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Sunflowers and thistles Music Edition

Music Setting by Roo Stewart for The United Reformed Church 2021

‘TO GOD BE THE GLORY’ W. Howard DoaneJohn Campbell

A song for the Covid-19 crisis.My first response to ‘social distancing’ and ‘lockdown’ and how God fits into the pandemic picture.

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‘MACCABEUS’G F HandelJohn Campbell

An Easter Sunday song to an Easter Sunday tune, but taking the Covid situation into account.

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‘BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC’attrib. William SteffeJohn Campbell

“We are sailing in the darkness” is a quotation from Thomas Traumann,a Brazilian commentator on the Covid-19 crisis, cited on The Guardian website, 17 April 2020.

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‘FINLANDIA’ Jean SibeliusJohn Campbell

Worried by a Christian colleague who said of Covid-19, ‘We’ll be safe, we’re protected by prayer!’,I tried in this song to talk of what I believe prayer does and does not do.

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‘THREE BLIND MICE’Thomas Ravenscroft, arr. Roo StewartJohn Campbell

In no time at all, after lockdown, we found our worship services were on Zoom. Here is a wee song to start a Zoom worship service.

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‘IN THE NAME OF JESUS’ Composer unknown, arr. Roo StewartJohn Campbell

Based on 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NIV – Paul says ‘We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.’

That seemed to speak to the way many of us were feeling in April to May 2020, and since.

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‘SOLID ROCK’W H BradburyJohn Campbell

A visiting Zoom preacher chose this Psalm extract for our worship;I thought we should sing it. Psalm 66:8-12, 16-20.

7. Sing praise to God, then, one and all

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‘ST DENIO’ Trad. Welsh

A song for Pentecost in challenging times.

John Campbell

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‘TO GOD BE THE GLORY’ W. Howard Doane

For George Floyd. A first response to the shocking news of this public death.

John Campbell

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‘STREETS OF LAREDO’Trad. North American, arr. Roo Stewart

We were looking at Jesus’ strong emotions in response to this locked-down or locked-out leper. Mark 1:40-45

John Campbell

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‘BUNESSAN’Trad. Scottish, arr. Roo StewartJohn Campbell

We asked a visiting Zoom preacher (John Proctor) to tell us about patience.Using a passage from James 5.7-11, he gave us a fabulous sermon and

I wrote this song to sing (although I had to write it before I heard the sermon!).

11. God, grant us patience

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‘LAUDA ANIMA’John GossJohn Campbell

A sung response we’ve used every month after sharing our Covid-time Zoom Communion.

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‘AURELIA’ Samuel S WesleyJohn Campbell

As part of a Zoom Bible study, we looked at this simple tale about a figless fig tree in Luke 13.6-9.Our explorations, lit by the Black Lives Matter movement and news of unequal effects of Covid-19

in BAME communities, led us to see here (as we’d never seen before) a powerful investigation of competing explanations of fruitlessness, that richly echoed modern-day attitudes to the

black experience in the UK. Jesus does not go with the ‘owners’.

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‘MONTGOMERY’ attrib. Samuel JarvisJohn Campbell

Patricia Williams in an article in The Guardian: ‘As we watch, two great tragediesunfold and intertwine: the toll of coronavirus, and the toll of extrajudicial deaths at the hands of state actors. One maps on to the other in a double helix of grief and despair.’

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‘ST DENIO’ Trad. WelshJohn Campbell

Patricia Williams in an article in The Guardian: ‘As we watch, two great tragediesunfold and intertwine: the toll of coronavirus, and the toll of extrajudicial deaths at the hands of state actors. One maps on to the other in a double helix of grief and despair.’

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‘WOODLANDS’ William GreatorexJohn Campbell

The words of George Floyd (and others who died pinned down by police)have become a rallying cry for much wider issues of injustice.

This song seeks to invite Christians to share the cry and join the struggle.

15. Cry, ‘I can’t breathe!’

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‘SUSSEX CAROL’ Trad. English, arr. Roo StewartJohn Campbell

Paul didn’t have Covid-19 to contend with, but something of his wrestlingwith unremoved difficultiesspeaks to many now as they struggle with pandemics old and new. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

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‘DAY OF REST’ James W ElliottJohn Campbell

A visiting Zoom preacher chose to speak on the simple yet powerful story of thewoman bent double in Luke 13.10-17. I wrote this song about it for our worship.

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‘CLOSER WALK’ Trad. North AmericanJohn Campbell

Our world is looking about as devastated as the Jerusalem Nehemiah visited. Can we find encouragement for creative action from his story? Nehemiah 1-3

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‘ST DENIO’ Trad. WelshJohn Campbell

Looking for Scripture stories that speak to a sudden irreversiblechange in circumstances to help speak to our Covid-19 infected world,

we turned to Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon in Jeremiah 29:1-9.

