O Thou, who came to serve
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and give his life a ransom for many. (Mark 10.45)
Category: Ministry
Storm on the Lake
This hymn anthem commemorates the sermon preached by Bishop John Perry at the Institution of Reverend Eileen Wetherell as Vicar of Calmore near Southampton.
A preacher came from Nazareth
* The Winchester branch of RSCM commissioned Martin Leckebusch to write a hymn- text for which they invited musical settings . This is my offering. A preacher came from Nazareth.midi
Jesus, as you travelled
An unfolding of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus, as you travelled (midi)
Curtain-raising Jesus
These simple words present Jesus as in Mark’s Gospel: the One who makes things happen. Curtain-raising Jesus (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 …
O Blessed Fire within
*** An achingly beautiful melody, hauntingly harmonised, to express an attempted response to Jesus’ comment on the seventh Commandment. COMMENTARY This hymn responds to what may be presumed to be one of Christianity’s most deeply felt conversation-killers: You have heard Read More …
What kind of human commands the sea?
*** Essentially a piece for four-part choir, and moderately challenging. Enthusiastic congregations could be glad to join in. What kind of human commands the sea (midi)
The boy who once ignored you
*** I hope congregations will appreciate singing this, but it needs a choir to lead, preferably in harmony. COMMENTARY This hymn, derived from teaching in Sermon on the Mount, responds to Jesus’ requiring us to love our enemies. It is Read More …