Worship

Crown Him with many crowns

The liturgical calendar comes to a close with “Christ the King Sunday” on 25 Nov 2018. Another cycle begins with the season of Advent, starting on 2 Dec 2018.   “Crown Him with Many Crowns” is an appropriate hymn for Advent.   The word “crown” acknowledges Christ as…

God is here

“God is Here” was written by the Rev Fred Pratt Green (1903–2000), who is considered one of the best hymn writers of the 20th century. A poet and prolific writer,…

God is our refuge

“Saranam” means refuge. It comes from Sanskrit, an ancient language that is no longer spoken, but from which many words in India are derived.1 It is a word that expresses…

Giving back to the Lord

The phrase “giving back” is often used by individuals, institutions or companies to express gratitude for support that they have received, by contributing their money or time to the less…

Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go

‘Before Work’ was the title of this six-stanza hymn when it was first published in 1749 in Hymns and Sacred Poems. In 1989, it was included in The United Methodist…

Near to the heart of God

June is a month of school holidays. Family travels, children’s enrichment classes, church camps, retreats, and many other activities are possible options to pause from one’s daily routine. But beyond…

The Spirit Song

‘As the Wind Song Through the Trees’ is a collaboration between Dr Lim Swee Hong (Singapore) and Ms Shirley Murray (New Zealand). Dr Lim is the Director of the Master…

The day Death died

On the first Easter morning, Jesus tasted death for us and triumphed over it. Paul said, “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death,…

It was for me

It has been said that there is no greater education than matriculating through the ‘University of Hard Knocks’. But nobody welcomes suffering or pain – whether physical, mental, emotional, or…

A hymn ringing in my ears

Like any other Sunday morning, I awoke as usual at 6.30 a.m. on 3 Dec 2017, to get ready for worship. What was unusual about that morning, however, was a…
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