St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 35: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 35: Songs for the Seasons: Come down O love divine This hymn is associated with the Feast of Pentecost (Whitsun) fifty  days after Easter. On this day Christians...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 34: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 34: Songs for the Seasons: Thine be the glory This hymn, which is often sung at Easter, is far more modern than we might think. It is an English translation of a ...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 33: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 33: Songs for the Seasons: My song is love unknown This beautiful, meditative song, often sung during Holy Week was originally a poem by Samuel Crossman (1624-83...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 32: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 32: Songs for the Seasons: Brightest and best This hymn, written for the feast of the Epiphany, was the first written by Reginald Heber (1783-1826) who eventuall...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 31: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 31: Songs for the Seasons: Hark the herald angels sing When Charles Wesley (1707-88) first wrote this carol it had ten verses, and he  requested that it be sung ...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 30: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 30: Songs for the Seasons: O come, O come, Emmanuel This hymn, associated with Advent, is a translation of a 12 th century Latin Hymn , “Veni, veni, Emmanuel”, ...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 29: Songs for the Seasons

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 29: Songs for the Seasons: We plough the fields and scatter In the final week of our series, we will think about hymns which mark particular seasons of the year,...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 28: Anthems - Protest and E...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 28: Anthems - Protest and E...: The National Anthem We don’t normally think of the National Anthem as a hymn, but it is addressed to God so it definitely qualifies. ...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 27: Anthems - Protest and E...

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: Singing the Faith: Day 27: Anthems - Protest and E...: Guide me O thou Great Redeemer This is another hymn which is popular at sporting fixtures – one of the few places other than churches ...