The Ballad of Bethlehum
I tell the tale of Dai and Mair,
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Jesus, as you travelled
An unfolding of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus, as you travelled (midi)
Star-guided pilgrims
Star-guided pilgrims (midi)
These things she kept and pondered
* I wrote this text simply as a personal response to the words “Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.” These things she kept and pondered (midi)
Curtain-raising Jesus
These simple words present Jesus as in Mark’s Gospel: the One who makes things happen. Curtain-raising Jesus (midi)
All my strength and tenderness
*** A simple versification of the Magnificat. Easily learned. Joyful. All my strength and tenderness (midi)
When in the wastes of wild regret
I wrote this to be part of a Lenten sermon for the congregation of St Anne’s Calmore near Southampton. When in the wastes of wild regret.midi
O Love, O Love, O fearless Love
* This hymn-song was composed to be part of a Lenten sermon for St Anne’s Calmore, near Southampton. In verse 2 ‘… people kill the thing they love’ comes from Oscar Wilde: ‘for each man kills the thing he loves’ (Ballad Read More …