Love, Again
This week opened with the wonderful news that a tumor in the lung of a much-loved friend and member of West Hill was benign. A week or so ago, as the medical diagnosis was still pending, that friend asked me to rewrite the song Amazing Grace. Since Scott has already adapted the original words for use […]
in love, we all belong
I have totally fallen off my “hymn rewrite a week”, but here is one I had written a few weeks ago but didn’t introduce to West Hill until this past Sunday. Yeah, I know. It makes you want to swing a stein as you’re singing the chorus, but I didn’t write the music! The tune […]
alone yet not alone
A controversy has erupted over the inclusion of the Christian song “Alone Yet Not Alone” among nominees for Best Song by the Oscar Nominating Committee. Central to the controversy is the fact that the movie (of the same name) is virtually unknown inviting all kinds of queries into how the song got into the short […]
In My Heart
One of the rewrites in the new Sing It Forward. I love the tune, Tallis’ Canon, but could no longer sing the familiar words set to it. These bring the song, once again, back into our repertoire. In My Heart TALLIS’ CANON Deep in my heart, I yearn to find, to feel, amid life’s quaking […]