Category: music

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God (Words from Psalm 51:10-12, Music by Sharon Wilson)

March 25, 2025

This article first appeared in the April 2022 issue of our parish magazine. Here it is for you again: This time last year, I was well into my Core Module training to be an Authorised Lay Minister. The weekly sessions were deeply thought-provoking and enlightening. We learned by listening to our core module tutor, to … More Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God (Words from Psalm 51:10-12, Music by Sharon Wilson)

Lenten Hymns

March 24, 2025

Every Sunday, Monday and Friday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn. Today Maureen sings for us “My Song is Love Unknown”: St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Lenten Hymns

March 23, 2025

Every Sunday, Monday and Friday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn. St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Lent Prose

March 22, 2025

Every Saturday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten anthem. This week Carol and Tom sing this beautiful ancient plainsong for you: St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Lenten Hymns

March 21, 2025

Every Sunday, Monday and Friday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn. Today our choir sings for us “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”: St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Lenten Hymns

March 17, 2025

Every Sunday, Monday and Friday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn. Today ALM Carol O sings for us “How Deep the father’s Love for Us”: St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Lenten Hymns

March 16, 2025

Every Sunday, Monday and Friday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn. St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Lenten Anthems

March 15, 2025

Every Saturday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten anthem. From tomorrow the liturgical theme will be transfiguration, so Carol, Jennifer and Tom sing this beautiful song for you: St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music … More Lenten Anthems

Lenten Hymns

March 14, 2025

Every Sunday, Monday and Friday in Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn. St Margaret’s Church Prestwich holds CCLI licences CCL 79250, MRL 775231 and 466111 for music streaming and One Licence M-40120 for music streaming.

Love is the Touch of Intangible Joy – Words Alison Robertson (b. 1940), Music John Bell (b. 1949)

March 11, 2025

Many commercial traders consider February to be the month in which we celebrate romantic love – although records show that the story of the real St Valentine have little to do with the chocolates, flowers and soppy greetings cards we are encouraged to buy. St Valentine lived in the third century, and as well as … More Love is the Touch of Intangible Joy – Words Alison Robertson (b. 1940), Music John Bell (b. 1949)