Ruach Breath of Life

Joysprings for piano - Ozoned by Ruach Breath of Life

..... it was a deep heartfelt yearning for God - for He whom my soul loves..... a longing for Him as vital as the air that I breathe.....

In Your hands You hold all things And You hold me fast. You are my Shield and my Defender You are my Lord over all You are the One Who knows the end from the beginning And You hold me fast.

Beyond the noise: Poignant moments of prayer and reflection for the nation with Mozart Beyond the hype and excitement of the Makerfield by election yesterday, which featured a win by a man who studiously avoided referencing the name of the party he was representing, and who began his acceptance speech by claiming that ‘politics is broken in this country,’ it will be good to specifically dedicate A...

Concerning the times and the seasons . . . you know perfectly that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labour pains upon a pregnant woman. (1 Thess, 5:1-3) This intensely powerful piece by David Booth permits us for just a very few minutes to share in something of the intense alarm and shock t...

My Heart Isn't Proud by Ruach Breath of Life

May the Lord bless the land of Armenia. I improvised this piece a few weeks ago, and after Justin had transcribed it for me, and we have worked on it a bit, I felt it would be good to dedicate it to Armenia, a country with a long Christian tradition, which is taking the risky step of moving away from its heavy dependency on Russia and towards the West. May the Lord move in power to protect Armenia...

The trumpet is the most distinctive sound in the book of Revelation, more even than the harp. It has a long historical association with the divine, and has often been used to represent the voice of God and His angelic hosts. In the Baroque period, when this piece was written, the distinction between secular and sacred music was becoming more fluid, and pieces like this glorious sonata were soon ad...

Grace Nadin brought us this profoundly beautiful song at the Symphony of Worship Conference in Malvern in 1996. May the words and the music combine to draw us deeper into a flow of Spirit-led prayer.

Lord Hear Us by Ruach Breath of Life

Grace Nadin brought us this exquisitely beautiful song at the Symphony of Prayer Conference in Malvern in 1996. More recently we recorded it with Megan Topper. May it become the prayer of our heart too.

What a special piece this is! You will love the dramatic fanfares and the lyrical dialogue with the solo instrument. It is very moving! Enjoy it for what it is, but as you listen, and almost certainly will want to listen again, see where the Lord might wish to direct you in prayer. It is a perfect music to accompany prayer to strengthen many people and situations, and to release the power of God f...

Torelli Sinfonia (Finale) by Ruach Breath of Life

Torelli by Ruach Breath of Life

Canzon by Gabrieli The end of the 16th century found Giovanni Gabrieli combining the roles of organist and principal composer at St Mark’s Cathedral, where he was able to take full advantage of the superb acoustics in that majestic building. One commentator described his dialogues between different instruments as being the 16th-century equivalent to ‘surround sound.’ May this piece, which is part...

David Booth has recently recorded a really special piece for Flamenco guitar. We called it 'Tender Flamenco!' I recorded this lament to accompany his beautiful guitar piece. It is inspired in part by the Lord's moving words in Jeremiah 2 and 3, where He looks back to the intimacy He used to enjoy with His people, and mourns how far they have backslidden. Let's use this moving piece to pray for peo...

With politics so much to the fore in people's thinking at this time, I was reminded of this quote by the 17th century Anglican theologian Richard Hooker that ‘He that goes about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be, shall never want attentive and favourable hearers.’ Those who promise much by way of better things for society are always likely to be popular...

It is a great delight to share these three brief 'doodles' that I improvised on the piano with you. After recording them, I sent them to Justin Coldstream, who kindly transcribed them. I then sent them on to James Horsfall, a very talented pianist in Jersey, who shaped, sharpened and played them for us. They are lovely. I sent them to a dozen friends by Whats App, and everyone received clear leadi...

In these mellifluous recordings of two very brief piece I wrote for the clarinet, Mike Halliday captures for us something of the sense of the burgeoning spring. Few if any have surpassed Gerard Manley Hopkins’ depiction of the bursting vibrancy and vitality of nature's rejuvenation in spring: Nothing is so beautiful as Spring – When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs l...

As we enter the welcome season of spring in the northern hemisphere, it is precious to pause and notice all the vivid displays and explosions of colour around us, and to pray for a spiritual ‘burgeoning forth’ across the Earth. This is the time of year above all others when we celebrate the natural world emerging all its glory as it was created to do, breaking forth in its soft, downy abundance. L...

Father, my Father, I love You by Huw Humphreys Back in the 1980s, when Robert was organising meetings for students and others, our worship was often led by Huw Humphreys, a talented wordsmith and composer. This is one of his exquisitely powerful and devotional songs. May we minister to Him and fill His heart with joy in all that we do.

Eternal Light - May we be light-bearers for You, Lord! (Part Two) by Ruach Breath of Life

Through the grace of God, the power of His Spirit and the hard work of those who have laboured to make Christ known, the gospel has spead from one community to another all around the world. You and I are invited into the Kingdom of the King of Kings, to honour, love and serve the great King who has passed triumphant through the grave, and before whom all Creation will one day bow. This is our deep...

In dulci Jubilo by Ruach Breath of Life

Bird song by Ruach Breath of Life