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Also known as “Since the World Was Young”, this song from the Iona Community’s Heaven Shall Not Wait is a song of open commensality that would be appropriate at Eucharist, especially for children. Apart from this collection its #544 in … Continue reading →

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This is a song from the Iona Community in Heaven Shall Not Wait to be used in reference to the feeding of the 5000 pericope. It is set to KINGSFOLD a traditional tune used for many other hymns. I made … Continue reading →

If you haven’t got a copy of Heaven Shall Not Wait I hope you can still buy it at Wild Goose, who say they have copies to sell, as I note GIA say they are out of stock. It is … Continue reading →

I am in the “Jesus – One of Us” section of the Iona Community’s Heaven Shall Not Wait, enjoying a break from American songs and enjoying their use of traditional tunes or John Bell’s traditionally influenced melodies. This book is … Continue reading →

This song has version with the Christmas Story and a version covering pretty much the rest of Jesus’ career. It from Heaven Shall Not Wait a songbook from the Iona Community. The refrain would obviously suit a liturgy involving the … Continue reading →

This song from Heaven Shall Not Wait takes as its subject, Jesus’ temptations in the desert. They suggest the song be sung by two voices as a dialogue between Jesus and Satan, so I can’t see any use by an … Continue reading →

This is another narrative folk sing about the life of Christ from John Bell and the Iona Community in Heaven Shall Not Wait. I have been noting that you can buy the book of the sheet music from Wild Goose, … Continue reading →

This song from Heaven Shall Not Wait takes three episodes concerning Jesus at the temple to suggest an openness to different expressions of the message of Christ. Bell’s texts sound nothing like “normal” hymns yet use more natural expressions. It … Continue reading →

This is a sung prayer from Heaven Shall Not Wait for when we feel lost and need to know “Lord, you never leave us”. The text is at the end of this Lenten Study. The music is THE LICHTBOB’S LASSIE, … Continue reading →