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Treasure No 58: John Wilson 1905–92

Treasure No 58: John Wilson 1905–92 by Alan Luff and B. Massey: An article from Bulletin 193, Autumn 1992 Vice-President of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland Fellow of the Hymn Society of America fter a long life lived to the full, John Wilson—to whom the world of hymnody owes more that it will probably ever know died …

Occasional Papers 2 No1: Looking at Hymn Tunes – The Objective Factors by John Wilson

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Treasure No 46: The Tune ‘LASST UNS ERFREUEN’ as we know it

Treasure No 46: The Tune ‘LASST UNS ERFREUEN’ as we know it by John Wilson: An article from Bulletin 150, Winter 1980 ne of the great successes of The English Hymnal in 1906 was its inclusion of the old German Catholic tune ‘LASST UNS ERFREUEN’, linked originally with Easter rejoicing, but now set to ‘Ye watchers and ye holy ones’, …

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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Easter blessings from HSGBI

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We hope that you have a blessed Easter with some new revelation to treasure over the coming months. If you have some spare time during the Easter holidays, perhaps you would like to take a look at the website? Following the tradgedy of the Notre Dame fire we have a new hymn text from Andrew Pratt fo...

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Thank God for hymns! | The Spectator

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Before embarking on this hymn to hymns, I’ll admit that hymn-enthusiasts feel a slight sense of anticlimax on Easter Sunday, when the pleasingly austere hymns of Lent are replaced with the too-happy…

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Notre Dame on Fire – hymn

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A sad conflagration, now Paris is grieving, the fire crews have struggled to dowse and control, so much has been ruined, yet memory still rises, God’s grace will enliven rebuilding its soul. For hu…

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Just a quick update, Bulletin Volume XVI (2000-2002) is currently being digitised. Issues 231-233 (April - October 2002 are now available on the website, all linked in the index, with more to be added over the coming weeks. Enjoy a trip down Memory Lane or read for the first time. Best wishes, Ken

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A new hymn text from Andrew Pratt 'Good Friday' to the tune St FULBERT is now available on the website to read. Please be aware it is copyright. Enter in the normal CCLI channels or visit stainer.co.uk for wider permissions to use it: hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2019/04/09/good-friday/ ... See MoreSee Less

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For this season (and any season), one of John Newton's lesser-known poems, but no doubt autobiographical, and reminiscent of at least one of his hymns...

THE PRODIGAL SON

Afflictions, though they seem severe;
In mercy oft are sent;
They stopped the prodigal's career,
And forced him to repent.

Although he no relentings felt
Till he had spent his store;
His stubborn heart began to melt
When famine pinched him sore.

What have I gained by sin, he said,
But hunger, shame, and fear;
My father’s house abounds with bread,
While I am starving here.

I’ll go, and tell him all I’ve done,
And fall before his face
Unworthy to be called his son,
I’ll seek a servant’s place.

His father saw him coming back,
He saw, and ran, and smiled;
And threw his arms around the neck
Of his rebellious child.

Father, I’ve sinned — but O forgive!
I’ve heard enough, he said,
Rejoice my house, my son’s alive,
For whom I mourned as dead.

Now let the fatted calf be slain,
And spread the news around;
My son was dead, but lives again,
Was lost, but now is found.

’Tis thus the Lord his love reveals,
To call poor sinners home;
More than a father's love he feels,
And welcomes all that come.

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HYMNS OF PRAISE for Mothering Sunday with Pam Rhodes

COVENTRY CATHEDRAL SUNDAY 31st March, 2019 Come and Sing HYMNS OF PRAISE for Mothering Sunday with PAM RHODES, BBC ‘Songs of Praise’ presenter and PAUL LEDDINGTON WRIGHT, BBC ‘Songs of Praise’ conductor.

£3 Singers Free congregation Tel. 0844 477 1000 coventrycathedralchorus.com tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com

2pm Singers rehearsal 4pm Hymns of Praise coventrycathedralchorus.com Registered charity (no. 257047)

PAM RHODES has been associated with BBC ‘Songs of Praise’ for over 30 years. At this unique event, Pam will introduce the hymns with stories and anecdotes in her own engaging style. The music will be led by the Coventry Cathedral Chorus plus additional singers, accompanied by the Cathedral’s magnificent organ, and all conducted by Paul Leddington Wright.

Singers who wish to ‘come and sing’ with Coventry Cathedral Chorus are asked to arrive for a 2pm rehearsal in the nave of the Cathedral. Music will be provided. There will be a break for light refreshments at 3.15pm, before the audience joins us at 4pm.

COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS was formed in 1963, with the name Saint Michael’s Singers, shortly after the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, and is regarded as one of the UK’s leading choral societies. The choir changed its name in 2017 to associate itself more closely with its home, and to reflect its nature. It numbers around eighty auditioned members from all ages and walks of life and promotes its own season of concerts in Coventry Cathedral and at other venues in the English Midlands area. The choir has performed with many professional soloists, conductors and orchestras and has also made many recordings, featuring in the Hymnmakers series for Kingsway Records which has been critically acclaimed in the UK and the USA. In 2015 the chorus released a new recording of its own – ‘Carols from Coventry’ – which includes arrangements of Christmas carols in tribute to the late Sir David Willcocks.The chorus has broadcast on both radio and television, and for many years formed part of the stage choir for BBC television’s annual Songs of Praise Big Sing, recorded in the Royal Albert Hall and conducted by Paul Leddington Wright.

Highlights of recent years have included the European première of John Rutter’s The Gift of Life at Coventry Cathedral with visiting choirs from the United States, and James MacMillan’s Gloria which was commissioned by Coventry Cathedral as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations in 2012, and was repeated in 2018. In 2013 the choir celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a Gala Concert, which included the first performance of a Te Deum written for the occasion by Paul Leddington Wright. In 2017 the chorus joined with the Parliament Choir for performances of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, in Coventry Cathedral with the Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra and in the Royal Festival Hall, London, with the Southbank Sinfonia. ... See MoreSee Less

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