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Every Bulletin issued from October 1937 to the present is now available on the HSGBI website. Issues from number 1 to 223 are available to members as scanned PDF's only and not currently part of the Interactive Index, from 224 to present they are text on the page and downloadable and searchable tex...

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7 days ago

A bonus day and, sadly, the last of our Hymn for the day reflections comes from Chris Moorsom on a hymn by Gordan Jones 'The air we breathe is beauty' written in the 1980s. Please don't forget to fill in our survey. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/08/01-the-air-we-breathe-is-beauty-moorsom/ ... See MoreSee Less

01 The air we breathe is beauty – Moorsom

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© Gordan Jones, used with permission Chris Moorsom The air we breathe is beauty and joy pervades our duty of giving praise to God, for plough and pasture shining in winter light, defining each single...

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1 week ago

Day 31 of our Hymn for the day is a reflection from Gillian Warson of an anonymous French hymn translated by Allen Beville Ramsay (1872-1955) 'Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing' and reproduced by permission of Magdalene College, Cambridge. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/31-whence-is-that-goodly-fragrance-flowing-warson/ ... See MoreSee Less

31 Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing – Warson

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Allen Beville Ramsay (1872-1955), from Anonymous French ©Magdalene College, Cambridge Reproduced by permission of the Master and Fellows of Magdalene College Cambridge. Gillian Warson The last few months have been difficult for all of us...

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1 week ago

Are you enjoying our Hymn for the day? How often have you visited the page this month? We have just uploaded a short survey to the page. If you have the time we'd love to hear your thoughts on this project. You will find the survey near the top of the page here: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/resources/hymn-for-the-day/ Thanks for taking the time. ... See MoreSee Less

Hymn for the day

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Hymn for the day Wednesday 1st July marked 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...

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1 week ago

Day 30 of our Hymn for the day is a reflection by Gordon Giles on 'A Hymn for Lockdown' - God our Father give your blessing. A hymn written this year by Gordon with tune by Jonathan Marten. Lockdown is nothing new, it can be found in the pages of our Bibles... hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/30-a-hymn-for-lockdown-giles/ ... See MoreSee Less

30 A Hymn for Lockdown – Giles

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Words © Gordon Giles (b. 1966) Music © Jonathan Marten (b. 1947) Gordon Giles God our Father give your blessing The Psalmist in exile asked, ‘how shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign...

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The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland

1 week ago

Day 29 of our Hymn for the day is 'New every morning', the hymn by John Keble. The reflection is by Jonathan Halliwell. The hymn is an extract of a poem written nearly 200 years ago, so why is this a hymn for our times? Read (or listen)...https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/29-new-every-morning-halliwell/ ... See MoreSee Less

29 New every morning – Halliwell

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John Keble (1792-1866) Public Domain Jonathan Halliwell ‘His compassions fail not; they are new every morning’ The commemoration of John Keble in the Anglican Communion is held on 29th March, the anniversary of his death...

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The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland

2 weeks ago

Day 28 of our Hymn for the day is a second reflection by Timothy Dudley-Smith, reflecting on his hymn 'Safe in the shadow' based on Psalm 91. The hymn is sung beautifully by Lucy and Alice Paine during Lockdown and can be found at the bottom of the page. hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2020/07/28-safe-in-the-shadow-timothy-dudley-smith/ ... See MoreSee Less

28 Safe in the shadow – Timothy Dudley-Smith

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Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926 – ) from Psalm 91 © administered by Oxford University Press in Europe (including UK and Ireland) and Africa, and by Hope Publishing Company in all other territories (including USA), used by...

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Bulletin 123 Volume 7 No09 January 1972

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Bulletin 116 Volume 7 No02 Summer 1969

Bulletin 115 Volume 7 No01 Spring 1969

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Bulletin 107 Volume 6 No05 September 1966

Bulletin 106 Volume 6 No04 April 1966

Bulletin 103 Volume 6 No01 April 1965

Bulletin 101 Volume 5 No13 Autumn 1964

Bulletin 98 Volume 5 No10 Spring 1963

Bulletin 94 Volume 5 No6 Winter 1961

Bulletin 90 Volume 5 No2 Winter 1961

Bulletin 89 Volume 5 No1 Autumn 1960

Bulletin 88 Volume 4 No14 Summer 1960

Bulletin 85 Volume 4 No12 Winter 1958-59

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