Tag: morning

A morning hymn – What a morning! Sunlit, glorious

Philippians 4 

8 … siblings, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

1           What a morning! Sunlit, glorious,
              sign of providence and grace,
              as the light shines on our shoulders
              feel the spirit warm this place.
              Warm the words we speak together,
              deep the love in which we’re held,
              fine the fellowship we’re sharing,
              peace that cannot be excelled.

2           Peace that fosters common purpose
              in the service of our friends,
              reaching out to every neighbour
              with a love that never ends.
              Love our source and contemplation,
              love the motivating power,
              love the end of prayer and praising,
              shared within this morning hour.

Andrew E Pratt (born 1948) Words © 2014 © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: 8 7 8 7 D Tune: CALON LAN

Easter morning hymn – Such shock had greeted women

Easter morning hymn - Such shock had greeted women

1	Such shock had greeted women 
	arriving at the tomb; 
	the place was stark and empty. 
	Was this a stone-cold womb?
	A second life had beckoned 
	the body, come and gone. 
	Yet Mary stood there weeping,
	warmed by the rising sun.

2	Long shadows greeted mourning, 
	the light could trick and turn; 
	a gardener was waiting, 
	she struggled to discern; 
	reality was breaking,
	denying common sense,
	for Jesus offered greeting, 
	there, in the present tense.

3	And others met this Jesus, 
	each heard a different call, 
	two thousand years thereafter 
	God seeks to meet us all.
	The spirit is God’s presence, 
	that spirit meets our need 
	as love is planted in us, 
	a quietly growing seed.

Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
Words © 2020 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd
Metre: 7 6 7 6 D
Tune: PASSION CHORALE