Jerusalem the Golden, with milk and honey blest ‘Urbs Sion aurea’ from Hora novissima, Bernard of Cluny 12th century and Hymns A & M editors 1861 Public Domain Tune: EWING adapted from a tune by Alexander Ewing (1830-95), 1853 Public Domain Gordon GilesJerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blest, Beneath thy contemplation sink heart and voice opprest. I know … Read More
The song of the sea, once melodious, is dying Andrew Pratt (1948 – ) © 2021 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd Tune: STREETS OF LAREDO – Anonymous American Public Domain … Read More
How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord ‘K’ in Rippon’s Selection (1787), sometimes attributed to Richard Keen (fl. 1787) Public Domain Tune: ST DENIO (Welsh melody, 19th century) Public Domain Gordon TaylorHOW firm a Foundation, ye Saints of the Lord, Is laid for your Faith in his excellent Word; What more can he say than to you he … Read More
Jesus was passing through Jericho[1] Alan Gaunt (1935 – ) Tune: JERICHO SONG – A. Ian Sharp (1943 – ) Text and tune © Stainer & Bell Ltd, PO Box 110, 23 Gruneisen Road, LONDON N3 1DZ, www.stainer.co.uk. Email: post@stainer.co.uk [1] Alan Gaunt, Delight that Never Dies: Hymn Texts 1997-2003 by Alan Gaunt: (London: Stainer and Bell, 2003), no. 6. Ian … Read More
Earth’s fragile beauties we possess Robert Andrew Willis (1947 – ) © Very Rev’d Robert Willis, with kind permission Tune: KINGSFOLD, English folk song arr. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Tune, Public Domain, arrangement © Oxford University Press Matthew RushtonEarth’s fragile beauties we possess As pilgrim gifts from God, And walk the slow and dangerous way His wounded feet have trod. Though … Read More
Let all mortal flesh keep silence Σιγησάτω πᾶσα σάρξ βροτεία Gerard Moultrie, (1829-85) from the Liturgy of St James[1] Tune: PICARDY – Chansons Populaire des Provinces de France (1860 Fleury Weckerlin), after Anonymous French Melody Public Domain [1] The English Hymnal (London: Henry Frowde, 1906), no. 318, Jonathan HalliwellLet all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; … Read More
When a blind man came to Jesus Marjorie Dobson (1940 – ) © 2004 Stainer & Bell Ltd. PO Box 110, 23 Gruneisen Road, LONDON N3 1DZ, www.stainer.co.uk. Used by permission Tune: MANNHEIM, Congregational Church Music (1853, Binney), Lowell Mason (1792-1872) after Friedrich Filitz (1804-76). Public Domain UGADALE, June Baker (1936 – ) © Stainer & Bell Ltd. PO Box … Read More
With glorious clouds encompassed round Charles Wesley (1707-88) Public Domain Tune: ST GREGORY, Robert Wainwright (1748-82) Public Domain Richard WatsonWith glorious clouds encompassed round, Whom angels dimly see, Will the Unsearchable be found Or God appear to me? Will he forsake his throne above, Himself to me impart? Answer, thou Man of grief and love, And speak it to my … Read More
Today I awake and God is before me[1] Tune: SLITHERS OF GOLD Words and Music John L. Bell (1949 – ) and Graham Maule (1958-2019) © 1989 Wild Goose Resource Group, c/o Iona Community, 21 Carlton Court, Glasgow, G5 9JP, www.wildgoose.scot. [1] As published in Love from Below: (Wild Goose Songs 3) (Glasgow: Wild Goose Publications / The Iona Community, … Read More
Stay, Master, stay upon this heavenly hill Samuel Greg (1804-1887) Public Domain Tune: UNDE ET MEMORES, W H Monk (1823-1889) Public Domain David BlanchflowerStay, Master, stay, upon this heavenly hill; A little longer, let us linger still; With all the mighty ones of old beside, Near to the awful Presence still abide; Before the throne of light we trembling stand, … Read More
Name of all majesty Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926 – ) WORDS: For Europe and Africa © Timothy Dudley-Smith For the rest of the world including the USA and Canada: © 1984 Hope Publishing Company Tune: MAJESTAS (Baughen) – Michael Baughen (1930 – ) © Michael Baughen / Jubilate Hymns Ltd. Caroline GillName of all majesty, fathomless mystery, King of the ages … Read More
