Paul Lisney

The tune for this came to me in November of 2024 - the month of the holy souls. The arrangement of it came more gradually as I decided how I wanted to produce it. Prayer for Eternal Rest (The Requiem Prayer) Eternal rest grant unto them…

This melody was from a dream. I got up when it was dark in the early hours of the morning and hummed the first few lines of the melody so I wouldn’t forget it. The initial words that came were “And all I am, My Lord, I bring to You I give…

This recording is from August of 2023. I had meant to record a proper version of it but haven’f got round to it. The original thought came a number years ago when I was at Mass. I noticed that my vision is better when there are tears in my eyes…

I wrote this during Lent of 2023 but never got round to uploading it. The prayer is an ancient one from the Church and for the feast of Holy Cross. My guitar is tuned to an open E tuning E, B, E, G#, B, E (low to high). I love this tuning for…

The Our Father in Latin and sung a cappella. I don’t really know any Latin but I’ve tried to learn to say some of the basic prayers. For me it’s a really nice way to pray sometimes and frees my mind a bit to focus on God. This melody came to…

This melody was from a dream. I got up when it was dark in the early hours of the morning and hummed the first few lines of the melody so I wouldn’t forget it. The initial words that came were “And all I am, My Lord, I bring to You I give…

This was written after contemplating the Shroud of Turin. I have a portrait of the face of Jesus layered under an image of the Shroud. I think it was made in Italy and I bought at a local Catholic shop where I live that is no longer there. The…

This is a deliberately simple song in an attempt to explore the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

This was written as a plea to Mother Mary to help me learn how to live as Our Lord desires. YOU WILL DANCE Mother won't you show me Please come and take my hand I have an invitation but don't know…

This a prayer given to St. Gertrude which I put to music a few years ago. If said devoutly it will free 1,000 souls from purgatory. Purgatory is where we go to get "cleaned up" if we aren't quite ready to be with God. Eternal Father, I offer…

This a prayer about St. Anthony of Padua by St. Bonaventure. Anthony is my middle name, named after this great saint.

FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-EIGHTY (HOW MANY KNOW?) Nobody knows, nobody knows the pain You suffered No one can know, can truly know the pain You suffered The pictures show You hanging from The Cross No marks but the five…

This is the well known Catholic prayer, Come Holy Spirit. I have my whole family singing on this one and my brother Mike also playing bass. We switch off singing lead - myself first, Mark next and then Mike.

This is a prayer of the Catholic tradition which I put to music. the guitar is in drop D tuning.

This is one of three songs inspired by the book THE HEALING OF FAMILIES by Fr. Yosefu - B. Ssemakula. Only One The Lord gives, the devil takes One is love, the other, hate One will bless, the other, curse One reigns in…

The tune for this came to me in November of 2024 - the month of the holy souls. The arrangement of it came more gradually as I decided how I wanted to produce it. Prayer for Eternal Rest (The Requiem Prayer) Eternal rest grant unto them…

This recording is from August of 2023. I had meant to record a proper version of it but haven’f got round to it. The original thought came a number years ago when I was at Mass. I noticed that my vision is better when there are tears in my eyes…

This is one of three songs inspired by the book THE HEALING OF FAMILIES by Fr. Yosefu - B. Ssemakula. Only One The Lord gives, the devil takes One is love, the other, hate One will bless, the other, curse One reigns in…

This is the stripped version of BLOOD AND WATER, with just the vocals and bouzouki track.

FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-EIGHTY (HOW MANY KNOW?) Nobody knows, nobody knows the pain You suffered No one can know, can truly know the pain You suffered The pictures show You hanging from The Cross No marks but the five…