What's on this page
On this page you can download music
composed or arranged by Philip Garside.
I also provide Liturgy for
use in worship - see end of page after the music.
Music
Formats
Each composition is provided in
these formats:
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JPG
image You can insert this into a word processing document or just
print the file direct.
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PDF
document. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view and
print PDFs.
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Midi
file of the music
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Noteworthy
Composer. This music typesetting software can be obtained from
http://NoteworthyComposer.com
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Text
file of the lyrics
Copyright & Rights
Philip Garside retains
copyright in the music, but it may be freely copied for use by choirs or
churches in concerts or services without charge.
Please show the copyright and other
information included with the music on all copies you make.
We only expect payment if you want to publish the
music in a book or elsewhere, or if you include it in a commercial
recording. Please email us
about this before you start your project
The Music
Click on the Link for the file
format you require to
play or download the composition.
Loving God of
Aotearoa
I wrote this hymn for Rev
Desmond Cooper, who liked the tune but wanted new, less patriotic
words. Desmond helped me to shape the words so that they were more
inclusive and better focused on praise to God.
I was delighted to have
the hymn sung at Methodist Conference 2010 at Desmond and Sue
Spindler’s induction as president and vice-president of the Methodist
church.
The hymn has themes of gathering and of expressing our faith and
spirituality here in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
The mention of Matariki picks up on the idea that for Maori the rising
of the seven stars of the Pleiades group at the start of winter marks
the beginning of a new year. Rev Stuart Slinn in a service earlier in
2010 made a connection between Matariki and that being forgiven, and
forgiving others, also let’s us make a symbolic fresh start.
Rimu is a native species of forest giant tree. Tui is a large bird
with glossy black feathers, a white ruffle round it's neck and a
beautiful melodious song.
Links:
PDF - Melody line
| PDF - Full Music
|: JPG - Melody
line | JPG -
Full music page 1 |
JPG - Full music
page 2 | Midi
- Melody line |
Midi - full music |
NWC - Melody Line
| NWC - Full Music |
Text
Kindle A Flame
A simple song for
congregations to sing during intercessory prayers.
You will need one or two confident singers to lead. It works well with
a simple guitar accompaniment, e.g. strumming once for each chord or
finger picking.
You can sing all the verses together, or alternate singing a verse
with a few lines of prayer.
I have often used just the
first verse as a sung response between several stanzas of prayers.
A candle could be lit before the first verse as a visual focus.
Links:
PDF |
JPG |
Midi |
NWC | Text
Covenant Hymn
The Methodist church has a covenant
service at the start of the year in which the congregation and
minister/s re-commit to serving God and the community in the coming
year. In New Zealand, this service is often held on the first Sunday
in February, after members have returned from the summer holiday.
Note that the refrain is sung
before each verse. The setting of each verse is slightly different to
fit the words.
Another possibility is to
use just the refrain as a sung congregational response to
intercessions.
Links:
JPG |
Midi |
NWC |
Text |
PDF
Christmas Halleluia
This is a simple round which we
have sung in 2 parts. An adventurous group could try it in four parts.
Links: |
JPG |
Midi |
NWC |
Text |
PDF
Christ is always near to me
The words were written by Philip's
maternal grandfather Rev Robert Ebenezer Fordyce (1897-1981) who
was a Methodist minister. Rev Fordyce titled
the poem "Christ’s abiding presence" and based it on
Matthew 28:20.
Philip has set these words to the
well known tune Hyfrydol.
Links:
JPG |
Midi |
NWC |
Text |
PDF
Liturgy
Download PDF of
instructions for
Interactive Prayer Tree
Feedback
If you enjoy this music or
find the liturgy items useful please let Philip know.
Contact details are at the bottom of this page.
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