Favorite Contemporary Catholic Songs

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Cat said:
I love “Gather Us In”! Beautiful lilting melody and thought-provoking, poetic words.

I also love “You Are Mine.” Another sweeping melody with touching words.

Also “Here I Am, Lord.” This song was so meaningful to my husband and me during the time that we were trying to decide whether to convert to Catholicism. This song was played at the Mass where the bishop welcomed the elect.
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Ahh yes Gather Us In, I made an awesome piano arrangement of it. I like that one.
 
GEddie said:
I second your vote on this one.

Also:

“City of God”

and

“We are called, we are chosen” (first line; title escapes me).

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It’s called Anthem… I lt has such a nice beat with nice syncopation in it. It makes for fun piano accompanient.
 
Love_Divine said:
I prefer hearing Blest Are They as a purely instrumental piece played by a competent solo pianist.
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I have used this many times for offertory solos or communion instrumentals. It is popular to use an an instrumental.
 
Panis Angelicus
One bread one Body
Ave Maria
How Great Thou Art (yes I know it is not a Catholic song but it is awesome)
Lord of All Hopefulness
I heard the voice of Jesus Say
Whom shall I send
 
I actually thought that I never would like “City of God”, but after hearing it at Mass this past weekend, I kind of like it.

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If Today you Hear His Voice - the arrangement that is in C-Minor.
 
Cat said:
Also “Here I Am, Lord.” This song was so meaningful to my husband and me during the time that we were trying to decide whether to convert to Catholicism. This song was played at the Mass where the bishop welcomed the elect.
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Those of you who pick “Here I Am, Lord”: please specify which one. There are two: the OCP one by Dan Schutte (“I the Lord of sea and sky. I have heard my people’s cry.”) and the WLP one by Michael Ward (“Here I am, Lord. I’ve come to do your will. Make of me what pleases you.”)
 
PacoG said:
Those of you who pick “Here I Am, Lord”: please specify which one. There are two: the OCP one by Dan Schutte (“I the Lord of sea and sky. I have heard my people’s cry.”) and the WLP one by Michael Ward (“Here I am, Lord. I’ve come to do your will. Make of me what pleases you.”)
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I should have put Here I am, Lord.

I like the Dan Schutte arrangment. I cannot stand the other one.
 
I like the Dan Schutte arrangement of Here I Am, Lord. Haven’t heard the other piece.

I’m just so glad to see a POSITIVE thread about contemporary Catholic songs! There are really some very nice ones.

I also want to mention that I still think it’s funny that 40-year-old songs are considered "contemporary! 🙂 To me, these are oldies or “boomer music.”
 
None of them. Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but the question was asked. Just a personal preference.
 
I have to say I like the Spririt and Song music as well [not all of it] but most of it.

I like the song What is this place? as well.

Thanks be to God song.

Be Thou My Vision - even though this might not be a Traditional Catholic hymnn

Abide with me - same holds as was stated above

I’ll keep posting when I think of more.
 
Little_One0307 - “What Is This Place” is one of my favorites!
 
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