Lament & Hope

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Blue Nights by Juan Sanchez Father of Creation, God of Peace, We thank you for your Son, Jesus, Who proclaimed & enacted a  kingdom of peace. A kingdom in which divine favour and blessing rests on those, Who are peacemakers & Justice seekers. A kingdom in which divine favour and blessing rests on those, Who renounce  politics of power and...

Send us Fan Mail Father of Creation, God of Peace, Our hearts are heavy, Our souls are sad, As we here the news, Of war. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy. Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, The anxiety we feel, Is nothing compared to that which, People like us, Must feel within Ukraine Lord have mercy Christ have mercy So we plead for peace, In the name of him who said...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Jon Swales Music: Cello & Piano Music 'Blue Nights' by Juan Sanchez Prayer 40: Ash Wednesday Almighty God,  The Creator of All that is, You created us from the dust of the earth, And breathed upon us and gave us the gift of life. In our fragility and weakness, We marvel at the precious gift of life, And the calling you have placed upon us to Tend and...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice: Swales Music:  Dramatic Apocalyptic Music ♪♬ - The Wasteland (Copyright and Royalty Free) Apocalypse: Prayers for the Climate and Ecological Emergency (Draft) I. Father of Creation, To the one who sits on the throne, The climate curtain has been drawn back, And we see things as they really are. An apocalypse, An unveiling, That reveals our existential threat. Lord...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice  -Jon Swales Music: Chris Sayburn  'Horizon' , Used with Permission I can’t stop climate breakdown,  But I can play my part, A small part, So small, That it is insignificant, But I will try. I can’t stop climate breakdown,  But I can pray, And act, So small, That it seems insignificant  But I will try. I can’t stop climate breakdown, But I can love, And b...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice- Jon Swales Cello and Piano Music (Royalty Free) - Blue Nights by Juan Sánchez ðªð Father of Creation, God of Beauty, You have created a world of wonder, And you declared it to be good, And it is good. To you be all praise and glory. The earth was formless And Void, The Wild Goose of Love hovered over the waters of the deep, And you spoke and light and life was br...

Send us Fan Mail Voice and Words by Jon Swales Father of Creation, God of Beauty, You have created a world of wonder, And you declared it to be good, And it is good. To you be all praise and glory. The earth was formless And Void, The Wild Goose of Love hovered over the waters of the deep, And you spoke and light and life was brought into being,  And on the fifth day,  You created every kind of bi...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Jon Swales Music: Used with Permission from Chris Sayburn ' Memory' Do not run from concrete reality, Into a world of romanticised abstractions. Take courage, The truth at times will hurt. Do not romanticise reality, But look it straight in the eye. And behold the nightmarish evil that many endure. Don't dodge or look away, But lament, And grieve,...

Send us Fan Mail Sermon by Rev'd Jon Swales, June 2019

Send us Fan Mail Sermon by Rev'd Jon Swales, June 2019

Send us Fan Mail Sermon by Rev'd Jon Swales ,  June 2019

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice Jon Swales Music. used with permission from Chris Sayburn 'Distance' Father of Creation, Turn your face to us, Strengthen us, So that We will face what we will face With a firm heart, Focused mind and resolute will. Father of Creation, Turn your face to us, Strengthen us, So that we may embody and enact Your mercy and justice To a dying world. Father of C...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Jon Swales Music : Cello and Piano Music , Blue Nights   How long, O Lord, Will sea levels rise? How high O Lord, Will sea levels rise? Before you step in and save and rescue? How long, O Lord, Will temperatures rise? How much drought? How many famines? Before you step in to save and rescue? How long, O Lord, ‘Til extinctions cease? How many will be lost? How ma...

Send us Fan Mail A sermon by Rev'd Jon Swales, St Georges's, Leeds Isaiah 42:1-9 Sunday 4th July

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice Jon Swales. Music Used with Permission from Chris Sayburn  'Mountain Tops' Father of Creation, God of Justice, Your Son proclaimed and enacted the reign of God, He showed us what this looked like. He healed the sick, He welcomed the marginalised He treated the vulnerable with dignity. To him be all praise. Your Son performed and participated in the reign...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice Rev'd Jon Swales Music Classical Sad Piano, Copyright Free , Scott Buckley, Undertow.   Father of Creation, God of Compassion, You made a beautiful world, Full of awe and wonder, Full of possibility and potential. You declared it to be good. To you be all praise, honour and glory. Father of Creation, God of Mercy, You gave humanity a call to tend and keep, Yet...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice Jon Swales Music: Sad Piano Instrumental, Copyright Free , Naoya Sakamata, Heartless Flock Father of Creation, God of Faithfulness, If we ascend up into heaven,  You are there:  and if we make our bed in hell,  you are there . We have made our climate bed, It is hell  And we  may well lie in it. But you are there, and  You are here To you be all praise and glory  A...

Send us Fan Mail Words by Rev'd Jon Swales Voice by Rev. Oli Preston Music : Cello and Piano Music (Royalty Free)- 'Blue Nights' by Juan Sanchez Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, We know that when your Son entered Jerusalem, he wept.  He wept because he knew what would befall it. Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, When we look at...

Send us Fan Mail Words by Rev'd Jon Swales Voice by Rev. Oli Preston Music  :Broken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYiVaLS6Mfs Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, We know that when your Son entered Jerusalem, he wept.  He wept because he knew what would befall it. Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, When we look at this world of yours, this...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Jon Swales Music: Sad Piano Instrumental [No Copyright Sound], Naoya Sakamata, Heartless Flock Father of Creation, God of Compassion, Help us not to romanticise reality, But look it straight in the eye, So that we may behold the climate chaos that many now endure And many more will endure. Father of Creation, God of Compassion, Help us not to retreat into denial...

Send us Fan Mail Words by Jon Swales Voice by Jon & Sarah Swales Music from Chris Sayburn, 'It Pours' Used with Permission Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ With Confidence We Approach your throne of grace To receive mercy And find grace And help in our time of need. To you be all praise and glory. Our need is great, For we face shipwreck in the storm of cli...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Rev'd Jon Swales Music 'This too Shall Pass'. by Scott Buckley Father of Creation, God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The earth was formless and void, The earth was drenched in darkness, And the  wild goose of love hovered over the waters of the deep. Father of Creation, God of Faithfulness, You spoke and breathed life into being. A tapestry...

Send us Fan Mail Beats via Chris Sayburn  Words and Voice by Jon Swales. F ather of Creation, God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ. You created a world of wonder,  And declared it to be good. Father of Creation, God of Compassion, The Earth was formless and void, And you spoke,  And life came into being. Trees and plants were raised from the earth, You formed man out of the dust of the ground....

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice by Rev'd Jon Swales Music by Rev'd Chris Sayburn, "Waiting' Used with Permission. 9. Woe to the Unholy Trinity Father of Creation, God of Compassion, You made a world full of possibility and potential, You declared it to be good. For this, we give you thanks. To you be all honour and glory. Father of Creation, God of Compassion, There are strang...

Send us Fan Mail Words and Voice vy Rev'd Jon Swales Music. 'Father' by Rev'd Chris Sayburn. Used with permission. Father of Creation, God of Compassion, We thank you that you are a holy Trinity of Love Who rules and reigns with self-giving sacrificial love. To you, we give all praise, honour and glory. In this time of climate breakdown, we ask that we would be filled with your...