Hymn Texts

Hymn Texts

This page contains links to a growing number of hymn texts. Some are set to familiar tunes other are set to new tunes. Where possible we have included the audio for these texts.
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A hymn on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

A hymn on the death of Queen Elizabeth II Once a woman heard a message,telling of her father’s death,spinning life…

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We hear the news in anguish

Hymn at time of Russian invasion of Ukraine We hear the news in anguish to know what has been done,the cameras…

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Blue planet, rising, soaring through the cosmos

A Hymn responding to Greta Thunberg ahead of and following COP 26 – written by Andrew Pratt: Blue planet, rising,…

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Praying for Our Planet

Our Bulletin Editor and hymn-writer, Andrew Pratt, is the Hymn Writer in Residence at Bramhall Methodist Church for their Praying…

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The people wanted soldiers

An extraordinary new hymn for the Passion/Easter season by Graham Adams This hymn, by Graham Adams, arose from an ‘Empire’…

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Thoughts on ‘welkin‘and ‘Hark the herald angels sing’

From our Bulletin Editor Andrew Pratt: The Methodist blog has recently had this entry and I thank Judith Simms for…

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A hymn for Autumn

How hard it is to tell in wordsThe feeling Autumn bringsOf sweet with bitter, shade with sun,Inside the heart of…

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A Hymn for Lockdown

God our Father give your blessingTo your troubled earth;Locked-down people call out to youLonging for new mirth.Distanced from our most…

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A Coronavirus Hymn

As now a global crisis Has brought us to our knees, We pray for those affected By illness and disease.…

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‘This sudden Sabbath gives us pause’ – a response to the Coronavirus crisis:

This sudden Sabbath gives us pause to rest and to reflect. What is the focus of our lives and what…

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Notre Dame on Fire – hymn

A sad conflagration, now Paris is grieving, the fire crews have struggled to dowse and control, so much has been…

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Good Friday

There is no glory in this cross There is no glory in this cross,nor in a crown of thorn,just hard…

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Glorious Godhead

Glorious GodheadA Hymn by Mike Dove of Parkstone Evangelical Free Church, Poole, Dorset. Verse1 Father in heaven we worshipOur glorious…

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Christmas Hymn

An unmarried mother gave birth in a stable by Andrew Pratt An unmarried mother gave birth in a stable,some saw…

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‘When Two Stars Collide’

A new hymn text from Andrew Pratt Two stars collide, but love is not diminished,while ripples thunder out through time…

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‘What does it Mean to Sing a Hymn?’

What does it mean to sing a hymn? What does it mean to sing a hymn? Are these just empty…

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A hymn text written in response to violence and terrorism in our cities

In response to the recent outbreaks of violence and terrorism in our streets Andrew Pratt has written the following hymn…

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