At mgpc this morning our corporate confession of sin was the hymn ‘God Be Merciful To Me’. The lyrics really seem quite counter-cultural these days. An open acknowledgemetn of sin, both failure and transgression; a plea for underserved mercy; and an undertaking to be a witness of God’s gracious forgiving love. Not the stuff of …
This morning at mgpc we sang ‘All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name’. There are three well known tunes to which this hymn is sung. Each tune renders the words of the verses differently. In the first verse there also does not seem to be consistency as to the use of the words ‘and’ and …
This morning at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, North Adelaide we sang many carols and reflected on Bethlehem, the house of bread and the one who was born to be bread and life for the world. During the service we heard ‘O Holy Night’. As wikipedia tells us, “O Holy Night” (“Cantique de Noël”) is a …
Andrew Peterson’s song ‘I’ve God News For You’ got fairly much stuck in my head during the drive home today. (Used the repeat function on the CD player) It helped me remember my role as ‘lead repenter’ at mgpc and also the hope that I experience and need to share with others. I haven’t pulled …
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