Christianity
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Between Two Homes: A Hymn from the In-between—“Where Tiber winds through ancient streets” (CM)
An Irish Anglican explores the “in-between” of faith through a new hymn, reflecting on a historic Roman encounter and the personal longing for a shared home. Continue reading
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When the joy caught up with me
Yesterday was a gift. Two of my hymns were sung in church while I was playing the organ, and it was wonderful to hear the congregation take them up. But I’ll admit: by the afternoon I was wiped out. I came home intending to tidy the house and instead lay down “for a minute” —… Continue reading
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A new hymn for St Mark’s Day —“God of wild and urgent Gospel” (87 87 D)
A new hymn for St Mark’s Day Continue reading
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A new setting for “Bless the Lord, O all my being” — with thanks
A hymn once written in stillness finds its voice in a new tune. A reflection on collaboration, gratitude, and the quiet grace of words becoming song. Continue reading
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A new Easter hymn for Good Shepherd Sunday—“The Shepherd walks our winding ways” (DCM)
Walk the Barrow’s mist with a Shepherd who never hurries. This new hymn offers a quiet, neurodivergent-friendly refuge for Good Shepherd Sunday’s winding, sacred paths. Continue reading
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A new hymn for Calstock—“By Tamar’s tide we stand in hope” (DCM)
A hymn for St Andrew, shaped by memory and place, rooted in the landscape and soundscape of Calstock in Cornwall’s Tamar Valley. Continue reading
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A hymn of thanksgiving for those who heal—“For those whose calling is to heal” (CM)
For those whose calling is to heal 1.For those whose calling is to heal,whose hands bring calm release,we thank you, Lord, whose mercy growslike meadowsweet in peace.2.For nurses keeping watch by night,for doctors holding fast,your strength is in their steady carelike yarrow in the grass.3.For those who tend our wounds with graceand soothe our anxious… Continue reading
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A UK-wide version of a Scouting hymn for St George’s Day—“From chalk-white downs to mountain paths” (CM)
Sometimes a hymn is reshaped and widened after being written. Here’s a UK-wide scouting hymn for St George’s Day. Continue reading
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A hymn in honour of St Fin Barre—“God of the Lee, whose light shaped Fin Barre’s way” (10 10 10 10)
A hymn written in Thanksgiving for the ministry of the Rt Rev Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, from my book “A Living Cloud of Irish Witnesses” posted here on the day he returns the Diocesan Crozier as he retires. Continue reading
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A Triennial Easter Vestry
A humorous look at the marathon of a Church of Ireland Easter Vestry in a “Triennial Year”. Continue reading
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A Eucharistic hymn inspired by Psalm 103 — “Bless the land, O all my being” (87 87 D)
The hymn celebrates God’s unwavering presence and mercy, emphasizing that even in vulnerability, creation’s praise allows us to reconnect with divine grace and community. Continue reading
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A new hymn for the Second Sunday of Easter — “At Break of Day the Christ draws near” (88 88 88)
A hymn shaped by Irish light and land, written from a mind that reads the world through texture, pattern, and quietness, meeting the risen Christ. Continue reading
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“Christ, stitch us in” a poem honouring Christ in the everyday of tailoring.
The poem inspired by Chris Suitor reflects on tailoring, everyday grace, and spiritual connection, culminating from a rich conversation in Belfast about music and life. Continue reading
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A Poem of Thanks
From the “fragile thread” of birth to dialysis in the Midlands, Michael McFarland Campbell shares a moving liturgy of grace, healing hands, and faithful care. Continue reading
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Still Easter Light
Easter Monday feels ordinary, yet the Church still stands in dawn‑light. The world moves on, but Christ is risen, still. Alleluia. Continue reading
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Eucharistic Easter hymn — “On Kildare’s Plain the Dawn Unfolds” (CM)
A Eucharistic Easter hymn written in Kildare Cathedral on Easter Day reminding us of the Risen Christ. Continue reading
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Harrowing of Hell — “Down through the shadowed gates He came (DCM)
A hymn for the quiet moment of Holy Saturday particularly if there is no Easter Vigil. A reminder of the harrowing of Hell. Continue reading
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A hymn for Maundy Thursday — “On this shore, you break the bread, Lord” (87 87 D)
A Maundy Thursday hymn of table, tide, and presence—drawing together bread, cup, and service, with Irish landscape imagery for use in worship this evening. Continue reading
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An original hymn for Palm Sunday — “O Christ, who rode through Zion’s gate” (CM)
A new common metre hymn grounding the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem into the quiet dignity of the Irish Midlands. Continue reading
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A Lenten hymn – “I waited in the winter rain” (DLM)
A Lenten hymn inspired by Psalm 40, Exodus 9:13-35, and Hebrews 12:14-29 rooted in the Irish landscape Continue reading
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