SKU: MB.20881BCD

ISBN 9780786607464. UPC: 796279036368. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Top traditional praise songs scored in notation and tab for easy to play flatpicking guitar. Songs include Sanctuary, As the Deer, Give Thanks, Lord, Reign in Me, Draw Me Close and many more. A companion CD is included. On the CD each piece is played twice, once as a guitar solo with accompaniment and again as a back-up track so the guitarist may practice the piece and use in a worship setting; ideal for small group or church performance.

SKU: GI.G-CD-421

As one of the most respected liturgical composers of our time, Michael Joncas has earned his reputation by writing music for the Church that proclaims the Scriptures in song, fits the ritual moment, and speaks to the heart. This new collection will no doubt reaffirm his fine reputation and reestablish once again his valuable contribution to the art of pastoral music making. The rich, lyrical Joncas style is evident in the title song, As the Deer, a beautiful setting of Psalm 42 usable as a responsorial or processional, scored for harp, winds, and strings. Exultate Justi, Cantate Domino, and Wisdom Is Calling are grand processionals, scored for brass and organ. There's also a lovely setting of the Francis Patrick Sullivan text A Shepherd for solo voice, and Joncas's ever popular Spirit of God within Me, with text by Timothy Dudley-Smith, is recorded with a full complement of instruments. Joncas's scholarly research and personal love of the Liturgy of the Hours has led him to compose a new setting of evening prayer entitled St. Francis Evening Prayer. Composed in a classical style, this new and accessible setting should be explored by any community considering the Liturgy of the Hours.