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by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation/poem: Questions Fourth Sunday in Lent John 9. 1-41 Why is it that when something good happens, everyone starts asking questions? Who did this? Why did he do it? Are you sure it happened? Surely it must be a deception? Are you telling the truth? Who can back up your sto…
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…
Hymn: Now in the face of Christ we see
Hymn: Now in the face of Christ we see
by Andrew Pratt
Now in the face of Christ we see God's living glory shine, no false reflection mirrored here, no metaphor or sign. This is the name above all names, who lived and moved and breathed, who felt our grief and knew our pain, now humanly conceived. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: GRAFENBERG, …
Job for Everyone - The Awe-Inspiring Creator
Job for Everyone - The Awe-Inspiring Creator
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Awe-Inspiring Creator Job 36 26-37: 24 The window by my desk looks out over our patio, where I can see geraniums starting to bloom, blue jays coming to bathe in the fountain, and squirrels trying to remember where they stored their nuts. A plant of basil sits on a table and w…
Times and Seasons - Will this man bind up the broken
Times and Seasons - Will this man bind up the broken
by Andrew Pratt
Will this man bind up the broken, tend the fallen, lift the frail; man of miracle and wonder, man whose faith will never fail? See him waiting by the water, one of many in the throng, moving pushing, conversation, crowds who share a sense of wrong. Verses 3-5 follow Tune: STUTTGA…
GOSPEL WORDS - Glory To God (LP)
GOSPEL WORDS - Glory To God (LP)
by Alan M Barker
Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) See the series of Gospel Words by entering Gospel Words in the Search Box PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 3648x2736 pixels and 3.2MB The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image …
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
by Andrew Pratt
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur, a time when God's glory shines clear through our lives, God's grace is beyond us, yet lives in each heartbeat, the source of creation from which peace derives. The eyes of our hearts are enlightened with splendour, inherited glory, the …
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town
by Avis Palmer
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town, Christmas hope, rejoicing and peace. Requiring rest, she's tired and worn, Finds a barn where her son is born. Christ is cradled in Bethlehem town, Christmas hope, rejoicing and peace. Receiving his first kiss and caress, Heaven is held and wo…
All life's praising fills creation
All life's praising fills creation
by Andrew Pratt
All life's praising fills creation, breathless dancing setting free lives to give their brief expression to the things we sense or see. Praise is building, deep crescendo, rhythmic shaking moves the earth, like some cosmic exaltation bringing love and joy to birth. Verses 2-3 fol…
Hymn: Star strewn garments clothe the heavens
Hymn: Star strewn garments clothe the heavens
by Andrew Pratt
Star strewn garments clothe the heavens, robes of beauty, source of awe; Spirit God transcending hist'ry, way beyond where pulsars soar. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: STUTTGART Metre: 8.7.8.7 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 24/9/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.staine…
Not conscious of our end or our beginning
Not conscious of our end or our beginning
by Andrew Pratt
Not conscious of our end or our beginning, we cannot know the purpose of our lives, yet God preceded all our breathing, living, beyond our human span, our God survives. Confounded by a love we cannot fathom, enfolded in a love which from our birth: God held, will hold, through al…
Her first born son, his manger bed