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Send us Fan Mail Heatwaves and Forest Fires : A Prayer for the Climate and Ecological Emergency (Draft) Father of Creation, God of Compassion. Our world warms, Your world burns, Our hearts ache, As heatwaves and wildfires rampage and ransack, Leaving a trail of  sweat and sorrow death and destruction. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy. Heatwaves and new record temperatures , A Conflagration of Ch...

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Send us Fan Mail Prayers by Jon Swales Voice: Alice Brencher, Sarah Swales, Jon Swales Piano: Alice Brencher

Send us Fan Mail A Sermon by Jon Swales at St George's Church,  Leeds

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Chris Sayburn 'Father' and ' Waves' Long ago, Many years before the beast of unrestrained capitalism roamed the land, The Great King, Remembered his sacred oath, And sent his Son, To proclaim and enact the Kingdom. To embark on a great mission of reconciliation and restoration. The long night was over, And the tender compassio...

Send us Fan Mail Words and voice- Jon Swales Music, Various 'Chris Sayburn' used with permission. A poetical exploration of the biblical story. See  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lzptELp2r5yxsiv0Qm_J6pZRuTegky9jSvDmzSEC2k/edit?usp=sharing

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Chris Sayburn 'Mountain Tops' - Used with Permission Ancient Story: Act III Covenant and Empire (Draft) Long ago,  Many years before the oceans acidified and in an age when the great waters  teemed with life,  The King made a sacred promise  and  Bound himself by solemn oath. Challenging the curse, The Great King, Entered into covenant,...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Chris Sayburn 'Waiting' Used with Permission Long ago, Many years before the great migration and in an age when the rainforests flourished, The Great King rescued his people from the Empire of Egypt. With a strong and mighty hand, He demonstrated, Decisively, & definitively, That he was committed, And Is committed, To his compassion...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Used with permission Chris Sayburn The Ancient Story- Act I (Draft)  Long ago,  Many years before the Anthropocene,  Long before the wars of empire and spiral of ecological ruin the Spirit of the Great King hovered over the waters of the deep.  All was silent for the earth was formless and void.  And love spoke into the darkness And there was lig...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Used with permission  from Chris Sayburn 'Mountain Tops' Long ago,  Many years before the Anthropocene,  Long before the wars of empire and spiral of ecological ruin the Spirit of the Great King hovered over the waters of the deep.  All was silent for the earth was formless and void.  And love spoke into the darkness And there was light...

Send us Fan Mail Feat: 'I will Rebel' by Alice Brencher,              'I can't stop climate breakdown' by Jon Swales             15 minute talk on civil disobedience by Jon Swales as part of a series of Climate Justice seminars.

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Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Piano: Alice Brencher Just Stop Oil: A Prayer for the Climate and Ecological Emergency (Draft) Father of Creation,  God of Compassion, You created a world of wonder,  Of possibility and potential.  You declared it to be good.  For this we give thanks. To you be praise, honour and glory.  Father of Creation,  God of Compassion,  This world is no longer a...

Send us Fan Mail Sermon by Rev'd Jon Swales at St George's Church Leeds, 27th March 2022 This morning  as we come to church, To sing our songs,  and pray our prayers we do so in the context of a war in Europe.  For many of us are hearts are heavy,  and our souls are sad  as butchery and barbarity have been  unleashed at the command of Putin and the warmongers.  Ukrainians suffer and die,...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Words: Jon Swales Music: Sad Piano by Free Use Music by Scott Buckley Lord Jesus Christ, In your Kingdom, Swords will be turned to ploughshares, And tears will be wiped away. Have mercy upon us, According to your unfailing love. Lord Jesus Christ, In our world, Cities are destroyed, Image bearers are butchered. Have mercy upon us. According to your unfailing love. The te...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Vocie: Jon Swales Music: Juan Sanchez Blue Nights Father of Creation, God of Justice, As bombs fall, Our hearts break, Lord have mercy.  As tanks advance, Our souls are sad, Christ have mercy.  You have placed upon humanity  the possibility and potential  to move towards love and justice, Yet, at Putin's command, Carnage &  Catastrophe have been unleashed.  Mari...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Jon Swales Music:: Used with permission 'It pours' Chris Sayburn 18: A Conspiracy of Compassion  Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, We praise that you proclaimed the Kingdom of God, And demonstrated what this looked like by Welcoming the outcast,  Feeding the hungry,  Healing the sick, And speaking truth to power.  You laid down your life as an...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales inc. various scriptures inc. Psalm 80 Music.  Scot Buckley,  Classical Sad Music, Undertow (No copyright sound)  A Prayer for Peace: Shine Forth, O Shepherd (Draft) Give ear, Listen to us, O Shepherd of your people.  You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, Shine Forth. From the wolves of war, Rescue Us. From the beast of militarism, Deliver us. Restore...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Words: Jon Swales Piano Alice Brencher A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine-  Господи помилуй Lord have mercy (Draft) Father of Creation, God of Peace, The world has changed, And so have our hearts, As we face disappointment,  disorientation and distress Not knowing what will happen next. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy. Putin and the Masters of War Have opened the door to t...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Alice Brencher Music by Chris Sayburn 'Waiting'. Used withe Permission

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Rev'd Jon Swales Music. Classical Sad Piano [No Copyright Sound] [FREE USE MUSIC] - Scott Buckley - Undertow (320 kbps).mp3 Father of Creation, The Covenant God who spoke of blessing to the nations, We weep anxious tears, Not only for Ukraine, But also with a forboding fear, Of what may be. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.  Father of Creation, God and Fath...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Piano: Alice Brencher. A Prayer for Peace: Heaven’s Sabotage (Draft) Father of Creation, God of the Nations, We cry out to you, A litany of lament, A heart song of sadness  As we witness war & The death and destruction it brings. Father of Creation, God of Hope, We cry out to you, With sad souls and heavy hearts As we witness Putin and the beast of...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for Peace: Ukraine and the Healing of the Nations Words: Jon Swales Music: Used with Permission, Chris Sayburn 'Distance' Father God, God of Compassion, In your kingdom there is a tree, For the healing of the nations. In your kingdom,  Tears will be turned to joy, Swords into ploughshares  And war will be no more. Let your kingdom come, Your will be done. In Ukr...