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He could have walked the easy road
He could have walked the easy road
by Marjorie Dobson
Hymn: He could have walked the easy road First Sunday in Lent Year A Matthew 4: 1 – 11 He could have walked the easy road to fortune and to fame. He knew he could work miracles, to heal the blind and lame. He could have fed the starving poor with fish as well as bread. But Jesus …
When Mary to the garden came
When Mary to the garden came
by Avis Palmer
When Mary to the garden came. The dawn was colouring the sky, Her life would never be the same, Where was her Lord, why did he die? The birds were singing in the trees, But deaf to joy, she did not hear. Sweet signs of Spring, she did not see. So isolated by her fear. Verses 3-6 …
Awake again within the love
Awake again within the love
by Andrew Pratt
Advent hymn taken form Nothing too religious Awake again within the love that lit the stars, that formed the earth, that ransomed captive Israel that met us in Messiah's birth:... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. P…
God hung and died upon the cross
God hung and died upon the cross
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: God hung and died upon the cross Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A 1 Peter 2: 19 – 25 God hung and died upon the cross, and there he suffered wild abuse, the ones who held religious power had offered an oblique excuse: denying love their greatest crime. We see this echoed in o…
Hymn: Sometimes when standing on the brink
Hymn: Sometimes when standing on the brink
by Andrew Pratt
Sometimes when standing on the brink we know that we are wrong and while we have the power to change, we sing a different song. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: BANGOR (Tans’ur) Metre: CM Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 9/2/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. …
In the temple place of peace
In the temple place of peace
by Andrew Pratt
The Presentation of the Lord/Candlemas Year A Luke 2:22-40 – Candlemas Hymn: In the temple, place of peace In the temple, place of peace, Mary, Joseph, stand in awe; Anna comes with songs of joy, Simeon sings, yet knows the score... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Be…
It's hard to feel that we are blessed
It's hard to feel that we are blessed
by Andrew Pratt
All Saints Day Daniel 7:1-3; .Luke 6:20-31 Hymn: It’s hard to feel that we are blessed It’s hard to feel that we are blessed when we have lost it all. It’s difficult to hear God’s voice, to listen to Christ’s call. Yet God will seek to meet each need to warm and calm each heart..…
EARTHQUAKE HYMN - Is this the judgment of a God