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‘MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN’Trad. Scottish, arr. Roo StewartJohn Campbell

In August 2020, there was a Black Lives Matter demonstration outside Tottenham police station.Passing along the High Road after this peaceful protestwas over, I saw a bouquet of sunflowers

and thistles propped against the fence. It seemed deeply symbolic, so I wrote this song.

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As the Black Lives Matter movement has spread across the world, the cry‘No justice? No peace!’ has rung out in city after city. It took me back to God’soutrage shared by Amos. Here is the resulting song inspired by Amos 5:21-24.

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Philippians 2:1-11

John Campbell

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You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,

will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91:1-2, NRSV

‘BETHANY’ Lowell MasonJohn Campbell

A response for Covid times to Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem, ‘We wear the mask’.

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Musings on Psalm 73.

John Campbell

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‘MONKLAND’ John Antes, adapted by John B Wilkes

Responding to Psalm 136 in a time of uncertainty

John Campbell

28. Responding to Psalm 136

door,kind;

ness;ly,

kind;round;

more,mind,

newis

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blessedGod

willent

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‘ST DENIO’ Trad. Welsh

A song for online worship in lockdown.

John Campbell

29. So strangely together

letto

yetall

lenge,ger

lysence,

challin

singpre

your

allsend

our

one,gain

lone,share;

sendwill

singyour

fort,sence

cesin

voi

compre

bask

a

we’lleach

aandto

lent

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meetspeak

each

fall

we’lland

though

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er,ship,ered

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comgath

gethourus

to

and

into

ly

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now,speak

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far.

done.

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down

andlowfear

lock

closefel

darktill

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each

you

reto

comeare;

know,joy,one,

weweandas

erces

faith

us,hold

us,ple,

newhouse

blesspeo

reeach

andone

en

erasish,

strength

gathcloseplen

evvoi

spendhope,time

wherhear

ofof

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live

glimpsestop

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keep

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pray’r.run;

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insings

and

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yourround

bless

sharfresh

blend

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‘REGENT SQUARE’ Henry Thomas SmartJohn Campbell

I was asked to introduce a Bible Study on Jesus’ use of Jonah. I found an amazingbook by David Benjamin Blower called ‘Sympathy for Jonah’. This song was a result.

30. What if Jesus

vanter

that

tance,serpowhope

sisownless

sioned

re

ruthpas

ownGod’s

veh–

call?

ne

deep,heart

theel

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cruNi

standin

toas

im

his

truthGod’s

withpath

ingthere

glinghis

speaksaw

strugsensed

foremlove

derf’ringpire’s

unsuf

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toing,the

with

helpsink

to

nahinggled

nahJo

walkstrug

ingnahnah

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foundsus,inghowsee

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susJebeithe

if2. May3. Was4. Did

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free.

cheap.art.

us

verof

set

nevoid

goal?

denceing:pire,mit

God’ssought

pensumemli

deconingno

inallfac

knows

us,

sy,de

new

eaty,

re

veres

can

nehon

heashim

isple,

phet’s

that

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theingingly

fire

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my?

steep;part?

soul?

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andbrave

his

en

harshown,

in

our

ful,his

with

love

painspired

could

bein

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we

wouldthat

wrest

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‘LLANFAIR’ Robert WilliamsJohn Campbell

A sort of re-mix of Psalm 51:1-17. When we get back to shared singing, this may be sung antiphonally.

31. Gracious God, show mercy now

rit.it.

ure.ing.

Spicure

failshin

yourwill

myly

drawyou

frombright

erwith

meit’s

you’llheart

themy

mycleanse

close

way

sickeach

nowme

aGod,Keep

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rit;

ing.rit.

sions.

don’trath

tillcleanse

me,

spise,

how;

through,lifede

someof

wholenot

sins,heart

spi

beSpi

gres

kenbroeach

wardyour

transin

withmyme

myout

save

infill

blot

new,fice,

tynow;

ari

cyes

heartsac

merhon

myno

atewish

showfilled

God,truth

creyou

ciousseek

3. God,4. For

1. Gra2. You

If singing antiphonally, one group should sing the words in regular type and the other group the words in italics.

