renew our faith Lyrics & tune by: John Glynn © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 3 | |
| Come Lord Jesus Come | 33 |
| Like a sea without a shore / Maranatha Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 4 | |
| Deep Peace of the Running Wave | 68 |
| Deep peace of the running wave to you Lyrics by: Fiona Macleod © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Robert Kelly © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 1 | |
| Dona Nobis Pacem | 51 |
| Lyrics by: Public domain Tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: E Number of verses: 1 | |
| Every Little Bird that Flies | 92 |
| Every little bird that flies / Melodies born in the breath-taking song Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: F Number of verses: 3 | |
| Father in Heaven | 98 |
| Father in heaven, from your great goodness Lyrics by: Michael Evans © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 3 | |
| From the Field and From the City | 19 |
| Lyrics & tune by: John Harriott © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: F Number of verses: 6 | |
| Glory to God in the Highest | 94 |
| Glory, glory, glory to God in the highest / Our Lord and God and king of the heavens Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Dm Number of verses: 4 | |
| Glory we Sing to God on High | 99 |
| Glory we sing to God on high / Glory, glory, glory we sing to God on high Lyrics by: David Konstant © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: F Number of verses: 3 | |
| God be with you | 57 |
| God be with you 'til we meet again / Til we meet, 'til we meet Lyrics by: Jeremiah Rankin © Not stated Tune by: William Tomer © Not stated Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| God Gave His Son for Sinful Men | 3 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Key: Bm Number of verses: 10 | |
| God is Love His the Care | 75 |
| God is love, his the care / Lyrics by: Percy Dearmer © Not stated Tune by: Not stated - from "Piae Cantiones", 1582 Number of verses: 4 | |
| God is Moving by his Spirit | 76 |
| O God is moving by his Spirit Lyrics & tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: D Number of verses: 1 | |
| God is Rich in Mercy | 83 |
| God Rich in mercy, God of compassion / Free us from exile Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Ukranian melody © Not stated Key: Dm Number of verses: 5 | |
| Good Lady Poverty | 14 |
| Good lady poverty, come be my bride / Lyrics & tune by: Sebastian Temple © Franciscan Communications Centre of Los Angeles Key: D Number of verses: 3 | |
| Grant us Your Peace Lord | 43 |
| Grant to us [them] our peace Lord Lyrics by: Francesca Leftley © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Unknown - Israeli folk song © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Accompaniment by : Francesca Leftley Key: Dm Number of verses: 2 | |
| Hail Mary Mother of our God | 13 |
| Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Austrian melody (1649) Key: F Number of verses: 4 | |
| Hail Mary, Full of Grace | 27 |
| Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 5 | |
| He Who Binds to Himself a Joy | 79 |
| He who gathers a living flower / He who binds to himself a joy Lyrics & tune by: Gerald O'Mahony © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| How Can I Speak, How Can I Sing | 5 |
| Lyrics & tune by: John Glynn © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: A Number of verses: 3 | |
| I Believe in God Above | 41 |
| Lyrics by: David Konstant © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Unknown - American folk song © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 5 | |
| I Have Counted the Cost | 30 |
| I have counted the cost of the years that are gone Lyrics & tune by: Kevin Nichols © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| I Love the Warmth of the Sun | 7 |
| I love the warmth of the sun, the dancing light Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 4 | |
| If Now My Mind was Still | 38 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| I'll Sing of a Vineyard | 18 |
| I'll sing of a vineyard upon a hill Lyrics & tune by: Peter de Rosa © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 6 | |
| In His Days | 67 |
| In his days justice shall flourish and peace Lyrics & tune by: Francesca Leftley © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 3 | |
| Jesus Christ the Son of God | 69 |
| He is risen, tell the story to the nations Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Traditional Polish melody Key: G Number of verses: 4 | |
| Jesus the Healer | 25 |
| Jesus the healer is here / Who could refuse such tender love Lyrics & tune by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Key: C Number of verses: 4 | |
| Jesus Took Bread | 80 |
| Jesus took bread and broke it and said Lyrics by: From scripture © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 1 | |
| Let the Words of my Mouth | 52 |
| Lyrics by: Public domain Tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: C Number of verses: 1 | |
| Like the Stars in the Sky | 17 |
| Like the stars in the sky / Take me now, Lord my God Lyrics & tune by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Key: C Number of verses: 4 | |
