Deep Peace: Songs for the Spiritual Journey Vol. 1

ISBN 978 0 9556960 0 8   £6.00

 

A Collection of 30 new songs composed by Alison Eve,  including seasonal and liturgical songs and chants. This collection of songs ranges from laments, through to songs of contemplation and songs of celebration.

 

The book makes an excellent companion to the album, 'Tears of Earth', by the young women's choir, nChant. Several of the songs in the book will also be appearing on the forthcoming nChant album, 'On the Breeze of the World'. Some of the songs included are featured on the 1996 album, 'Quiet Earth and Shining Stars', by the folk-rock band, Eve and the Garden.

 

This Collection offers material to enhance the musical experience of any worshipping community.

This is Alison's first published collection of songs many of which have been used at the various churches and events at which Ali has lead worship, and also at the Greenbelt Festival, and the CrossRhythms Festival. Much of the material has been written for nChant, the young women's choir that Ali directs. Almost all of the songs have arisen through the search for appropriate material for different acts of worship at different times of year, so you might find them useful for this reason. The songs are a mixture of simple material which can be taught to a congregation, through to more complicated stuff that a singing group should perform rather than expect a gathered worshipping community to sing together. Below is a full track listing with a few details of the songs to give you an idea.

 

Full Song Listing:

1.   A Quiet Night - A meditative 4-part round taken from the liturgy for Night Prayer, or Compline (2007)

2.   Bear the Memory - A short Iona/Taize style chant written for a Remembrance Day service (2004)

3.   Blessed Be! - A lively contemporary worship song about the Trinity (2004)

4.   By My Side - A simple chant about justice (1988)

5.   By the Wounds - A chant written to be used as a sung response for intercessory prayers for reconciliation (2002)

6.   Christ Be With Me - A folky chant, expressing a popular and traditional 'celtic' theme familiar to us from the St Patrick's Breastplate Prayer. (1991)

7.   Cuthbert Mass: Kyrie - The Cuthbert Mass is a sung setting of the liturgical bits of the anglican communion service which is presented here with Soprano and Alto parts with guitar chords. The feel of the piece is relaxed, folky and contemporary. (2007)

8.   Cuthbert Mass: Gloria I (2004)

9.   Cuthbert Mass: Gloria II (2008)

10. Cuthbert Mass: Sanctus (2004)

11. Cuthbert Mass: Responsories - includes the major responsories, 'Blessing and honour', and 'Christ has died', but also includes the responsories from Prayer D 'This is his story, this is song', etc. (2004)

12. Cuthbert Mass: Invocation - The bit of the communion where the Holy Spirit is invited to enliven the elements of and/or the participants in the feast. This is sometimes called the Epiclesis. (2007)

13. Cuthbert Mass: The Lord's Prayer (2007)

14. Cuthbert Mass: Agnus Dei I - Lamb of God (2004)

15. Cuthbert Mass: Agnus Dei II (2006)

16. Deep Peace - Written for the folk-rock band, Eve and the Garden, this is a setting of two tradtional 'celtic' blessings. (1995)

17. In the Garden - Written as a choral response song for an Easter presentation (1991)

18. Into Your House - A call to worship (1991)

19. I Surrender All You - A simple song of commitment, and arguably my first decent worship song! (1984)

20. Let My Prayer Rise - A setting of verse from Psalm 141 and very appropriate for Evening Prayer

21. Magnum Mysterium - A song about Christmas, and originally written for eatg (1994)

22. Miserere Mei - A setting of Psalm 51, and written for an Ash Wednesday service (2004)

23. O Proclaim Him - A simple praise song with actions but not really for kids! Photoc of the actions will be on the site soon. (1999)

24. Pieta: Flesh of my Flesh - a Stabat Mater song, written for Good Friday. Definitely a choir piece. (2004)

25. Requiem: Shadows & Ashes - written for our first controversial Goth Eucharist at Greenbelt (2002)

26. Rocky Valley Magnificat - A setting of the Song of Mary inspired by Native American music, and named after the location a 3000 yr old pagan carving in Cornwall.

27. Rocky Valley Nunc Dimittis

28. Summon the Dawn - a calling to action in difficult times, written for eatg (1995)

29. The Lord is Close - A setting of verses from Psalm 34, originally written for the metal band, Ascent (1989)

30. White Linen Cloth - A Trinitarian funeral lament inspired by the lament of Eowyn, Lady of Rohan, in the film Lord of the Rings: fellowship of the Ring.