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The desolate Messiah dies
The desolate Messiah dies
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – The desolate Messiah dies The desolate Messiah dies spreadeagled on the cross: unwanted by the earth he made, Death’s trophy to the world displayed and, as the final scene is played, all hope is lost. The disregarded Christ hangs high as nations turn away. How can a king b…
At midnight in a garden
At midnight in a garden
by Avis Palmer
At midnight in a garden A man knelt down to pray; The darkness gathered round him The silence on him lay And joy had turned to sorrow And doubt must have its way, When in a midnight garden The Lord knelt down to pray. At midnight in a garden, Some friends were waiting near To kee…
What quality of love is this
What quality of love is this
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – What quality of love is this What quality of love is this that washes a betrayer’s feet? What kind of majesty, a king who kneels before a friend’s deceit? It is a love for those, like me who know of grace but choose to sin; a love that waits until I must return to Calvary …
Hymn-A towel and basin
Hymn-A towel and basin
by Marjorie Dobson
A towel and a basin? This caused them great unease. Their Master, now a servant? The Christ upon his knees? In washing feet made dirty out on the city street, he showed the power of action where love and duty meet. Verses 2-3 follow ©Marjorie Dobson Tune: SALLEY GARDENS or BENTLE…
Now who would have thought that a small crying baby
Now who would have thought that a small crying baby
by Marjorie Dobson
Now who would have thought that a small crying baby, wrapped in a cloth in a cold cattle stall, could ever encapsulate God’s grace and mercy; lay down his life for the sake of us all? Then who would have guessed that a young man from Naz’reth, fresh from his work at the carpenter…
God's wondrous love
God's wondrous love
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
This hymn is based on words of St. Hippolytus of Rome (c 170-c 236): “This tree, wide as the heavens itself, has grown up into heaven from the earth. It is an immortal growth and towers between heaven and earth. It is the fulcrum of all things…the centre of the cosmos.”
Hymn - God of unexpected action
Hymn - God of unexpected action
by Andrew Pratt
God of unexpected action kneeling with the towel and bowl, humbled for this time and season, humbling now and making whole. Jesus so revered, respected, prophet, preacher, even Lord, now is acting as a servant, doing things his friends abhorred. Verses 3-5 follow © Andrew Pratt 2…
Hymn - Now is the judgment of the world
Hymn - Now is the judgment of the world
by Andrew Pratt
Now is the judgment of the world, the crisis that we face, the magnet of God's dying love, the choice of hate or grace. To move where God's attraction draws, to follow with the flow, to stand defiant, out of line, to stay, or yet to go. Verses 3-4 follow © Andrew Pratt 21/2/2012 …
Hymn - Filled with fear and apprehension
Hymn - Filled with fear and apprehension
by Andrew Pratt
Filled with fear and apprehension, self doubt lurking in his mind. Jesus weighed what lay before him, what resistance would he find? Friends and family could not help him, these were things to face alone. New uncertainties assailed him, things he hoped he'd never own. Verses 2-3 …
Hymn - Who shares this wine? Who dips this bread
Hymn - Who shares this wine? Who dips this bread
by Andrew Pratt
Who shares this wine? Who dips this bread? Was Judas hesitant or calm, the moment Jesus sent him out to raise that awful, crazed alarm? The others looked around, askance, not sure what this might sign or seal. They whispered, questioned; all too soon resumed this fated, final mea…
This is love, love un-extinguished
This is love, love un-extinguished
by Andrew Pratt
This is love, love un-extinguished, love out lasting time and place, love surviving crucifixion, sign of hope and source of grace. This was God who bled and died there, very God they scourged and hung, it was God the child of Mary, from whom human life was wrung. Verses 2-3 follo…
What waste of Godly grace and love
What waste of Godly grace and love
by Andrew Pratt
'What waste of Godly grace and love, this perfume cast away, what waste of money, see the poor before us everyday'. But Judas, driven by his greed, was filling up his purse; and through inherent selfishness perhaps our ways are worse. Verses 3-4 follow TUNE: ST BERNARD Andrew P…
The buried grain, the hidden seed
The buried grain, the hidden seed
by Andrew Pratt
The buried grain, the hidden seed, that's deep within the earth, though dead to sight, and out of mind, will spring again to birth. And we will stand to lose our lives, the wine skins will be torn: to be a Christian has a cost, through death we are re-born. Verses 3-4 follow TUNE…
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