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Through all the trees in forest, copse and wood
Through all the trees in forest, copse and wood
by Avis Palmer
Through all the trees in forest, copse and wood, Through Autumn leaves and Spring held in the bud, We see your beauty, know that it is good; Alleluia, Alleluia. When trees are still upon a Summer's day, Gazing, we sense the grace which they convey, And contemplating find we're ta
In the silence of the dawning
In the silence of the dawning
by Andrew Pratt
In the silence of the dawning birds are waking, start to sing, light is coming bringing colour, each day brighter, nearly spring. Every day the season’s turning brings a sign of coming birth, seeds are growing, new growth showing, pushing through the rock hard earth. Verse 2 foll
The cry of the poor should bring grief to the people
The cry of the poor should bring grief to the people
by Andrew Pratt
The cry of the poor should bring grief to the people, yet balm is not found, there is mourning instead. The harvest is past and the summer is ended, the winter is coming, dread raises its head. Verses 2-3 follow Metre: 12 11 12 11 Tune: STREETS OF LAREDO Andrew Pratt (born 1948
Hymn: This awesome world that fills us with amazement
Hymn: This awesome world that fills us with amazement
by Andrew Pratt
This awesome world that fills us with amazement:your Spirit breathed and all things came to be; each stunning scene extends imagination, the fruitful land and every spreading sea. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: DONNE SECOURS; LORD OF THE YEARS Metre: 11.10.11.10 Andrew Pratt (born 194
Fashions, fads, have no attraction
Fashions, fads, have no attraction
by Andrew Pratt
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany Year A Matthew 6: 24 – 34 Hymn: Fashions, fads, have no attraction Fashions, fads, have no attraction, riches, feasting, lose appeal; when our minds are focussed, Christ-like, then perspective is more real... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stain
Hymn: Each hour marks a mighty resurrection
Hymn: Each hour marks a mighty resurrection
by Andrew Pratt
Each hour marks a mighty resurrection, a time of overcoming fate and fear, the dawning of a common understanding in which the grace of God is drawing near. Each morning brings a sense of new creation. New life, new love, encompasses the earth. New time, new light illuminates the
Hymn: We do not know, we cannot tell
Hymn: We do not know, we cannot tell
by Andrew Pratt
We do not know, we cannot tell, the reason or the season, the time of things that are to come, the time of God's completion. At last the spirit will reform, will counter alteration, will clear the way for Love to rule, God's final consummation. The image of a cloud would shape a
Joy will sing throughout creation
Joy will sing throughout creation
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Joy will sing throughout creation Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55: 10-13 Joy will sing throughout creation, laughter fill the hills and vales; snow and rain, sun's elevation, signs that God's love still prevails. Seed for sower, bread for feasting, fruit that blos
As the darkness gathers round us
As the darkness gathers round us
by Michael Docker
As the darkness gathers round us, As the shadows lengthen, grow; As the sun of winter weakens, In the days of rain, wind, snow; We will look to see the signs of light, We will wait for truth to show. As the light grows short, nights darken, As our lives grow frail and cold, As th
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