A new collection of hymns/songs is out today from Jubilate – I’ve contributed a set of words, but posting here the link to the whole collection, which includes songs from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. From the Jubilate website you can download the words, and also purchase lyric videos of individual songs for use in church, a songbook for if you have live musicians, reflective commentaries on the words, and even a CD of the whole album.
The whole collection: Journey to Resurrection
My song, with music by the wonderful Joel Payne: Drop, slow tears
As with all my Jubilate hymns, you’ll need to put this one on your CCLI return:
1 Drop, slow tears of anguish, sing of love unknown;
watch as in the garden Jesus weeps alone,
seeking strength to finish what he has begun:
“Through this cup of suffering let your will be done.”
2 Peter, at the fireside, weep your bitter tears;
give up to your Saviour all your shame and fears.
He will still forgive you, Christ who freely gave;
let him take your failures with him to the grave.
3 Shed your tears of sorrow: Christ hangs on the cross;
Mary, standing by him, weeps her love and loss.
See the blood and water, balm distilled from pain:
by his wounds he heals us, bringing life again.
4 Wipe our eyes, O Saviour, in the darkest night;
as we long to see you in the dawning light.
When the world feels broken, trapped behind a stone,
raise us up, and teach us songs of love made known.
words © Ally Barrett / Jubilate
music © Joel Payne / Jubilate
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Dear Ally,
Many thanks indeed for this. It’s particularly good to have very fine texts from you, Martin and Chris to meditate upon in the coming weeks.
It’s reminded me to say two things…
First, I still intend to come to Cambridge on Ash Wednesday, 14th February. Although I hope to attend Evensong in King’s Chapel, I would be delighted if you were about at some point and able to have a quick coffee or whatever – even a chat – just to put a face to your name!
And then, I don’t know if you’re aware but Timothy Dudley-Smith (whom I had hoped to visit) has been in Addenbrooke’s with this awful respiratory lurgy that been doing the rounds. (I’ve had it for over thee weeks myself – it’s raging here in France too!) He was on intravenous antibiotics but has now gone into a rest home to recuperate, having celebrated his 97th birthday on Boxing Day. I may still be able to see him, but his family have asked for prayer from friends. The Hymn Society Executive know, although not many other people, but Timothy himself has said, “I never refuse prayer!”, so, if you would like to join us in that, you’d be very welcome.
Every blessing, and hoping we may be able to meet,
John
PS I forgot to add: if you ever wanted me to consider providing a tune for any texts of yours, don’t hesitate to send them on to me. The late Bishop Geoffrey Rowell did that, and I found that five texts (out of six!) suggested tunes, all of which, to my surprise, have now been taken up by the Forward in Faith folk ???? with which +Geoffrey was associated! ________________________________
Hi John, I’m around a bit in the afternoon on 14th – do let me know if there’s a good time to grab a cup of tea 🙂
And of course, I will pray.
Thank you so much for this beautiful hymn. I used it with our very small Good Friday congregation at our small rural church in New Zealand. We used the recorded MP3 purchased from Jubilate as part of our reflections on the Passion narrative from Marks Gospel and I received very positive comments about the hymn.