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Dark were the city streets
Dark were the city streets
by Avis Palmer
Nicodemus’song Dark were the city streets, The night watch on patrol Had passed the alleyway down which a figure stole. A seeker on a quest was bound, What would this night be lost or found? Responding to his knock The door was opened wide. Compelled by all he'd seen and heard he…
Come and sit upon a hillside
Come and sit upon a hillside
by Avis Palmer
Come and sit upon a hillside, See the sleeping town below. Round the camp fire, in the moonlight, Hear the tales of long ago. How a people watched and waited, Longing for the promised King, And the freedom and the justice, That his powerful reign would bring. Verses 2-3 follow © …
God Holds In Gentle Hands
God Holds In Gentle Hands
by James Morley
Funeral word to the tune All Things Bright And Beautiful All things that we did and said God holds in gentle hands All things felt and left unsaid God holds in gentle hands Although our hearts are grieving In sorrow or in pain Such is the mark of loving Till we see you again All …
Times and Seasons - By a monument of marble
Times and Seasons - By a monument of marble
by Marjorie Dobson
By a monument of marble, or a simple wooden cross, here we gather to remember sacrifice and tragic loss. Blood-red poppy petals flutter, each a symbol for a life, drifting in a crimson curtain, shadow of our constant strife. Verses 2-3 follow ©Marjorie Dobson Metre: 8 7 8 7 D Tun…
In the stillness of this moment
In the stillness of this moment
by Andrew Pratt
In the stillness of this moment, in the quiet, we bring our prayer, seeking solitude and silence, reassurance: God is there. In the stillness of this moment sense that Christ is kneeling still, praying, interceding with us, seeking strength to do God’s will. Verses 3-4 follow © A…
Jesus said to Nicodemus
Jesus said to Nicodemus
by Michael Docker
Jesus said to Nicodemus Jesus said to Nicodemus, “you must be born from above.” Jesus talked to Nicodemus of the Way that's paved with love. And this story in the gospel is to help us understand That God's Christ has walked the world - And we are called to comprehend. Nicodemus s…
Tell me please; I want to know
Tell me please; I want to know
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
May our lives be beautiful and true just as the music of the harp! PRAISE GOD WITH THE HARP! Tell me please; I want to know: why these strings without a bow? And this quaint three-sided frame: What’s its purpose? What’s its name? All my questions fade away‚ when I hear the harpis…
We come to this, the sign of life
We come to this, the sign of life
by Michael Docker
We come to this, the sign of life, A place for one and all; Where water waits to bear and bless Whoever heed's God's call. We come to this, the sign of truth, A moment made in love; Where water promises to bear From here to what's above. Verses 3-4 follow CM (St Stephen; St Berna…
Weeping woman, widowed, wailing
Weeping woman, widowed, wailing
by Marjorie Dobson
Weeping woman, widowed, wailing – all her life, men round her ailing. Now, with grief, her own heart failing. Who can help at times like this? Husband died, though not long married. Now her son is coffin-carried. From now on her life is arid. Who can help at times like this? Vers…
A New Day Dawns