SING A NEW SONG! TWO GREAT MODERN(ISH) HYMNS for these trying times.



Many of the hymns we sing in mainline Churches are Victorian, or older.   There are a few from the early part of the Twentieth Century.


Here are two from the final quarter of that Century which makes them modern(ish)

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The Servant Song. Written and composed by New Zealander Richard Gillard in 1976/77.  Could be based on the scripture text "Bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ". We need each other.

https://youtu.be/cv7lnTcuvcU


The Summons. Written by Scotsman John Bell (a member of the Iona Community) in 1987. The tune is based on a traditional Scots melody.

Based on the scripture text "Jesus said "follow me".

https://youtu.be/32jWTAIHXgE

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