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‘What does it Mean to Sing a Hymn?’

Charles Wood Summer School and Festival, Northern Ireland

Bishop Edward Darling Bishop Edward Darling …present an unmissable event for all lovers of hymns/hymnody: a Festival of Hymns on Sunday 27th August, during the Charles Wood Summer School & Festival, Armagh, Northern Ireland. The Charles Wood Summer School & Festival is a week long event in and around Armagh City that runs from Sunday 20 August through to Sunday …

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7 hours ago

Day 10 of our Hymn for the day is a reflection by Marjorie Dobson on her touching hymn 'When our caring love wears thin' and is a cry for help asking for God's strength when things get tough. It is sung by Gareth Moore... hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/10-when-our-caring-love-dobson/ ... See MoreSee Less

10 When our caring love – Dobson

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Marjorie Dobson (1940 – ) © Copyright 2004 Stainer & Bell Ltd,23 Gruneisen Road, London N3 1DZ, Used by permission.www.stainer.co.uk Marjorie Dobson sung by Gareth Moore My husband will have his life ended in the...

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14 hours ago

A little light relief... Dean Robert Willis of Canterbury Cathedral, is explaining how he came to write his hymn, "The Kingdom is upon you", when one of the Cathedral cats decides to steal the show...or, at least, the cream...
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Cat steals some milk during Dean of Canterbury Cathedral's morning sermon

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One of Canterbury Cathedral’s cats, Tiger, helped itself to some milk during a morning message from Dean Robert Willis on July 6. Willis was recording a serm...

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1 day ago

Day 9 of our Hymn for the day is a reflection from Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith on that well loved Issac Watts hymn 'When I survey the wondrous cross'. It is performed beautifully by Ensemble in the Round. Join us here: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/09-when-i-survey-the-wondrous-cross-timothy-dudley-smith/ ... See MoreSee Less

09 When I survey the wondrous cross – Timothy Dudley-Smith

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Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Public Domain Bishop Timothy Dudley Smith Ensemble in the Round That hymn by Isaac Watts is considered his masterpiece. The poet, Matthew Arnold, thought it the greatest hymn in the English language...

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2 days ago

Day 8 of our Hymn for the Day is 'You wore no royal crown' by Christopher Idle, a reflection by Sue Gilmurray. Sue says it's been a favourite of hers for more than 20 years, read on to find out why: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/08-my-lord-you-wore-no-royal-crown-gilmurray/ ... See MoreSee Less

08 My Lord you wore no royal crown – Gilmurray

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Christopher Idle (1938 – ) © Christopher Idle/Jubilate Hymns Ltd. Jubilate administered by Jubilate Hymns Ltd. copyrightmanager@jubilatehymns.co.uk For possible further resources for this text and many others please visit www.jubilate.co.uk Used by permission. Sue Gilmurray...

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3 days ago

Day 7 of our Hymn for the day is a reflection by Claire Wilson on Fight the Good Fight by John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875). A Christian battle- song in the style of “Onward , Christian soldiers.” ? Read on... hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/07-fight-the-good-fight-wilson/ ... See MoreSee Less

07 Fight the Good Fight – Wilson

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John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875)Public Domain Claire Wilson Hymn-related dilemmas featured now and again during my East London parish ministry. I recall an occasion about twenty years ago when it struck me just before the...

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4 days ago

Day 6 of our Hymn for the day comes from Douglas Galbraith. His reflection is on 'Fill thou my life, O Lord my God, in every part with praise' written by Horatius Bonar (1808-1888). hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/06-fill-thou-my-life-galbraith/ ... See MoreSee Less

06 Fill thou my life – Galbraith

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Fill thou my life, O Lord my God, in every part with praise Horatius Bonar (1808-1888) Public Domain Douglas Galbraith Ira D Sankey lists his first gospel song as ‘Yet there is room! The Lamb’s...

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5 days ago

Day 5 of Hymn for the day is a reflection by Professor J. R. Watson on the hymn 'In heavenly love abiding' by Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910) "It is a hymn that is truly ‘heartfelt’." hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/05-in-heavenly-love-abiding-watson/ ... See MoreSee Less

05 In heavenly love abiding – Watson

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Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910) Public domain David Watson In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here: The storm may roar without me, My heart...

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