| Lion of Judah Lamb of Peace | 71 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Michael Evans © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Dm Number of verses: 5 | |
| Look Upon our Offerings | 6 |
| Look upon our offerings, look within our hearts Lyrics & tune by: Adapted from a Mariapolis version of the Foculari © Not stated Key: Dm Number of verses: 2 | |
| Lord is my True Shepherd, The | 21 |
| The Lord is my true shepherd / Even when I walk into the valley dark and cold Lyrics & tune by: Peter Madden © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: F Number of verses: 2 | |
| Lord Make me an Instrument of Thy Peace | 97 |
| Lord make me an instrument of thy peace / Where there is hatred let me sow love Lyrics & tune by: Briege O'Hare © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Em Number of verses: 5 Based on St Francis of Assisi | |
| Lord of the Universe | 44 |
| Lord of the universe you walked upon this earth Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Dm Number of verses: 2 | |
| Lord Our God O Lord our Father | 32 |
| Lyrics by: Kevin Nichols © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 6 | |
| Lord You Know and Study Me | 50 |
| Lyrics by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Tune by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Key: C Number of verses: 5 | |
| Mass of God's People | 31 |
| Lord have mercy on your servants gathered here Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Accompaniment by : Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 1 | |
| Mass of Peace | 28 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Adapted from traditional sources by Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 2 or 3 | |
| Mass of Thanksgiving | 34 |
| Lord have mercy on your servants Lyrics & tune by: Adapted from traditional sources by Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 2 | |
| Mass of the Spirit | 36 |
| Lord have mercy on us all Lyrics & tune by: Adapted from traditional sources by Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 1 | |
| My Lord my Master | 11 |
| My Lord, my master, my God, my saviour Lyrics by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Traditional Scottish melody Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| My Saviour and My God | 61 |
| As bread my Lord comes to me Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: F Number of verses: 3 | |
| Now Watch for God's Coming | 54 |
| Now watch for God's coming, be patient till then. Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Traditional Catalonian carol Key: G Number of verses: 4 | |
| O Lady Full of God's Own Grace | 48 |
| Our Lady full of God's own grace / O virgin fair, star of the sea Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 4 | |
| O Lord my God | 77 |
| O Lord my God how great you are Lyrics & tune by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Key: A Number of verses: 4 | |
| O Love of Loves | 9 |
| O love of loves, be in this place today Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Cm Number of verses: 3 | |
| O Mary Gentle One | 37 |
| O Mary gentle one / Teach us to answer him Lyrics & tune by: Francesca Leftley © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| O My Lord You Look at Me | 62 |
| Oh my Lord you look at me and know me Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Based on: Psalm 139 Number of verses: 5 | |
| O Sing His Praise | 74 |
| O sing his praise, sing glory Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: E Number of verses: 3 | |
| Oh When the Spirit Comes | 88 |
| O when the spirit comes, his rousing wind / Set my spirit free as air Lyrics & tune by: Gillian Simpson © Gillian Simpson Key: E Number of verses: 5 | |
| On we go to Jerusalem | 47 |
| On we go to Jerusalem / Age on age proclaim his praises Lyrics & tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Em Number of verses: 3 | |
| One One Eternal One | 2 |
| Lyrics by: Damian Webb © Rev Damian Webb Tune by: André Popp © Not stated Key: Em Number of verses: 4 | |
| Peace I Leave with You | 84 |
| Peace I leave with you, peace I give to you Lyrics & tune by: Peter Madden © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 1 | |
| Praise the Lord for His Wonders | 35 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Sr Marie Lydia Pereira © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 1 | |
| Promised Lord and Christ is He | 40 |
| Promised Lord and Christ is he / Come O Lord quickly come Lyrics by: Roger Ruston © Rev Roger Ruston Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Not stated Key: D Number of verses: 5 Lyrics are based on a Jewish Passover song | |
| Red for the Sun | 39 |
| Red for the sun as it sinks Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| Ring the Bells of Freedom | 86 |
| Ring the bells of freedom let the cymbals speak / Jesus said "Now the kingdom's near" Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| Rise and Shine | 96 |
| Rise and shine and give God his glory, glory / The Lord said to Noah Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Key: C Number of verses: 6 | |
| River of God | 60 |
| O river of God flow down on me Lyrics & tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: D Number of verses: 1 | |
| Search me O God | 64 |
| Search me O God and know my heart today Lyrics by: J Edwin Orr © Not stated Tune by: Maori melody © Not stated Key: E Number of verses: 1 | |
