Breathe (Julie’s Song)

This song was written a few years ago but is dedicated to a beautiful friend of mine. Her and I talk a lot about ‘breathing’. I love our deep and meaningful conversations that we manage to have in the business and demands of our teaching jobs. In the mish-mash of our lives we sometimes crowd… Continue reading Breathe (Julie’s Song)

Creator God Meditation

This song is part of the 3 songs that we recorded almost by accident a couple of weeks ago. We had just worshipped to Hope is Rising. Simon reminded us that we do really need to take time to “breathe”. We hung around on the Am7 theme. I played a bit and added in a… Continue reading Creator God Meditation

Be My Place of Safety

Simon here: This is the final song that we recorded almost by accident a couple of weeks ago. I wrote it some time back in 1999. Once we got the music out everyone joined in.  The song is about God being our refuge, our strength, our rest, our hope… our everything. The song was revived… Continue reading Be My Place of Safety

The Dim Light

This is a short poem that I wrote sometime back. It is about how going forward in this uncertain life requires some light; often not as much as we would like, but enough.   Word version of The Dim Light The Dim Light pdf version of The Dim Light The Dim Light rtf version of The Dim Light The Dim Light

Jesus Alone

Jesus Alone Chord Chart (pdf) Jesus Alone Chord Chart (Word doc) This song was written as I thought about Jesus’ death and resurrection and His claims that if you had seen Him you had seen the Father. Further to this is the opening of John’s gospel – ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the… Continue reading Jesus Alone

Falling

A RECORDING DONE IN AUCKLAND with Tanya, Cheryl, And Simon

WIthout You

a recording done in Auckland with Tanya, Cheryl, and Simon

For Your Pleasure

Php 2:13  for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure. Another John Wordsworth masterpiece, with a little help from his friends. The chorus was written by Simon and bv’s by Cheryl. Inspired by John’s meditation on the above verse in Philippians. All for His pleasure!

Waiting

Ever felt like you are waiting for something or someone? Life often seems to have many  opportunities to hurry up and wait. This is my first recording, it began with a vague sense of a reflective  sythn & keys pattern, that developed more form over time. Friends and whanau added their part of the conversation. … Continue reading Waiting

Burn in me

“Burn in me” was originally, “Burn over me”, and was inspired by the preaching of Peter Robertson, New Zealands own resident prophet, when he was preaching regularly at Thames Elim. Love that man and his heart. Ian’s comments: This was a really cool Rumours of Worship session (18 December 2010) because Andrew G (Ian and… Continue reading Burn in me