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Treasure No 61: To the Budding Hymnwriter by Brian Wren: An article from Bulletin 202, Winter 1995 (Many of us receive new hymn texts on which we are invited to comment. Over the years I have developed a line of reply that affirms the local effort without. I hope, being too dishonest with those whose work will never achieve a …

Bulletin 143 Volume 9 No3 September 1978

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Treasure No 43: Genesis of a Hymn

Treasure No 43: Genesis of a Hymn by Brian Wren: An article from Bulletin 143, Autumn 1978 ow do hymns get written? Readers may find it interesting to eavesdrop on the process of composition of one particular hymn—or is it a song? Stage 1: Inspiration While I was thinking of a friend’s experience of bereavement, the following four lines came, …

Bulletin 142 Volume 9 No2 May 1978

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Bulletin 138 Volume 8 No12 January 1977

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Treasure No 42: The Hymn Today

Treasure No 42: The Hymn Today: An article from Bulletin 138, Winter 1977 Under this title a symposium was presented at the Society’s Conference at Norwich last year. Here we print the substance of what each speaker said on that occasion (or, more accurately, what he would have said had time allowed). i. The Challenge of the Words by Brian …

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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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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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Day 4 of Hymn for the day is a reflection by Janet Wootton on the Christmas carol 'In the bleak midwinter' by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894). It can be found on the HSGBI website: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/04-in-the-bleak-midwinter-wootton/ and includes two settings it is often sung to by Harold Darke and Gustav Holst. ... See MoreSee Less

04 In the bleak midwinter – Wootton

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Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) Public Domain Janet Wootton This may seem an odd choice of hymn for July! But the global pandemic has made us all aware that we share this world and its seasons...

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Day 3 of Hymn for the day is now available on the HSGBI website: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/03-ye-sons-and-daughters-constable/ Douglas Constable reflects on Ye sons and daughters of the King by John Mason Neale (1818-1866), Jean Tisserand (d. 1494). ... See MoreSee Less

03 Ye sons and daughters of the King – Constable

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John Mason Neale (1818-1866), Jean Tisserand (d. 1494) Public Domain Douglas Constable The 3rd July is widely observed as St Thomas’ day, and, having been Vicar of St Thomas’ parish in Derby, I am happy...

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Day 2 of Hymn for the day is available on the HSGBI website: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/02-day-by-day-without-a-word-pratt/ It is a hymn text by Andrew Pratt with a reflection by Andrew Pratt. Read the author's own insights to this hymn on the website. ... See MoreSee Less

02 Day by day without a word – Pratt

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Hymn for the day kicks off this month of reflections on hymns with Martin Leckebusch sharing on O God of earth and altar by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/01-o-god-of-earth-and-altar-leckebusch/
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01 O God of earth and altar – Leckebusch

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)Public Domain Martin Leckebusch It’s natural, when something disruptive or threatening happens, to ask why – why this, why now, why me? Whether the tragedy is personal (bereavement, maybe redundancy) or more...

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This coming Wednesday (1st July) marks the beginning of what we hope will prove to be an exciting and innovative project.

As, due to the Covid-19 virus, we have been unable to hold our annual July Conference, we have, instead, initiated ‘Hymn for the day’.

Throughout July, from the 1st to the 31st, our website will contain a ‘Hymn for the day’ hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/resources/hymn-for-the-day/. This will comprise the full hymn text of a hymn selected by one of our members. It will be accompanied by a reflection on the words by the person who has selected it. In addition there will, in some cases, be a video link where the hymn and reflection are read by the contributor. Possibly, also, there may be a YouTube connection to the hymn being sung.

As the month progresses, the list will expand until, by 31st July, there will be thirty-one ‘Hymns for the day’. All of them will remain available on our website throughout the whole of August after which, due to copyright considerations for some, they will be taken down.

In these times which, for many, are proving rather difficult and dismal, we hope that this initiative will prove to be interesting, informative and enriching, and an encouragement to log on to our website each day for a ‘Hymn for the day’ to brighten your life! ... See MoreSee Less

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