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you.ing.car

greet

long;choice;hail,

bring,

me.ness.sad

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‘ST CATHERINE’ Henri F Hemy & J G WaltonJohn Campbell

32. Bare branches stark

stay,shorn,

lorn,lorn,

andness

forfor

greetsad

life,life

andof

ofof

daysong;

song;gain;

newtion’s

stanta

brighta

conlife

acre

us

meetleafed,

strippedstripped,

mayre

ked,ked,na

we

na

re grown,where

thoughthough

tion’s

seejoin

abring

tore

creto

longwe

singhung,

wewhere

yetyou

dawn

pain,way,

new

witha

bright

wrackedlocked

that

achesnow

dawnthegainst

us

branbare,

for

bareches

bring

onbran

4. Christ,

2. Once,3. Like

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all!’

call,

usnewre

weyouto

store,re

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vive,‘Re

GodGreat

born.

born.pray.

born.

re

reand

you

besing

rebe

through

mightand

can

worked,

weshare

life

re

soer

mise

re filled,to

done,geth

unprothey

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‘ABBOTS LEIGH’ Cyril TaylorJohn Campbell

A friend asked me to preach at her induction (on Zoom) to a new ministry post. She chose these readings: John 1:1-14 and Ephesians 3:14-20. She also chose

the theme of weaving people together. This song sort-of came with the sermon.

33. Though life's loom stands

ourly

ships

deftChristfriend

us,ed,

ing,rounddict

weav

ingweav

venwith

eworks

sway,all,

pray’r;andit

ing

us,pre

arethroughun

linksus,

terns

freshin

pat

now

hopesple,

crushmade

vid’sthat

peo

Colifeof

ries,sto

derunWord

ing

lenttence,

siis

weavkeeps

lyex

Christ

strangespoke

of

standsthat

lovethe

loomWord

life’sthe

3. Still

1. Though2. Still,

Melody not printed for copyright reasons. Lyrics free for use until April 2022 with acknowledgement.Printed by The United Reformed Church, 2021

peace.

way.brings.

and

therlife

joy

nowhat

a

ling;ing,

ing–ab

mak

shar

anddowncraft

ening,

ing,lovemix

mail

wordslockedloom

ourstays

Christ’s

ing,ing,

ing,groundblend

text

yet

mayChrist

tice,juser

liveweath

ing

canto

weav

churchstrength

ing,ing,

ing,rootbind

zoom

tle,ter,

bound,

in,cease,

play,

homesetaf

usun

here

withver

candeepne

thoughts

keepstimestimes

andtimes

tionthe

rawhenven

these

pa

through

SeE

care;ourand

day.call.

by

skillourwith

daygift,

ing

works

growlight,

Melody not printed for copyright reasons. Lyrics free for use until April 2022 with acknowledgement.Printed by The United Reformed Church, 2021

‘NEW BRITAIN’ Trad. North American

A Covid-time prayer song.

John Campbell

34. You felt the pain in Galilee

upto

eachtress,hope,them

anden

discalmstrength

in

pro

nobring

serve;to

cared,grows,

youguish

wasal,re

newvive,

whoterrere

matpeace,tect,

selves

healed,an

them

youtal

risk

touched,men

whocare

youwhere

lee,house

who

lidown

thosewith

Galocked

in’ry

shift

painev

’ryev

thebreach

feltday,

3. Work

1. You2. To

Capo 3 (D)

F(D)

F(D)

B♭(G)

C(A)

F(D)B♭(G)F(D)


4. Inspire the minds now striving hard to find vaccine and cure; let science serve, let passion drive, till worldwide help is sure.

5. Today, Lord, sit in ICUs, beside each lonely bed; sit unprotected, human, close, for us, be there instead.

6. And linger daily, through the grief, with all who mourn and weep; for jagged hurts and missed farewells, let healing streams run deep.

7. Brave Christ of dark Gethsemane, we know you understand; though hurts, though fears, though pains surround, hold each within your hand.

youandwith

shared.woes.verve.

nyfearshope

goingtheir

aturnlive

C7(A7) F(D)F(D)Dm7(Bm7)


‘MARTYRDOM’ Hugh Wilson

A Covid-time prayer song.

John Campbell

34a. You felt the pain in Galilee

to

eachup

themen

tress,hope,

disand

strength

incalm

pro

nobring

serve;to

cared,grows,

youguish

re

wasal,

vive,re

whonew

terre

tect,

matpeace,

selves

healed,an

them

youtal

risk

touched,men

whocare

youwhere

lee,house

who

lidown

thosewith

Galocked

in’ry

shift’ry

painev

the

evbreach

feltday,

3. Work

1. You2. To

Capo 3 (D)

F(D)C(A)F(D)B♭(G)

C(A)

F7(D7)Dm(Bm)C7(A7)F(D)

F(D)C7(A7)F(D)B♭(G)F(D)


4. Inspire the minds now striving hard to find vaccine and cure; let science serve, let passion drive, till worldwide help is sure.

