To recover from too many American hymns I’m going back to Heaven Shall Not Wait from the Iona Community by John Bell and Graham Maule. Bell’s texts are never bland and often surprising and illuminating. The book is for sale at Wild Goose.
I’m up to the section, “Jesus, One of Us”. The song “The Word of Life” takes us from Christmas to Easter in five verses. The text is here and is fresh and delightful. It is set to WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, which is a familiar tune. It can purchased as a single sheet at Presto music.