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'I will wait'
Thoughtful, useful song by Maggi Dawn. Long sustained bass notes.
www.facebook.com/WhitefieldMethodist/videos/648184942409670/ - an extended version: the arrangement captures the essence of the song.(30/06/2026)
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'Shepherd, Lead me - I will follow'
A simple yet powerful song which can be useful in a number of contexts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcq7v47dLkE - an extended 'big' version of this song.(29/06/2026)
'The King of Love my Shepherd is'
My preferred paraphrase of this Psalm. HW Baker gets it right were the KJV gets it wrong.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_C0NqAXasE - piano and solo voice. A recording that (unlike others I've found) doesn't suffer from the problem of being too slow.(28/06/2026)
'One more step along the world I go'
A children's song from the incomparable wordsmith that was Sydney Carter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jhAzbdKq6U - provided by Chet Valley Churches.(27/06/2026)
'Praise Him you heavens'
Driving opener, pacey and great fun. (For the keyboard player, plenty of scope to use a variety of sounds. Synth or Hammond on the chorus, as is your taste.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBo9yIUWEEc - Hillsong Worship live recording.(26/06/2026)
'One Day You'll Make Everything New'
A Matt Redman song which incorporates the chorus of a late 19th century American hymn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGAdaGbmfFs - love this version, with just the piano.(25/06/2026)
'Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me'
An old but potentially useful short worship song. I use it with a different tune to the original, as I find it easier to mix in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlpopincjTk - with an alternative tune.(24/06/2026)
'Nothing can trouble (Nada te terbe)'
A Taizé chant based on words of St Teresa of Avila. Both of the linked recordings are guitar-accompanied, but it works very well on the organ.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaqeUO6Rw-I - a short version, in English, with the words on-screen.www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1-BoDD7CI - A longer version, in Spanish, from Taizé.
(23/06/2026)
'Jesus, take me as I am'
A golden oldie we don't use much now, but still good. Electric piano is good, so is guitar (in E) with plenty of open chords.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0zno7MB5_o - nicely paced.(22/06/2026)
'The God of Abraham praise'
A good solid old hymn, with a great tune, which we haven't used in a while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZZAp7FzwXg - a 4 verse version, with a florid introduction.(21/06/2026)
'Surely our God (Revealer of mysteries)'
One of a relatively small number of songs we acquired through 'Baptist Praise & Worship'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJhepkSYsYo - from a live recording, extended version.(20/06/2026)
'Welcomed into the courts of the King / Facedown'
We haven't used the whole song for a long time, but the chorus and the bridge (especially) work well on their own or with other songs/fragments altogether.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FTYmgnRyDA - Matt Redman album recording.(19/06/2026)
'Name of all Majesty'
One of many useful hymns from Timothy Dudley-Smith.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=COLt5pFH8Kk - led by the All Souls' orchestra. Complete with percussion.(18/06/2026)
'Blessed be the Name of the Lord'
A lively golden oldie, by Clinton Utterbach.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXNDPpk82Tk(17/06/2026)
'Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)'
A 1960s song-hymn from Patrick Appleford, and one of the best-known from that period in our repertoire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_g98O42Q4 - a Songs of Praise recording, which uses organ accompaniment.(16/06/2026)
'Turn your eyes upon Jesus (Sovereign Grace version)'
Takes the chorus from the old hymn, turns it into a verse, and runs with it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJDELcuYX3g - The SonLife ministries presentation(15/06/2026)
'Thy hand O God has guided'
The hymn Thornbury was written for, and if you're going to use it, you wouldn't want to use any other tune, really.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLQk7m7Edzg - a recording from Blackburn Cathedral, who do the sort of thing you'd expect them to do on the last verse.(14/06/2026)
'An army of ordinary people'
A golden oldie with a tune that is near-perfect for adding uplifting instrumental lines.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57vZbh_zChc - one man, multitracking, very effectively.(13/06/2026)
'Inspired by love and anger'
Refreshing but challenging words, and a good use for the tune 'Salley Gardens'. A good song, best used sparingly. And that last verse...
Amused in someone's kitchen, asleep in someone's boat,
attuned to what the ancients exposed, proclaimed and wrote,
a saviour without safety, a tradesman without tools
has come to tip the balance with fishermen and fools.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zijXIgMEg7c - solo male voice - and also missing the last verse.
(12/06/2026)
'We walk His way (Ewe Thina)'
Lively and fun: even with a small congregation, you can get them singing the lower parts and then sing the melody over them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LHCN6-UrL4 - the album recording.(11/06/2026)
'In Christ Alone'
Classic Townend - with Keith Getty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjiiF83q7G0 - an a cappella version, beautifully sung.(10/06/2026)
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