Who comes to me, the Saviour said William Kitching (1837-1906) Public Domain Tune: MERCY STILL FOR THEE, Elbridge Holder (1840-1879) No. 49 in Salvation Army Music, 1900, compiled by William Booth: Public Domain[1] [1] Salvation Army archives. Gordon TaylorWho comes to me, the Saviour said, To him I freely give Eternal life; though he were dead Yet henceforth shall he … Read More
Fierce raged the tempest o’er the deep Godfrey Thring (1923-1903) Public Domain Tune: ST AËLRED, John Bacchus Dykes (1823-76) Public Domain Malcolm SturgessFierce raged the tempest o’er the deep, watch did thine anxious servants keep, but thou wast wrapped in guileless sleep, calm and still. “Save, Lord, we perish!” was their cry, “O save us in our agony!” Thy … Read More
Our Father, Thou in heav’n above [‘Vater unser im Himmelreich’][1] Martin Luther (1483-1546), tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) Public Domain Tune: VATER UNSER, Anon. Schumann, 1539 Public Domain [1] Text and tune published in Valentin Schumann, Geistliche Liede (Leipzig: 1539). Ian Sharp Our Father, Thou in heav’n above, Who biddest us to dwell in love, As brethren of one family, And … Read More
Lo! He comes with clouds descending Charles Wesley (1707-88) Public Domain Tune: HELMSLEY, Select Hymns with Tunes Annext (Wesley, 1765) Public Domain Jan RobitscherLo! He comes with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain; thousand thousand saints attending swell the triumph of his train: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ the Lord returns to reign. Every eye shall now behold him, Robed … Read More
Glory and honour Michael Perry (1942-1996), after Glory and Honour (ASB canticle drawing on Revelation 4 and 5) © Mrs B. Perry/Jubilate Hymns Tune: ASCALON (Silesian Folk Song (1842 Leipzig, Hoffman and Richter) Public Domain Anne HarrisonGlory and honour, wisdom and splendour, Lord of creation, are yours alone: all of earth’s creatures in exultation sing to the Lamb upon the … Read More
Into your hands, O Lord Public Domain Jonathan HalliwellInto your hands, O Lord I commend my spirit. For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth.Reflection: John Halliwell The verse from Psalm 31:5 is quoted by Luke 23:46 as among the last words of Jesus on the cross; it focuses on the serenity of Christ in the face of death. … Read More
This is the newborn baby[1] Martin Leckebusch (1962 – ) © 2000 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. Tune: FACE OF JESUS, Sue Gilmurray © Sue Gilmurray [1] Martin Leckebusch, Never let the songs end: new hymns to inspire and uplift (Stowmarket: Kevin Mayhew, 2010). Sue GilmurrayThis is the newborn baby fleeing a tyrant’s rage; this is the adolescent wise as a learned … Read More
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds John Newton (1725-1807) Public Domain Olney Hymns, Book 1, Hymn 57 Tune: ST PETER (Reinagle), Alexander Robert Reinagle (1799-1877) Public Domain Marylynn Rouse The name of JESUS Song of Solomon 1:3 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds And drives away his … Read More
I hoped that with the brave and strong Anne Brontë (1820-49) Public Domain Tune: CRIPPLEGATE, George Alexander Macfarren (1813-87) Public DomainGillian WarsonI hoped that with the brave and strong my portioned task might lie; to toil amid the busy throng with purpose pure and high: but God has fixed another part, and he has fixed it well; I said so … Read More
Come now, O Prince of Peace Words and music Geonyong Lee (b.1947), English version revised Marion Pope (b.1928); © Geonyong Lee; reproduced by permission. Recording from a Church Hymnary 4 promotional CD (non-commercial), Touch the Earth Lightly (2004), sung by the Scottish Festival Singers, conductor Ian McCrorie, ℗ Church Hymnary Trust, used by permission. (The late Ian McCrorie was a … Read More
