Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Watch a moving performance of “We Exalt You” on this episode of Music and Mission. This arrangement from Catholic artists Craig Colson, Katie Wills and Mary Kate Westrich brings new life to the beloved hymn “O God Beyond All Praising.”
You can find this and other worship songs that ignite faith on the new OCP Worship Digital Library. Visit ocpworshipdml.com to search songs, get lead sheets and everything you need to lead worship.
Text: O God Beyond All Praising, 76 76 76 D with refrain; Michael Perry, 1942–1996, © 1982, 1987, The Jubilate Group. All rights reserved. Administered by Hope Publishing Co. Used with permission. Music: THAXTED; Gustav T. Holst, 1874–1934; refrain music and this arrangement © 2024, Craig Colson, Mary Kate Westrich and Katie Wills. Published by Spirit & Song®, a division of OCP. All rights reserved.
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Watch a moving performance of “We Exalt You” on this episode of Music and Mission. This arrangement from Catholic artists Craig Colson, Katie Wills and Mary Kate Westrich brings new life to the beloved hymn “O God Beyond All Praising.”
You can find this and other worship songs that ignite faith on the new OCP Worship Digital Library. Visit ocpworshipdml.com to search songs, get lead sheets and everything you need to lead worship.
Text: O God Beyond All Praising, 76 76 76 D with refrain; Michael Perry, 1942–1996, © 1982, 1987, The Jubilate Group. All rights reserved. Administered by Hope Publishing Co. Used with permission. Music: THAXTED; Gustav T. Holst, 1874–1934; refrain music and this arrangement © 2024, Craig Colson, Mary Kate Westrich and Katie Wills. Published by Spirit & Song®, a division of OCP. All rights reserved.
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![Upon the Rock of Peter - Harry Hagan, OSB [Official Lyric Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g_tgDZJ_778/mqdefault.jpg "Upon the Rock of Peter - Harry Hagan, OSB [Official Lyric Video]
Habemus papam! To celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, OCP presents this new choral arrangement of “Upon the Rock of Peter.”
“Upon the Rock of Peter” is a beautiful hymn text written by Harry Hagan, OSB in 2005 to commemorate the death of Pope St. John Paul II and the elevation of Pope Benedict XVI. Its timeless message in honor of the Holy Father makes it appropriate to use whenever a new Pope is elected or needs prayerful support.
In this masterful new arrangement by Craig Kingsbury, Fr. Hagan’s text set to the familiar and stately hymn tune AURELIA. Richly scored while maintaining congregational accessibility, it offers various choral textures over its five verses, featuring a lyrical descant that soars above the final stanza. The organ and trumpet parts provide a dignified, majestic accompaniment that underscores the strength of the text—especially in the concluding doxology. Included are assembly and hymn versions, making it an ideal choice for Masses and prayer services in honor of or in support of the Pope.
Find the octavo on https://choral.ocp.org/products/upon-the-rock-of-peter-67308
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