Lament & Hope

Send us Fan Mail Words by Rev'd Jon Swales MBE Music by Chris Sayburn.  For more info on Divestment see here  

Send us Fan Mail Sermon delivered by Rev'd Jon Swales  at Light Church, Bradford, Oct 2021

Send us Fan Mail Words and Prayers by Jon Swales, Video version here Piano by Alice Brencher Father of Creation, The first and the last, You created a world of wonder,Full of possibility and potential, You declared it to be good. And it was good, And it is good, To you be all praise, honour and glory. A river flowed through Eden,Watering the garden of delight. And Creation flourished in the blessi...

Send us Fan Mail Words and voice Rev’d Jon Swales Music, used with permission from Chris Sayburn New Years : Prayer for the Climate and Ecological Emergency Father of Creation, God of Faithfulness , The First and the Last, You show your love to us through time, Every moment of existence a fragile gift, A blessing in the beauty of biodiversity. To you be praise and glory. Father of Creation, God of...

Send us Fan Mail 'Lay Down the Sword' taken from 26 Prayers for the Climate and Ecological Emergency by Rev'd Jon Swales https://atyourservice.arocha.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26-Prayers-for-the-Climate-and-Ecological-Emergency-Jon-Swales.pdf Voice: Katie Dowds Images: Freely Available from Prexels Music:  Benjamin Tissot (also known as Bensound) 11: Lay Down the Sword, Take Up...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice Jon Swales Background Music is freely available. Father of Creation, God of Hope, We marvel at the sacred mystery of faith, The incarnation, The enfleshment  of your son Fully God, Fully Man, Jesus, To him be all prayer and glory. Father of Creation, God of Hope  We marvel at the sacred mystery of faith, Word became flesh,  Love became dust, Beauty revealed,  Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail Words: Rev'd Jon Swales Voice: Rosie Smith Music: Used with Permission. Chris Sayburn 'It pours' A Lament for Covid & Omicron Variant  (Draft) Father God, Healer of All Hurts. We come to you in our hour of need saying. How Long? O Lord. How Long? We find ourselves caught up in the storm of Covid. We feel stranded and alone, Fearful that we will be cut off from t...

Send us Fan Mail Words by Jon Swales  Music Here. Youtube Version  Father of Creation, God of Redemption, We have heard it said of old, That you acted in history, To redeem your people from tyranny, From Slavery in the Empire of Egypt, To a land flowing with milk and honey. Father of Creation, God of Redemption, You saw the affliction of your people, You heard the cries of the oppressed, You heard...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Jon Swales Music Copyright Free.  Click here. Father of Creation, In our bleak mid-winter we are confronted again  With  Something startling Something shocking And something profoundly beautiful. A Holy mystery  The story that the Mighty God Has revealed himself  In the Babe born in Bethlehem. To him be all praise and glory Father of Creation, We remember that h...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Words by Jon Swales Music from Scott Buckley Father of Creation, God of Justice. Your kingdom is one of love, joy and peace. For this, we give you praise. In this time of climate breakdown, Temperature rises will act as a threat multiplier Across the world Through food shortages and extreme weather, Our neighbours will suffer. Our neighbours in vulnerable nations, Our ne...

Send us Fan Mail Spoken word: Jon Swales Music: Scott Buckley - This Too Shall Pass" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-pass ------ Father of Creation, God of Hope, The prophets speak , And dream and hope For a different world, The age to come. Maranatha Father of Creation, God of Hope. We dwell in great darkness, The joy  i...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Prayer by Rev'd Jon Swales Music by enrique27naveda from Pixabay Prayer with Visual see  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtODNrsN58Y&list=PLmqiQVXn_oPxt7IaNF-vNz3W0Gx9SfIQu&index=7&t=8s  24: The Prophetic Community Praise be to you, Father of Creation, God of Justice, Who, in various and diverse ways, Raised up prophets Who gave voice to a new reality, W...

Send us Fan Mail Father of Creation, God of Hope. The prophets of old looked forward, With expectation, And anticipation, For the arrival of the coming King. To him be all praise and glory. Stirring Imaginations, And articulating action, They dreamed a dream, And hoped a hope, For the arrival of the coming King. To him be all praise and glory. In the advent of your Son, The darkest night receives...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Rev'd Jon Swales, Leeds Piano: Alice Brencher For more prayers see https://atyourservice.arocha.org/en/26-prayers-for-the-climate-and-ecological-emergency/ For prayer video including visuals see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDGNiAYfJQ4&list=PLmqiQVXn_oPxt7IaNF-vNz3W0Gx9SfIQu&index=11&t=96s Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Ch...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Prayer from Rev'd Jon Swales For a video of this prayer with visual see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRy_llPdqsQ&t=22s Further Prayers available at https://atyourservice.arocha.org/en/26-prayers-for-the-climate-and-ecological-emergency/ Father of Creation, God of Compassion You created a world of wonder, Of possibility and potential. You declared it to be goo...

Send us Fan Mail Words byJon Swales see https://atyourservice.arocha.org/en/2... Voice by Sarah Swales  Video from Pexels. Legal and free to use without specific attribution Audio: 'Looking Forward' from Pixabay ' free for commercial or personal use. Video with Visuals available here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0D75cguZA8&t=8s Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Piano: Alice Brencher Taken from https://atyourservice.arocha.org/en/26-prayers-for-the-climate-and-ecological-emergency/ Father of Creation, God of Compassion, The earth as a cosmic temple presents itself as a symphony of praise; A rich diversity of song and dance, From a whole range of characters who Inhabit, Perform And point to you As the giver of gifts. Father of Cr...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Prayers by Rev'd Jon Swales https://atyourservice.arocha.org/en/26-prayers-for-the-climate-and-ecological-emergency/ A YouTube video with visuals can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QuI0FwdsdQ&t=5s Music freely available with no copyright restrictions.  Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, You made a world of wonder, A wor...