For Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Text: Leigh Newton © 2018 Melody: Beethoven’s 7th symphony, 2nd movementPiano arrangement: Leigh Newton, adapted from Ernst Pauer 1826-1905 1.There in the garden,No hope of pardon,Christ is arrested,Taken away.Sentence is spoken,Pilate has broken,Washes his hands,The cross now awaits.Christ now defeated,Numbers depleted, Follow’rs in hiding,No more debate. 2.Hand in the […]
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Leigh Newton & David Froemming © 2020 A Black Lives Matter song, inspired by the murder of George Floyd. mp3 file:
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A Holy Week reflection on Ezekiel 37 Words: Craig MitchellMusic: Leigh Newton © 2020 A faster version below recorded early on. Read Craig’s comments on the writing of the song: “Here’s a new song written with Leigh Newton. “I wrote this just prior to Holy Week when Ezekiel 37, the vision of the valley of
(The mercy road) – John 14:15-17 Words and Music: David Froemming & Leigh Newton © 2020 1.If you love me, follow in my footsteps.If you love me, follow in my way.For God will send the Spirit of truth;And I will be revealed in you.This is how we walk on the mercy road. 2. If you
Written for Good Friday and Maundy Thursday. There in the garden – full easy piano.pdf
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Originally called, ‘Here we are in the world’. Originally written for the Uniting Church of Australia 2000 Assembly. Rewritten in 2017 for the 40th Anniversary of the Uniting Church of Australia. Here we are in the church – melody, lyrics and chords Here we are in the Church, we’re the hands of the one who
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Written for Rev Burton Everist at Grace Church, East Dubuque in the ELCA, Wisconsin USA. Rewritten to Australianise it, but you may not guess what I have changed. Its about celebrating being church and how God acts amongst us. God at work in countless ways.pdf God at work in countless ways, Leigh Newton ©
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This song by David MacGregor, a UCA minister in Brisbane, Qld is quite remarkable. I thought it needed a choir for the chorus so I created a four part harmony as included below. Sing with the angels Full piano arrangement can be found in Resources 2016, Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, Centre for Music, Liturgy and
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Jesus, Brother and Giver of Life Originally published in The Peace Songbook, published in 1987. Not sure why it is 90 degrees rotated.
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Be still and know that I am God Psalm 46:10 be-still-text and chords.docx, be still manuscript.pdf Leigh Newton © 2016 E E /G# A E Be still and know that I am God F#m A C#m B Be still and know that I am God E D#dim C#m A6 Be still and know that I
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