Short Metre presentations

Usually, during our Annual Conference, we hold short, ten minute presentations on a variety of topics. In 2021, due to the pandemic, we were unable to hold an Annual Conference, so we held our Short Metre presentations via Zoom. Please click on the presenter's name to be taken directly to the presentation.

Anne Harrison - The Hymns of Rosalind Brown: Some themes
Rosalind Brown crafts words carefully in her many hymns, some of them published, some in local use. This presentation will pick up a few of the themes addressed in her hymnody from over four decades, drawing attention to her prophetic voice.

Gillian Warson - Hymns for a Pioneer Child
Hymns that shaped the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Alison Robertson - Introducing Alison's own hymns
Do you ever wonder about hymns: how they arrive, what to do with hymn-songs hymns, and why we always need new ones? Alison Robertson's story will include sound clips from services in St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh

Andrew Pratt - ‘Prophetic hymnody, Magnificat for today’
How can we sing Magnificat today with the prophetic shock of scripture?

Janet Wootton - Amazing Grace: The Journey Through Time
This amazing hymn is about to celebrate its 250th anniversary. It speaks of a journey from lost to found, and the grace that leads us home. We'll trace its route back to another journey of grace, and forward through the toils and snares of many lives. I will end by inviting you to make your own contribution to the story, thus far.

Jan Robitscher - The Berkeley Connection: The Story of St. Mark's, Berkeley

Martin Leckebusch - James Montgomery
How a radical with a prison record became one of the foremost of English-language hymn lyricists, and still has an impact two centuries on.