PARTITIONS GRATUITES : CHœUR SA, PIANO
- Healing Prayer

SKU: GI.G-CD-887

Narrated by Liam Lawton. Composed by Liam Lawton. Sacred. CD. GIA Publications #887. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-CD-887).

In his new CD, Prayers of Hope and Healing, Liam Lawton combines selections from his popular book The Hope Prayer (G-7823, $21.95) with his original melodies, newly orchestrated by Mark Cahill. The prayers and reflections included on this recording deal with many of life's recurrent themes—joy, sorrow, growing old, birth, death, and loss, to name but a few. Each of these prayers is an invitation to enter into the beauty of God's presence, encouraging the listener to persist in prayer beyond the final notes of each supplication into their own distinctive dialogue with God. This CD makes a great gift for anyone in need of healing prayer. It is perfect for reflection in the different “sanctuaries” of our lives-places like the car, the office, or even amidst nature during a quiet walk or respite under a tree, a blanket of stars, or the sun-drenched sky. Reflect on one prayer everyday. Use them in prayer services, private devotions, public prayer, or small Christian communities. Author and composer Lawton reads each reflection himself, his gentle delivery and rich vocal timbre breathe compassion and life into these expressive words of inspiration and hope—lighting a pathway to peace and shepherding the soul toward rest.

Choral (SSA Choir)

SKU: HL.365086

Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Brookfield Choral Series. General Worship, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 280 seconds. Published by Brookfield Press (HL.365086).

UPC: 840126960792. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. III John 2, Jeremiah 14:1-22, John 14:27, John 9:1-41.

Written during the height of the pandemic, this song of spiritual and physical wellness speaks to many moments of need. Opening with the first few chords of O God, Our Help in Ages Past, the anthem is framed as a petition for God's healing mercy. The fragile melody gently rises and falls, breathing with the sincerity of the lyrics. In the silence help us hear words of hope and promise clear. Teach us not to live in fear. Lord of all, we pray to You. A true anthem of hope!

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.

By Andre Gouzes. For Voices: SATB, presider, cantor, assembly. Collection Sacred. 20 pages. Published by GIA Publications.
Level: easy.