Calling and Commissioning
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Eternal God, your love's tremendous glory (StF 3)
Eternal God, your love's tremendous glory
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God, who made the stars of heaven (StF 7)
God, who made the stars of heaven
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Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders (StF 158)
Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders
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When listening prophets dare to speak (StF 163)
When listening prophets dare to speak
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Colours of day dawn into my mind (StF 167)
Colours of day dawn into my mind
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Sent by the Lord am I (StF 239)
Sent by the Lord am I
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Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult (StF 250)
Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult
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All the room was hushed and still (StF 266)
All the room was hushed and still
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Christ, our King before creation (StF 318)
Christ, our King before creation
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Go to the world! Go into all the earth (StF 402)
Go to the world! Go into all the earth
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God's spirit is in my heart (StF 404)
God's spirit is in my heart
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Come with me, come wander, come welcome the world (StF 462)
Come with me, come wander, come welcome the world
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God it was who said to Abraham (StF 464)
God it was who said to Abraham
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Giving it all to you, giving it all to you (StF 551)
Giving it all to you, giving it all to you
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Lord, you have come to the seashore (StF 558)
Lord, you have come to the seashore
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A charge to keep I have (StF 658)
A charge to keep I have
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As dawn awakes another day (StF 659)
As dawn awakes another day, the working sphere rolls into view
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Called by Christ to be disciples (StF 660)
Called by Christ to be disciples
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Give me the faith which can remove (StF 661)
Give me the faith which can remove and sink the mountain to a plain
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Have you heard God's voice; has your heart been stirred? (StF 662)
Have you heard God's voice; has your heart been stirred?
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I, the Lord of sea and sky (StF 663)
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry
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Lord, you call us to your service (StF 664)
Lord, you call us to your service
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Make us your prophets, Lord (StF 665)
Make us your prophets, Lord
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Master, speak! Thy servant heareth (StF 666)
Master, speak! Thy servant heareth
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O watcher in the wilderness (StF 667)
O watcher in the wilderness, O Lord of bush and flame
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Teach me, my God and King, in all things thee to see (StF 668)
Teach me, my God and King, in all things thee to see
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The Saviour, when to heaven he rose (StF 669)
The Saviour, when to heaven he rose, in splendid triumph o'er his foes
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We have nothing to give that didn't first come from your hand (StF 670)
We have nothing to give that didn't first come from your hand
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What shall we offer our good Lord (StF 671)
What shall we offer our good Lord
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Where can we find you, Lord Jesus our Master? (StF 672)
Where can we find you, Lord Jesus our Master?
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Will you come and follow me? (StF 673)
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
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Would I have answered when you called (StF 674)
Would I have answered when you called 'Come follow follow me!'
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Thuma mina (Send me, Lord) (StF 782)
Thuma mina (Send me, Lord)
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Christ be in my understanding (website only)
“Christ be in my understanding” by Rachael Prince New on 9 March 2015 - a hymn influenced by celtic traditions for use throughout the day
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Dear Lord in heaven, we come as your people (website only)
“Dear Lord in heaven, we come as your people” by Ken Howcroft New on 20 June 2014 – a hymn to accompany the ordination of presbyters and deacons
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Gracious God, you call your people (website only)
“Gracious God, you call your people” by Michaela Youngson and Nicola Morrison New on 21 August 2014 – written to mark 40 years since the ordination of the first women to the presbyteral ministry of the Methodist Church in Britain
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'I have a dream', a man once said (website only)
“'I have a dream', a man once said" by Pamela Pettitt New on 27 July 2013 - inspired by Martin Luther King's 1963 "I have a dream" speech
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Listen, my people (website only)
"Listen, my people" by Gillian Collins New on 24 December 2012 - a text that explores the implications of the self-giving to which we commit during the Methodist Covenant Service (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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May this place be one of nurture (website only)
“May this place be one of nurture” by Ally Barrett New on 3 May, 2017 - a hymn reflecting the importance of being attentive to the welfare of children and vulnerable adults in our church life
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Moving on - discipleship and removal vans
Hymns for a time of moving and change
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We do not look for angel choirs (website only)
“We do not look for angel choirs" by Gareth Hill New on 19 November 2013 - a hymn for the Christmas season that speaks to our sense of Christian commitment throughout the year
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When our futures are uncertain (website only)
“When our futures are uncertain” by Adrian Low New on 10 March 2015 - reflecting the life and example of the disciple Thomas
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Who is this, whose face shines brighter (website only)
“Who is this, whose face shines brighter” by Vince Gilbert New on 8 July 2015 - a hymn that takes the mountain-top transfiguration of Jesus as the focal point for reflecting on Jesus' life and example
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You call us, as you called the Twelve (website only)
“You call us, as you called the twelve” by Sue McCoan and Matthew Prevett New on 24 February 2014 - a hymn about God's desire to invite all people into the tasks of discipleship, whatever their character, gifts or background.