EASTER REFLECTIONS

A COLLECTION OF REFLECTIONS BY OUR MINISTERS, LOCAL PREACHERS AND WORSHIP LEADERS FOR THE TIME LEADING UP TO EASTER SUNDAY (WITH LINKS TO MUSIC VIDEOS)

Stay With Me
‘Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”  He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, …
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Eternal Father Strong to Save
O Trinity of love and power, shield all who sail in danger’s hour; from rock and tempest, fire and foe, protect them wheresoe’er they go: and ever let there rise to thee glad hymns of prais…
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What Kind of Love is This
Lent invites us to slow down long enough to ask uncomfortable questions. This hymn asks a question that echoes through the centuries: “What kind of love is this, that gave itself for me?”
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When Peace Like a River (It Is Well With My Soul)
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.
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When We Were In The Darkest Night
Different hymns speak to us at certain times. The Lent hymns that are meaningful to you right now are probably those that speak to your experience, journeying through Lent. Whether you made…
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Music Wherever I Go
I like to have music with me wherever I go, during the winter months I tend to listen to the likes of The Beach Boys, “all Summer Long”  “Good Vibrations” and other such summer sounding tit…
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The Basin and The Towel
Picture the scene; Jesus and his disciples gathered for what was probably their final time together as a group before his death. They are in an upper room, about to celebrate the Passover M…
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Oh, to see the dawn (Power of the Cross)
Over the years this has become one of my favourite hymns from Getty/Townend, and a favourite of the easter period.
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When Deep Despair Casts Out All Light
When deep despair casts out all light  and hope is wearing thin;  come Spirit, dance with gentle grace  shine through the dullness we embrace  and make the colours sing:  and make the colou…
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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
A few miles from a place we like to go to in Spain there is a hill in the outskirts of the small town on which stand three crosses.  It seems like a very lowly place for an event to take pl…
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See What a Morning (Resurrection Hymn)
See what a morning, gloriously bright With the dawning of hope in Jerusalem; Folded the grave-clothes Tomb filled with light, As the angels announce Christ is risen! See God’s salvation pla…
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