5. Today, Lord, sit in ICUs, beside each lonely bed; sit unprotected, human, close, for us, be there instead.

6. And linger daily, through the grief, with all who mourn and weep; for jagged hurts and missed farewells, let healing streams run deep.

7. Brave Christ of dark Gethsemane, we know you understand; though hurts, though fears, though pains surround, hold each within your hand.

shared.woes.verve.

youandwith

nyfearshope

goingtheir

aturnlive

F(D)C7(A7)F(D)B♭(G)


‘STREETS OF LAREDO’Trad. North American, arr. Roo Stewart

Mark 9:2-12

John Campbell

35. A mystical moment

afgive

TheSon,fear:

there:theour

wereforing

sus

ryour

Elveing

ses,God’s

fac

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tain:

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re

andnowlems,

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mounfol

mountheall

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onup

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highto

highmentments

mentmomo

mocalcal

caltiti

timysmys

mys2. A3. Grant

1. A

Capo 3 (D)

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F(D)

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one.near.

share.

stay

wouldbe

will

iourmight

thehimwe

forfer

where

pareof

here

help

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your

oursogle

rows

strug

sorself

preto

that

pel,tionness,

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weak

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refor

theingfirm

strength

firmhis

share

afing

ance,bracsur

phetsProemas

ing,re

theandfirmrich

Law

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F(D)

F(D)Gdim(Edim)Gm7(Em7)

C7(A7)

F(D)C7(A7)F(D)


‘AURELIA’ Samuel S Wesley

Mark 14–16

John Campbell

36. Both shut away and shielding

yetThis

ThePer

stroyed.

worth.awe.will;own

de

selfingfy

down,

frail

God’sci

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surre

theyin

disand

lyGod’s

bold

near.tureven

lesstingof

shamebrave,

lic

sishope

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speechandre

brought

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inglocked

their

those

crushedcrufy

to

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tion

ting,nessed

trurec

spitwit

onenoletles

saw,kill,side,

fear,death,

outandthey

anding

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riskmand

cip

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byde

made

risked,spired

downcrowds

conre

andthey

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locked

cine,e

vac

ing:

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a

watch

shieldthe

wereting

and

alike

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wayriesmen,

a

opris

stowo

shut

5. Christ’s

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love

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‘KINGSFOLD’ Trad. EnglishMichael Forster

A hymn celebrating the founding and work of the NHS. Written in 1998 for a special service in Leicester Cathedral, celebrating the NHS 50th anniversary. The third verse was added in 2021

to recognise the efforts and courage of people other than NHS staff during the pandemic.

37. O God, who longs to make us whole

the

toly

manver

todle

weakswift

hune

thenot

withforts

cra

efhelpare

share

bean

prayone

erfice,

to

theofoth

for

andforcare

watch

youin

each

zeal

allkeep

praise

ing

toto

weforto

lovyour

the

andwho

youwhose

‘fromer

well,ones

dreamshome

andthe

andor

oth

safeside

hopesward

cealed,save,

crease;strive

God,

mind,

O

conand

mainsheal

rit,in

and

us,

spimightwork

refort,

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ledgely

dy,

5. Give

boknowdai

thatwhowhen

instrive

lifeloveyour

whoof

wholeusthosewalkstrust

forlessto

maketo

grace

thankscount

us

youin

longsgive

thosegive

whoGod2. We3. for4. O

1. O

Am

AmG

CGD

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Dsus4Am

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© 1998 and 2021 Michael Forster. The text may be reproduced royalty-free for use in worship, as long as authorship and copyright are acknowledged, no alterations are made and this authorisation is printed in full on all copies.

days.peace.end.

health.pain;

no

lessfect

andple’s

ice

cheerperknows

typeo

andthem

riyour

alytheunniu

poorbraveliveyour

andwho

ain

the

richall

til

keeptrust

un

thatandandto

just

darkgive

cushare

intoand

seto

is

hopelove

whole

knowwait

ofing

and

verse

might

lightdy

likewatch

paign,ways,lease,tend,

wealth,

ex

camerre

tion’snawhoothownhope

theoriaditsand

sharecaremyrvideslove

prolet

whoin

selfwest,

self,call

tospired

itto

orthe

eastdeath

wealthyond

inyou

and

ofbe

whenfaith,south,

whom

usto

givego

whowho

pow’rin

grantnorth

thosethose

AndThen

forfor

thosefor

healed.grave’.

cease;thrive;

kind:

Em

Am

Am

CGD

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© 1998 and 2021 Michael Forster. The text may be reproduced royalty-free for use in worship, as long as authorship and copyright are acknowledged, no alterations are made and this authorisation is printed in full on all copies.

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