Hymn: Out of Nazareth
Hymn: Out of Nazareth
by Michael Docker
Out of Nazareth he came preaching, Speaking of good and God and reaching Those who hoped and those who doubted Good or God could come from there. As they followed at his leading We would follow whose lives are needing Hope like theirs and help that's rooted In the good God brough…
Hymn: Why does it seem..
Hymn: Why does it seem..
by Michael Docker
Why does it seem..? Why does it seem that because there is suffering Someone or something must be to blame? Why does it feel that the world needs an offering - Someone or something to bear all our shame? Deep in our hearts, where there’s no rhyme or reason Something stirs to give…
Thanks to God for this, our Chapel
Thanks to God for this, our Chapel
by Jacqui Horton
Note: on a different occasion the first line could be ‘Thanks to God for this, our building’, or ‘Thanks to God for …. Church’ Thanks to God for this, our Chapel, and its life across the years. For the many scenes its witnessed, host to many hopes and fears. Joy and sadness, j…
We come, O God, to celebrate
We come, O God, to celebrate
by Jacqui Horton
We come, O God, to celebrate, our hearts and voices raise; For all the ways the Spirit works, we give you thanks and praise. We come, O God, to celebrate the preacher’s noble art; The opening of Your Word today to move the listening heart. We come, O God, to celebrate the preachi…
In the stable, shepherds, standing
In the stable, shepherds, standing
by Andrew Pratt
In the stable, shepherds, standing, wonder what has brought them there, after birth of living glory speaks of hope, of loving care. Here no glow surrounds the manger, no angelic choir is heard, simply, God is born among us, God incarnate, love absurd. Verse 3 follow © Andrew Prat…
Share God's Delight!
Share God's Delight!
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
A Christmas song celebrating the birth of Christ in humble circumstances, an event which gladdens our hearts and causes God a delight we are invited to share. SHARE GOD’S DELIGHT! Come‚ share‚ at Christmas‚ God’s delight‚ for God is gladdened at the sight of Mother‚ Child and m…
Hymn: You're not far from God's Kingdom
Hymn: You're not far from God's Kingdom
by Michael Docker
You're not far from God's Kingdom If in Christ's hope you live And work for this world's goodness, And humbly learn to give. His light will always lead you To follow in His way - His Kingdom's life inspire you To seek His face today. You're not far from God's Kingdom If justice i…
Hymn: Holy Spirit of Creation
Hymn: Holy Spirit of Creation
by Michael Docker
Holy Spirit of Creation, Speaking life and bringing light; Fire our weak imagination Till we speak and do the right; Fill us as You filled the darkness; Touch us as you touched the void; Lift us as you lift all weakness Till we love what we avoid. Holy Spirit of invention, Helpin…
Hymn: The troubles of the age
Hymn: The troubles of the age
by Michael Docker
The troubles of the age, from fear to endless war, As wealth flows to the rich While walls surround the poor, Are by God's power Promised to be Destroyed by He Whose love is sure. The landscapes of the mind, from lower thoughts to high ; From cold indifference to every hurt we cr…
Hymn: Caught between the world and heaven
Hymn: Caught between the world and heaven
by Michael Docker
Caught between the world and heaven We seek God's face, Looking down yet upward driven; We seek God's face; Always facing daily dangers, Never far from dreams of angels; Trusting that God's truth will change us, Ours is God's grace. Taught of Christ who shared our sorrow, We seek…
Hymn: Lift our hearts, Lord
Hymn: Lift our hearts, Lord
by Michael Docker
Lift our hearts, Lord, with their story - Those who lived by faith before; How they trusted in your glory, How they heard and what they saw. God in Christ was their foundation; You were theirs as You are ours, Faith in every generation Sings its songs and prays its prayers. Once …
Hymn: The spirit of the Son of Man
Hymn: The spirit of the Son of Man
by Michael Docker
The spirit of the Son of Man Is caught where we're found praying As Jesus prayed; that what we are Be one with what we're saying. The spirit of the Galilean Is caught when we're found singing As Jesus sang; a suffering song Shall frame the lives we're bringing. The spirit of the …
Hymn: Here in this book
Hymn: Here in this book
by Michael Docker
Here in this book we read and hear - Words are the Word, we say; By faith we sing this loud and clear, “Show us the Saviour's Way.” Here in this book the poet sighs, Here prophets rail and cry; Here there are wars, a mother cries, A man is born to die. Here in this book the stori…
Hymn: Bread of the world
Hymn: Bread of the world
by Michael Docker
Bread of the world, this broken people Break bread to stand with all who die, Wine of the earth, a suffering people Pours out this wine with all who cry. As Jesus died one time in history - Flesh broken, blood spilt once for all, So Christ comes to us in this mystery, Bread share…
Hymn: The journey has started; and we have departed
Hymn: The journey has started; and we have departed
by Michael Docker
The journey has started; and we have departed from places of darkness towards the true light. The God who is for us sends His Son before us, Whose Spirit will lead us from wrong ways to right. Dear God who in Jesus comes with us and frees us We praise you and promise our lives on…
Hymn: Look to the rock from which you came