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Secretary’s Newsletter 78 Autumn 2018

The Secretary’s Newsletter: No.78: Autumn 2018 From the Secretary: Revd Robert A. Canham Windrush Braithwaite KESWICK CA12 5SZ Phone: 017687 78054 Email: Please see our Contact page The Hymn Society’s Canterbury 2019 Conference Next year’s Conference will be a 2 Day Conference held from mid-day Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25th July 2019 at the University of Kent’s Canterbury Campus which …

Short Guide No 17: What are the Arguments For and Against Revising Hymn Texts?

‘Nothing changes here’ or ‘All the changing scenes’? Why would we ever ‘revise’ the words of familiar hymns? We do not change a Shakespeare sonnet or a Beatles song; but we do adopt new Bible versions and modify ancient prayers. In which category do our still-beloved hymns belong? Unlike poems, hymns are for singing together by churches which may be …

Bulletin 237 Volume 17 No4 October 2003

The Hymn Society Bulletin October 2003 Christchurch University College Canterbury Contents Obituary: Caryl Micklem 1925-2003 by David Goodall by Derek C. Hodgson Conference 2003 at Canterbury by Derrick and Beryl Baker Inclusive Geography by Dr Bernard Massey Hymns for an Itinerant Preacher by Michael Haighton Reviews: Composing Music for Worship ed. S. Darlington and A. Kreider Reviewd by John Hough …