At the dawning of creation David Fox (1956-2008) © Copyright of this hymn is presumed to reside with The United Reformed Church, 86 Tavistock Place, LONDON WC1H 9RT. However, if you have knowledge of an individual or organisation claiming copyright, please contact The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Tune: SHIPSTON English traditional melody collected by Lucy Broadwood (1858-1929) It was originally … Read More
Live with faith that speaks of Jesus Colin Ferguson (1937 – ) © Colin Ferguson Tune: IN MEMORIAM, John Stainer (1840-1901) Public Domain Colin FergusonLive with faith that speaks of Jesus whatever life may bring, a faith that shows its kindness, a hope that makes us sing. Whatever troubles face us, or those we try to serve, whatever evil tempts … Read More
It was a new beginning on the day the Spirit came. Marjorie Dobson (1940 – ) Tune: LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER (Traditional English arranged by Nicholas Williams) Words and Arrangement © Copyright Stainer & Bell Ltd, PO Box 110, 23 Gruneisen Road, LONDON N3 1DZ, www.stainer.co.uk. Used by permission. Marjorie DobsonIt was a new beginning on the day the Spirit came. The house … Read More
The Saviour died, but rose again Scottish Paraphrases (1781) Public Domain Tune: ST ANDREW: William Tans’ur (1706-83). Public Domain Graham DeansThe Saviour died, but rose again Triumphant from the grave; And pleads our cause at God’s right hand, Omnipotent to save. Who then can e’er divide us more From Jesus and His love, Or break the sacred chain that binds … Read More
O Christ, who faced in deserts bare Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-) For Europe and Africa © Timothy Dudley-Smith For the rest of the world including the USA and Canada: © 2003 Hope Publishing Company Tune: WOODVALE, John Crothers (1948-) The recording was produced by Adam Binks of Resonus Classics John CrothersO Christ, who faced in deserts bare the fiercest test temptation … Read More
The Coming of the Son of Man Words and music by Pete Haskins. (1948 – ) © Pete Haskins Pete HaskinsPraise to the Star of Morning, To the Lord; the Lamb; to the Son of Man: Sing to the one whom the angels praised When the world first began, When the morning stars together sang As God declared his plan. … Read More
She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters John Bell (1949 – ) and Graham Maule (1958-2019) © 1988 WGRG c/o Iona Community, 21 Carlton Court, Glasgow, G5 9JP, www.wildgoose.scot. Tune: THAINAKY, John Lamberton Bell (1949 – ) © WGRG c/o Iona Community, 21 Carlton Court, Glasgow, G5 9JP, www.wildgoose.scot. Janet WoottonShe sits like a bird, brooding on the … Read More
It was on a Friday morning Sydney Bertram Carter (1915-2004) Tune: FRIDAY MORNING, Sydney Bertram Carter (1915-2004) Words and Music © 1960 Stainer & Bell Ltd, PO Box 110, 23 Gruneisen Road, LONDON N3 1DZ, www.stainer.co.uk. Email: post@stainer.co.uk Andrew PrattText: Luke 23: 39 – 43 1 It was on a Friday morning That they took me from the cell, … Read More
Angel voices ever singing Francis Pott (1832-1909) Public Domain Tune: ANGEL VOICES, Edwin George Monk (1819-1900) Public Domain Gordon Giles Angel voices ever singing round thy throne of light, angel-harps for ever ringing, rest not day nor night; thousands only live to bless thee and confess thee Lord of might. Thou who art … Read More
Conference 2021 Cancelled: Along with some other organizations, we have reluctantly decided to cancel, once again, our July Conference. With arrangements having to be made very much in advance, and with continuing mixed messages and uncertainty…
Hymn of the Day – Advent to Epiphany Information and Request for Participation. Following the success of ‘Hymn for the Day’ throughout July, and given the continuing persistence of Covid-19 with little end in sight, we are initiating a further series: ‘Hymn of the Day – Advent to Epiphany’.