My wife got me a mandolin for either Christmas or a birthday and I think this was one of the first songs I wrote on it. My Father Here in this foreign land The Lord God takes my hand One day - the Promised Land And no more I’ll cry…

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…

My wife got me a mandolin for either Christmas or a birthday and I think this was one of the first songs I wrote on it. My Father Here in this foreign land The Lord God takes my hand One day - the Promised Land And no more I’ll cry…

This was written about the longing for heaven and reuniting with our loved ones. Heaven’s Light Intro: 4/4 D / D (DA#EG) / D / (EA#DF#) :// D :// D G Em A I will see you in the…

My wife got me a mandolin for either Christmas or a birthday and I think this was one of the first songs I wrote on it. My Father Here in this foreign land The Lord God takes my hand One day - the Promised Land And no more I’ll cry…

The Latin of the "Lord have mercy" part of the liturgy. Also included is the prayer given to St. Faustina - "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion..."

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…

Angel David In heaven you were waiting for the Lord our God To find a soul for you to watch over and to guide and love Patiently you waited trusting in His plan God’s will, your only desire, so unlike man The day came…

This is the Ave Maria prayer - the Hail Mary in Latin. The guitar is in a full E tuning with the Capo on the 5th fret. I recorded the voice and guitar together. This is the first recording of it so I may do it again to get the best performance.

This is a poem by my late grandmother, Margaret Nina Hogan, which was written when she was a young woman,probably between the two World Wars. My brother, Mark, played the piano for me.