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The Daring of the Printed Sheet: A Good Shepherd Sunday Reflection
Printed for the first time, a hymn becomes real—carried by breath, held in community, and offered gently, where mist, music, and presence meet the Shepherd. 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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When the Writer is Undone
I didn’t expect to cry at my own writing. But rereading a quiet Good Friday moment, I found truth waiting—closer, heavier, and more recognisable than before. Continue reading
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Not to Us Be Glory: Vocation, Vigil, and Psalm 115: a new hymn—“Not to us be glory given” (87 87 D)
Not to us be glory: a hymn shaped by Psalm 115 turns watchfulness into mercy, and calls us from self toward service, trust, and quiet, faithful witness. Continue reading
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Waiting for the Train
A poem written while waiting for a train listening to the birdsong around us. 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 Scouting hymn for St George’s Day—“On drumlin paths we learn to stand” (CM)
On drumlin paths we learn to stand 1On drumlin paths we learn to stand,Where lough‑winds shape the day;Lord, guide our hearts to Be Prepared,And keep us on your way.2As George once faced the shadowed wrongWith courage, calm and true,So teach our hearts to do our bestIn all we say and do.3Through forest trails and rising… Continue reading
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A new Easter hymn from North Antrim—“Along the Antrim paths He came” (DCM)
The hymn reflects on Christ’s quiet presence, offering hope and peace to those grieving, emphasizing recognition through familiar gestures, and inviting renewal in everyday life. 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 Winter Beginning
There is a kind of waiting that belongs only to winter. The fields lie still. The light comes late and leaves early.And yet, beneath the frost, something is already preparing to grow. I’ve begun work on a new volume in The Mindful Year — a winter collection shaped by this season of quiet watching and… 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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Easter with the Rooks
The rooks are loud in ragged trees,their caws like weathered cloth.They shake the morning into lifeas Easter stirs the froth.The blackbirds in the rafters wakeand test the warming air.Their chicks, half-feathered, blink at dawnas though surprised it’s there.And in the hush between the calls,a softer truth appears:that every trembling, newborn wingoutpaces all our fears. Copyright… Continue reading
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St Munchin. A tune for “By the Shannon’s flowing waters”.
A new voice for the Shannon. Composer Thurlow Weed sets “By the Shannon’s flowing waters” to ST. MUNCHIN—a melody capturing the river’s grace and a saint’s steadfastness. 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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