Hymn words
Idyllic beaches break the waves, a hymn relating to migration and asylum – sadly still pertinent..
Tune: KINGSFOLD
This appears as a suggested hymn in the 2023 Migration Worship and Resource Pack
From Andrew Pratt: “These images will not be diminished by persecuting migrants, nor by making a false distinction between those seeking asylum and so called economic migrants. We need to welcome as fellow human beings people coming to our shores who
As the deer is drawn to water
As the Deer is Drawn to Water After Psalm 42
Tune: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night)
As the deer is drawn to water, My soul to God. Yet in all the pain and slaughter Where is my God? When, the holy days observing, We meet darkness undeserving, Still we struggle on, preserving
Enter this house of worship
Tune: St. Saviourgate by Rev. Myrna Michell
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Enter this house of worship –feel the peace,
Warming our thoughts and feelings, bringing us grace;
Giving ourselves to worship, music and praise;
Gath’ring with friends, together our voices to raise.
Bring to this house of worship love and joy,
O Soul of Love
87.87 (Tune: Huntington) Please request the music from Myrna on ringofvoices@gmail.com
O Soul of love, great well of peace,
help us to love, not fear;
we cherish stillness, quiet, space,
but worldly thoughts press near.
We need our friends,
yet we hold back; no-one is constant, true;
but human contact then
Showing up to fight for justice
Showing up to fight for justice,
Moving forward hand in hand,
Working, praying, singing, striving,
For a fair and equal land.
Marching on the side of justice,
Let our banners be un-furled,
May our words and actions lead us,
To a fair and equal world.
Standing on the side of justice,
Reaching out
Outside the gates of Eden
Blow trumpet, for the world is white with May;
Blow trumpet, the long night hath roll’d away!
Blow thro’ the living world – “Let the King reign.”
– ‘Idylls of the King’, Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Tune: St Fulbert
This is a land where ancient kings
and queens have ruled and reigned,
we are a folk whose
Meditation
Metre: 11.10.11.10 Tune: Noel Nouvelet
Gentle whispers hover; lead me into prayer;
Within sweet silence, I feel more aware.
Solace and calm surround my very soul;
Pay heed to the quiet; may I be made whole?
Fears and worries linger; where to find release
From the uncertain; harmony and peace
Will soothe my spirit—-bring tranquillity;
I
Love of ages
The classic hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ draws heavily on Calvinist ideas about the atonement, the cross and original sin, all areas where Unitarians have differed from Calvinism. Here, its words are adapted to a more Unitarian perspective by Francis Elliot -Wright.
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Love of Ages, meant for me,
Let me find myself in Thee;
Even