| She Will Show us the Promised One | 91 |
| At Bethlehem she bore her son / She will show us the promised one Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Not stated -American melody © Not stated Key: D Number of verses: 5 | |
| Show me Thy Ways O Lord | 82 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Key: F Number of verses: 1 | |
| Sing to the Lord for he has Triumphed | 42 |
| Sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously Lyrics & tune by: Gerald O'Mahony © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C#m Number of verses: 3 | |
| Son of God | 78 |
| Bells of the earth ring out with gladness / Son of God but one with God's people Lyrics & tune by: Michael Evans © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 6 | |
| Spirit of Love, Spirit of Truth | 59 |
| Spirit of love, spirit of truth / This is the gift that was promised by the Son Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| Spirit of the Living Christ | 4 |
| Spirit of the living Christ, some today and Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Number of verses: 3 | |
| Thank Him | 90 |
| Gather peoples of the earth, thank the Lord for all his deeds Lyrics by: John Harriott © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 6 | |
| The Drums of Calvary | 22 |
| They were beating as he dragged himself Lyrics & tune by: Estelle White © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: Gm Number of verses: 3 | |
| The Old Rugged Cross | 53 |
| On a hill far away / So I'll sing to the old rugged cross Lyrics by: George Bennard © Not stated Tune by: George Bennard © Not stated Key: A Number of verses: 4 | |
| The Promised One | 24 |
| Through the night the shepherds roam / The Son of God has come Lyrics & tune by: Turloch Holmes © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 4 | |
| There is a River | 55 |
| There is a river that flows from God above Lyrics & tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: G Number of verses: 1 | |
| There is a Season for all Things | 15 |
| There is a season for all things / A time for childbirth, a time for dying Lyrics by: Francesca Leftley © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Not stated - Pachebell's Canon Key: F Based on: Ecclesiastes Number of verses: 3 | |
| There will be Signs in the Moon | 45 |
| There will be signs in the moon and the stars and the sun / No man can tell, nor an angel the day of the end Lyrics by: Luke Connaughton © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Malcolm Campbell-Carr © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: D Number of verses: 4 | |
| This is my Commandment | 65 |
| This is my commandment I give you / Lord hear our pleading Lyrics & tune by: Millie Sara © Mollie Sara Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| This is the Bread | 46 |
| This is the bread I give before I go Lyrics by: Luke Connaughton © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: C Number of verses: 3 | |
| Thou art Worthy | 66 |
| Thou art worthy O Lord Lyrics & tune by: Anonymous © Not stated Key: A Number of verses: 1 | |
| We Believe in God | 95 |
| We believe in God the almighty one Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: John Googe © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: G Number of verses: 5 | |
| We Form one Church | 63 |
| We form one church, one Christian folk Lyrics by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Tune by: Traditional American melody Accompaniment by : Public domain Key: A Number of verses: 3 | |
| We've got a Story to Tell | 73 |
| We've got a story to tell to the nations Lyrics & tune by: H E Nichol © Not stated Key: E Number of verses: 4 | |
| What a Joy | 10 |
| What a joy it was for us to say / Coming to Jerusalem, no this holy ground Lyrics & tune by: Willard F Jabusch © Willard F Jabusch Key: C Based on: Psalm 122 Number of verses: 5 | |
| When the Trumpet of the Lord Shall Sound | 100 |
| Lyrics by: John Wilkins © Rev John R Wilkins Tune by: James Black © Rev John R Wilkins Key: F Number of verses: 4 | |
| When the Day Grows Cold | 49 |
| When the day grows cold and the dark takes hold / Loving you gently, Lord Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Kevin Mayhew © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: A Number of verses: 3 | |
| When the Word that Made the Earth | 93 |
| When the word that made the earth and skies / Alleluia, sing to the Lord of life Lyrics by: Michael Cockett © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune by: Christopher Allen © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: A Number of verses: 3 | |
| Where Shall we Find Bread | 1 |
| Where shall we find bread in the wilderness / There is bread in the wilderness Lyrics & tune by: Ewald Bash © Ewald Bash Key: F Number of verses: 3 | |
| Word Incarnate sacrificed his life, The | 20 |
| The word incarnate sacrificed his life / We offer this bread to you O Lord Lyrics & tune by: Turloch Holmes © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Key: A Number of verses: 4 | |
| You've Gotta Move when the Spirit Says Move | 26 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Accompaniment by : Kevin Donovan Key: D Number of verses: 4 |
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