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Bulletin 302 Volume 22 No9 Winter 2020

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Brian WrenChristopher IdleChristopher Selwyn PorteousChurchDavid W MusicGordon TaylorGraham MauleIsaac WattsJesusJohn BellNorman Leonard WarrenWilliam Booth

Bulletin 263 Volume 19 No6 April 2010

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Above Every NameBrian WrenDavid R. WrightDurham Sings!English HymnodyGlenalmondJ. R. WatsonJohn CrothersJohn HartleyJohn PollockJohn RhysLove's Open DoorNew HymnPsalm 23Psalm 56Sheila StoreySir John (Johnny) DankworthThe New Dictionary of HymnologyThe PsalmsTimothy Dudley-Smith

Bulletin 261 Volume 19 No4 October 2009

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Adrian WestAnnette May FerrerAnniversariesArmagh 2009Brian WrenBrynley F. RobertsChristopher IdleDavid GodsenDoug ConstableEdward DarlingFestival of HymnsFred KaanGillian WarsonHymn Society ConferenceHymn WriterHymn WritingJohn CrothersKathryn JenkinsMarjorie DobsonMethodist Hymn BooksMusic and the WesleysMusic for Eighteenth-Century English Choirs

Bulletin 226 Volume 16 No5 January 2001

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Act of PraiseArthur C. BridgesBrian WrenChristopher IdleChurch Hymnal Fifth EditionCommon PraiseDonald DavisonEdward DarlingFred Pratt GreenIan StrattonIrish Church HymnalJoyce HornKay GriffithsLaudateMethodist Church Music SocietyMillenniumPraying TwiceThe Welkin

Bulletin 216 Volume 15 No7 July 1998

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Brian WrenCommon GroundFeast of HymnsIan BradleyIssac WattsJoyce Horn

Bulletin 212 Volume 15 No3 July 1997

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Andrew PrattB. BlackBrian WrenF. W. FaberFrank ColquhounJunior PraiseMission Praise

Bulletin 210 Volume 15 No1 January 1997

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Act of PraiseAnniversariesAnnual ConferenceBrian WrenHarold Watkins ShawMichael Arnold Perry

Bulletin 202 Volume 14 No5 January 1995

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Act of PraiseAnniversariesAustralian Hymn BookBrian WrenEdgar LandenGordon S. WakefieldHymn WriterHymnodyJohn BarnardLanguageLeslie Ivory

Treasure No 61: To the Budding Hymnwriter

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 …

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Bulletin 143 Volume 9 No3 September 1978

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Alan LuffAmerican hymnodyBrian WrenCaswall CentenaryCome and SingHymnsIan StrattonPeter CuttsWalter Kendal Stanton

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, …

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Bulletin 142 Volume 9 No2 May 1978

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Annual ConferenceBrian WrenHarold M. BestHymn TunesHymnodyHymnologist's bookshelf

Bulletin 138 Volume 8 No12 January 1977

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Alan LuffArthur HutchingsBrian WrenF.B. MerryweatherHymnHymnologyJ. B. Dykes

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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Jan 6: Epiphany. We come to the end of our Hymn of the Day Advent to Epiphany series of reflections with Michael Garland and 'Brightest and best' to the aptly named tune EPIPHANY HYMN. Michael looks at the hymn and tune's history. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/01/jan-06-brightest-and-best-michael-garland/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Jan 05 Where is this stupendous stranger? An insightful reflection by Robert Canham is today's Hymn of the Day. Words by Christopher Smart (1722-1771) Public Domain and the tune is OTTERY ST MARY, by Henry George Ley (1887-1962). hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/01/jan-05-where-is-this-stupendous-stranger-robert-canham/ ... See MoreSee Less

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'In the bleak midwinter' is the #Christmas carol chosen by Kelly Frieze in today's Hymn of the Day reflection. The tune associated with this hymn is CRANHAM, by Gustav Theodore Holst (1874-1934). Please join Kelly for his engaging reflection. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/01/jan-04-in-the-bleak-midwinter-kelly-frieze/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Our Hymn of the Day for today is 'What child is this?' with the tune GREENSLEEVES. Join Gordon Giles as he looks at the tune and the words' origins in this fascinating reflection. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/01/jan-03-what-child-is-this-gordon-giles/ ... See MoreSee Less

Jan 03 What child is this? – Gordon Giles

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Jan 02 Hymn of the Day is 'Look at the stars' with words and music by Pete Haskins, draws inspiration from Isaiah chapter 40, verses 26 and 27. There is a picture of the sheet music plus an audio recording of the hymn. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/01/jan-02-look-at-the-stars-peter-haskins/ ... See MoreSee Less

Jan 02 Look at the stars – Peter Haskins

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'Today is the anniversary of the first time that Amazing Grace was sung, in the parish church of Olney in 1773.' So begins Marylynn Rouse in today's Hymn of the Day reflection on the famous John Newton hymn. Read more about the remarkable hymn and its writer: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/01/jan-01-amazing-grace-marylynn-rouse/ ... See MoreSee Less

Jan 01 Amazing Grace – Marylynn Rouse

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New Year's Eve. Fittingly, we have a reflection from Timothy Dudley-Smith on his hymn 'Lord, for the years' for our Hymn of the Day. Timothy expounds on each verse of his well loved hymn. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/12/dec-31-lord-for-the-years-timothy-dudley-smith/ ... See MoreSee Less

Dec 31 Lord, for the years – Timothy Dudley-Smith

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