Wide Awake Worship: Hymns and Prayers Renewed for the 21st Century

by John Henson

Overview

Beautiful prayer, majestic words, but I can't pray it! Rousing hymn, splendid tune, but I can't sing it! What's to be done when the classical prayers and hymns we have inherited no longer correspond to our beliefs or devotional needs? Can something be rescued from them that will preserve our links to the past while saving us from dishonesty and mindlessness? This book attempts to do just that by presenting a selection of honoured prayers and over fifty classic hymns reset in genuine contemporary language. At the very least Christians will be challenged by this work to think more carefully about the words they use in worship. This volume also contains a form of worship for the blessing of a friendship that is suitable for civil partnerships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846943928
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	12/16/2010
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.58(w) x 8.68(h) x 0.45(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword - Revd. Simon Walkling M.A. (Cantab) 1

Introduction - The Compiler 3

Section 1 Gems Reset

1 The Beauty ('The Grace') 5

2 Ready for God ('Prayer of Humble Access') 6

3 The Pattern Prayer ('The Lord's Prayer') 7

4 Passing on the Goodness (The Levitical Blessing) 8

5 Friends not Servants (Prayer of Ignatius Loyola) 9

6 Duet for Heaven and Earth (The 'Gloria') 10

7 Mary's Song for Lisa (The 'Magnificat') 11

8 Simeon's Goodbye (The 'Nunc Dimittis') 12

9 Kerry's Song (The Benedictus) 13

10 Giving credit (Te Deum Laudamus) 14

11 Spreading the Word 16

12 Joining In 18

13 Enjoying the Positive (General Thanksgiving) 19

14 Shifting the Negative (General Confession) 20

15 I Trust (Creed) 21

16 Advent Prayer 23

17 Christmas Day 24

18 Christmas Blessing 25

19 The Visit of the Magicians 26

20 Valentine's Day 27

21 Ash Wednesday 30

22 1st Sunday in Lent 31

23 Family Sunday (Mother's Day) 32

24 The Jesus Prayer 33

25 Passion Sunday 34

26 Palm Sunday 35

27 Good Friday 36

28 The Stations of the Resurrection 37

29 Easter 39

30 Ascension 40

31 Pentecost 41

32 Trinity 42

33 Morning Prayer 43

34 Evening Prayer 44

35 Hebrew Grace 45

36 As I Am 46

37 Launching Pad (Sursum Corda) 47

38 Now It's Time 48

39 Celebrating A Friendship 49

40 This is to Certify 52

41 Song One 53

42 Song 19 54

43 Song 22 56

44 Song 23 58

45 Song 32 59

46 Song 118 61

47 Song 121 64

Section 2 Buttons Polished

A Celebration 67

B Communion 74

C Christmas 79

D Lent - Easter 104

E Prayer 123

F Message 142

G Partnership 188