Mixed choir
SKU:
ST.B954
Composed by
Andrew Pratt and Jan
Berry. Edited by Andrew
Pratt. Hymns & Relgious
Drama. Words and music to
refresh the church's
ministry of healing. .
Edited by Jan Berry and
Andrew Pratt with Janet
Eldred and Anne Sardeson.
Pages: 152. Format:
Paperback. Choral Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#B954. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.B954).
ISBN
9780852499542.
The
outcome of a fruitful
collaboration of
theologians, writers and
musicians working at the
retreat and therapeutic
centre of Holy Rood House
in Yorkshire, this new
collection articulates
the needs of a
contemporary ministry of
healing through the
agency of hymns, the
church's most resonant
and expressive form of
worship.
Acknowledging the impact
of medical science in
vastly expanding the
range of the possible in
every aspect of our
living and dying,
eighty-three texts tackle
a rich diversity of
themes: infant death,
illness and suffering,
ageing and dementia, the
genome, mortality and
bereavement, grief and
lament, pain and despair
- including pain and
despair from the failure
of healing - but also
wisdom and resilience,
healing as part of a
spiritual holism of mind
and body, and as a
metaphor for social and
political justice and
care for the environment.
The wealth of music
includes new tunes and
familiar ones, and the
anthology concludes with
a section of twelve short
or repetitive texts to be
used in conjunction with
prayer.
Hymns of Hope and
Healing is the
product of many voices,
from those of widely
experienced authors to
others taking their
promising early steps in
the form. It will provide
a vehicle for worship and
reflection for those
involved in chaplaincy,
in therapies and
counselling, and all in
the wider church with an
interest in this ancient
ministry. Witnessed
through the life, death
and resurrection of
Christ, it is refreshed
and re-imagined here for
a time both of
breathtaking scientific
advance, and of an urgent
need to affirm our
wholeness and faith while
embracing the momentous
challenges to our
traditional understanding
of health and
healing.
