who sang the lord's prayer in the 70's
The Lord's Prayer (Sister Janet Mead song) "The Lord's Prayer" is a rock setting of the Lord's Prayer with music by Arnold Strals recorded in 1973 by the Australian nun Sister Janet Mead.[1][2] Mead was known for pioneering the use of contemporary rock music in celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass and for her weekly radio programs.[3] This recording could be considered one of the links in the development of what would become known as contemporary Christian music.
Tanya Riches Tanya Riches is a singer, songwriter, choir conductor, lecturer and pastor residing in Sydney, Australia.[1] Originally publishing her works through Hillsong Church, she authored popular title 'Jesus What a Beautiful Name'[2] at the age of 15, which reached the top 10 Christian congregational songs in Australia, charting also in the U.S., UK, Canada, and many other nations.[3] During her time at Hillsong she also wrote other songs such as 'Hear Our Prayer' recorded by the Hillsong United band on the album 'Everyday' and 'King of Love' recorded by the Hillsong Band on the album 'Hope'. Both albums reached gold status in Australia. She administrated Hillsong's United Live Youth Band along with Reuben Morgan and Marcus Beaumont until 2003 when Joel Houston became music director and lead singer of United.[4][5] Her songs have been sung in Australian congregations since 1996.[6]