This article was written for the October 2017 edition of the parish magazine. According to Wikipedia, this is one of the most often performed hymns in the U.K. It even features in a shortened form as “All Good Gifts” in “Godspell”. We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, but it … More We Plough the Fields and Scatter
Our morning worship for the 18th Sunday of Trinity was on 11 October, and began with the hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind: The service finished with the hymn Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer:
Harvest Praise 2020 comes to you from St Margaret’s Prestwich. Do please join in with the prayers and singing at home. … More Harvest Praise
This article was written for the September 2017 edition of the parish magazine. Published in 1911, Vaughan Williams set the words of Herbert’s poem The Call to music as one of a larger work, set of Five Mystical Songs. This song collection used four of Herbert’s poems, published in 1633 as “The Temple: Sacred Poems”. … More The Call – George Herbert (1593-1633)/Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Our service for the 15th Sunday of Trinity begins with Maggie’s Music Makers leading us in singing “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” … More Trinity 15
Morning Worship from St Margaret’s Prestwich for the 14th Sunday of Trinity was on 13 September 2020. You can see the service in full here … More Trinity 14: a genuine welcome without judgement
Morning worship for Sunday 6 September … More Trinity 13: Brother, Sister, let me serve you
This article first appeared in the September 2017 issue of the parish magazine. You can read it again here: This is one of my favourite hymns, learned at High Down County Junior School, Portishead, back in the 1970s, and always sung with gusto by everyone present. I never quite understood who Julie was, nor why … More O Jesus I Have Promised
Here are the hymns for morning worship at St Margaret’s Prestwich, for the ninth Sunday of trinity (9 August 2020) … More Trinity 9
Lockdown restrictions mean that at present we cannot sing together in church. We can however sing – loud and proud – in our own homes! And it’ll take way more than a pesky global pandemic to stop us … More Lockdown Songs of Praise
