Songs of Grace

Another hymn resource: Songs of Grace

With Love to the World has included hymn/song suggestions for many years, beginning with The Australian Hymn Book (AHB), published in 1977. Ten years later a supplement of 100 songs, Sing Alleluia, appeared. A thorough revision and expansion of AHB resulted in Together in Song (TIS) in 1999.

Now, or in 2019 actually, we have another supplement, Songs of Grace (SOG). This book has 53 songs, many of them Australian, some from Asia, some from the Iona Community. The winning entries from an international hymn competition, organized from Australia, are also included. A strong feature of the book is the singability of the tunes.

In a contemporary book one expects to find references to environmental problems, refugees, sexual abuse, and the anxieties of modern life: SOG includes these.

Instead of two editions (Harmony and Melody Line) there is one edition only, with full harmony. The very detailed indexes of TIS are integrated with the SOG indexes which makes selection of hymns and songs straight-forward.

To order: Contact Australian Church Resources in Dural NSW

Online: go to https://www.shopacr.com.au/ and select the option “Hymnody” under Topics  

By mail: 5c/256 New Line Rd., Dural NSW, 2158

Phone: 1300 367 575.

The cost is $45 per copy plus postage. The CDRom version is $10.

Revd Dr D’Arcy Wood