please
note:
David |
Upbeat suggestions (A= especially suitable for ADVENT)
| sources | songs | writers |
 DMAC |
Join the angels | music lyrics mp3 vocal snippet |
| DMAC | Give a shout in celebration | music lyrics |
| HSNW | God bless us and disturb | Iona Community |
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note: for more Advent/Christmas songs from the Iona Community ... try Innkeepers & Light Sleepers (John Bell) |
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| ATO 338 | God in human shoes (A) | Thiele |
| TIS 307 | The virgin Mary had a baby boy | anon. West Indies |
| P&W 815/HS/SCE 17 | All things are possible (A) | Zschech |
| GGIVES[4] 1 kids! | Get ready | Holmes |
| P&W 736/SCE 330 | Lord, I lift your name on high | Founds |
| ATO 315 | Drawn to the light (A) | Ylvisaker |
| SCE 150 | Heaven invited you to a party | Kendrick |
| SCE 381 | O come and join the dance | |
| SCE 511 | This child | |
| ATW 434 | Sing out for joy, he is coming | Dell |
| sources | songs | writers |
| Seasons of the Spirit songbook 1 | Star child | Murray/Young |
| TIS 721/LFB | He became poor that we may be rich | Bell |
| NCYC '99/AOVK 50/ATW 430 | A voice is heard | Watts/O'Brien |
| HSNW | I am for you (note: this beautiful song - ideal for a singing group/ensemble is based on John1) | Bell/Iona Community |
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note: for more Advent/Christmas songs from the Iona Community ... try Innkeepers & Light Sleepers (John Bell) |
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| ATO 314 | Come to us (make excellent use of this as a sung prayer response) (A) | Russell-Schlenker |
| ATW 454 | Your God will come (A) | Gillingham |
| SCE 219 | Immanuel, O Immanuel | Kendrick |
| SCE 85 | Earth lies spellbound | Kendrick |
| P&W 679/SCE 121/TIS 718/HS | Glory | Bullock |
| HS | Emmanuel | Morgan |
| ATW 502 | Patiently waiting for you (A) | Mann |
| TIS 647/ATN 25 | Comfort, comfort (A) | Mann |
Child-friendly suggestions
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| sources | songs | writers |
| ATW 420 | Get ready | Holmes |
| GGIVES2/Leigh Newton | Colours of Christmas | Newton |
| DMAC/TIS 719 | God gave Jesus for us all | music lyrics mp3 snippet |
| GBEAT2 | It's a surprise | Gibson |
| DMAC | It's Christmas | music lyrics mp3 |
| GBEAT2 | Run, run, run | Beales |
| DMAC | Get ready for Christmas! (A) | music lyrics |
| SASB | Jesus joy | Currie |
| Glory to God | ||
| Peter Combe resources/AOVK 65 | Tell me the story ... and other songs | Combe |
| GGIVES4 | Get ready | Holmes |
| On a special kind of night | Vawser | |
| The special light of Christmas | Ellers/McAlister/Hudson | |
| Mary's song | Palmer/Grant | |
| GGIVES3 | A song for Christmas | Schultz |
| GGIVES2/Leigh Newton | Christmas in the Scrub | Newton |
Key to abbreviations / Resources
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TIS |
Together in Song |
Harper Collins Religious |
| ATW | All Together Whatever | Openbook Publishers |
| ATO | All Together OK | |
| ATE | All Together Everybody | |
| ATA | All Together Again | |
| ATN | All Together Now | |
| AOV | As One Voice | Willow Connection |
| AOVK | As One Voice for Kids | Willow Connection/Openbook Publishers |
| MP | Mission Praise | |
| P&W | Praise & Worship | Resource Christian Music |
| SCE | The Source | Kevin Mayhew |
| SCE[2] | The Source 2 | Kevin Mayhew |
| SCE[3] | The Source 3 | Kevin Mayhew |
| HS | Hillsong | Hills Christian Life Centre |
| HSNW | Heaven shall not wait | Iona Community/Wild Goose Resource Group |
| LFB | Love from below | |
| NCYC | National Christian Youth Convention | a biennial youth event of the Uniting Church in Australia |
| TIO | There is one among us | John Bell/Wild Goose Resource Group |
| SOF | Songs of Fellowship | Kingsway |
| SIS | Scripture in Song | |
| SINGSBK1 | Singalong Songbook vol. 1&2 | Integrity's Hosanna Music |
| CG | Common Ground | St Andrew Press |
| GBEAT | Gospelling to the Beat 1&2 | Scripture Union |
| GGIVES | God gives - songs for kids | JBCE |
| DMAC | David MacGregor song | |
| IECS | In
every corner sing
The hymns of Shirley Murray |
Hope Publishing Company |
Some links to more “traditional” resources…
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