Pratt, Andrew
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In the beginning God played with the planets (StF 108)
In the beginning God played with the planets
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O God, beyond all thought (StF 138)
O God, beyond all thought
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God is born among us: earth receives the Christ child (StF 200)
God is born among us: earth receives the Christ child
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We see the eyes of Mary shine (StF 219)
We see the eyes of Mary shine
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Mary and Joseph came to the temple (StF 229)
Mary and Joseph came to the temple
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Love inspired the anger (StF 253)
Love inspired the anger
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We come to you with no pretence (StF 435)
We come to you with no pretence
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Best of all is God is with us (StF 610)
Best of all is God is with us
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There are no strangers to God's love (StF 716)
There are no strangers to God's love
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A bloodied child (The boy in the ambulance) (website only)
“A bloodied child foreshadowed by a cross” ("The boy in the ambulance") by Andrew Pratt New on 19 August 2016 – a response to the widely viewed video image of a child rescued from a bombed building in Allepo, Syria
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A break from hymns - a new collection from Andrew Pratt
[posted 18 November 2020] Poems and paintings from one of Methodism's most well-known hymn writers
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Best of all is God is with us (StF 610)
“Best of all is God is with us” by Andrew Pratt – a personal reflection by Laurence Wareing
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Beyond impossibility (website only)
“Beyond impossibility” by Andrew Pratt New on 20 March 2018 – "in respect for Stephen Hawking", the pioneering scientist who died 14 March 2018, aged 76
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God's on our side, and God will grieve
A cry for reconciliation in the context of God's all-embracing love
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Hopeless to help in this violence, this crisis (website only)
“Hopeless to help in this violence, this crisis” by Andrew Pratt New on 13 January 2015 - a response to the "Charlie Hebdo" shootings in Paris (January 2015), with wider implications for our multi-faith world
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Hymns for our planet
Seven hymns by Andrew Pratt in response to talks on science, faith and the climate and ecological emergency
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If we claim to love our neighbour (website only)
“If we claim to love our neighbour” by Andrew Pratt New on 9 April 2015 - exploring the challenging realities of Christian social holiness. With a commentary by Andrew Bradstock.
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Marking Candlemas
Jesus, the light of the world - celebrating the ancient feast of Candlemas
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Once crimson poppies bloomed (Remembrance) (website only)
"Once crimson poppies bloomed" by Andrew Pratt New on 25 October 2012
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Singing the Aldersgate story
Explore the Wesleys in their own words and those of others
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Singing the moment
Immediate relevance is important in our sung worship, argues the Revd Andrew Pratt. Here, he writes of how others have responded to some of his own texts – and explains why immediate responses can have lasting value.
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Tectonic plates beneath the ocean's surface (website only)
"Tectonic plates beneath the ocean's surface" by Andrew Pratt
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The quaking earth is calm (website only)
"The quaking earth is calm" by Andrew Pratt New on 1 March, 2012 (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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The witnesses are watching (website only)
"The witnesses are watching" by Andrew Pratt New on 20 April, 2012 (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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The world is fraught with danger (website only)
“The world is fraught with danger” by Andrew Pratt New on 18 September 2018 – the post-Easter experience of St Thomas re-thought for the present day
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This day we have witnessed (At the death of Nelson Mandela) (website only)
“This day we have witnessed a man for all nations" by Andrew Pratt New on 6 December 2013 - a hymn written in response to the death of former South African President, Neslon Mandela
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This fragile, passing beauty (website only)
“This fragile, passing beauty” by Andrew Pratt New on 14 May 2020 – a hymn that broadens our response to Remembrance Sunday
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This is a day of both prayer and praising (A Hymn for New Year) (website only)
"This day is a day of both prayer and praising" by Andrew Pratt New on 24 December 2012 - a hymn of hope, praise and divine vision for the future, suitable for singing at the turn of the year (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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Was it the shaking ground that moved (website only)
"Was it the shaking ground that moved" by Andrew Pratt New on 1 March, 2012 (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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What peace is there for tarnished lives (website only)
"What peace is there for tarnished lives" by Andrew Pratt New on 15 April 2014 - a post-Easter reflection
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Whose hymns are they anyway?
Andrew Pratt asks what form hymns need to take in the future