Come, make way for the music that sires the stars

This song was adapted for Andrew Douglas-Forbes and Konstantin Lapshin from a hymn I was invited to write on the theme ‘Make Way’. Only after the hymn was sung at the service in Winchester Cathedral for which it was composed Read More …

God, self-fulfilled in diverse ways

* This text from 2002 was my offering to a ‘hymnsearch’ promoted by a church in the USA, who asked for ‘A hymn to call the Church to affirm gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, and to celebrate their gifts and ministries’. During the course Read More …

Christ is the Lord

** This is the first hymn lyric for which I composed music. Robin Morrell, whose curate I was, found this text in CONTACT, the interdenominational newspaper for our local churches and chapels. Suggesting the tune of the first line, he asked if Read More …