07 · Further resources

Citysiders Songs

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Iona Songbooks: Heaven Shall Not Wait, Enemy of Apathy, Love from Below Volumes 1-3, (John Bell and Graham Maule, with the Wild Group Worship Group, Glasgow: Wild Goose Publications, 1987, 88, 89) and many other volumes. They are an excellent resource of old familiar hymn tunes with new words as well as new songs grounded in the realities of life.

Taizé chants: Ateliers et Presses De Taizé, 71250 Taizé-Communaute, France.

Hymns for Today s Church, (Jubilate Hymns, Hodder and Stoughton, 1982). A good source for updated words to old hymns.

Citysiders  Songs
Sheet music is attached for the following songs and chants. For Windows users, simply click the link to open the PDF. Mac users browse to the Source Folder on the CDROM to open the respective PDF.:-
1. <u><a href=“Source/Lamentations.pdf”>Lamentations Chapter 3</a></u> (Arthur Amon)
2. <u><a href=“Source/Be Strong.pdf”>Be Strong</a></u> (Arthur Amon)
3. <u><a href=“Source/In the Beginning.pdf”>In the Beginning, God</a></u> (Arthur Amon)
4. <u><a href=“Source/Lord Jesus.pdf”>Jesus Prayer</a></u> (Arthur Amon)
5. <u><a href=“Source/Love.pdf”>Love is Patient</a></u> (Adrienne Wood)
6. <u><a href=“Source/Wait.pdf”>Wait</a></u> (Isa Rive)
7. <u><a href=“Source/Lift the Veil.pdf”>In This Special Place/Lift the veil</a></u> (Mark Laurent/Brenda Liddiard)
8. <u><a href=“Source/Thankyou.pdf”>Thankyou</a></u> (Mark Laurent)
9. <u><a href=“Source/Something I believe.pdf”>Something I Believe</a></u> (Mark Laurent)

Introduction to Arthur s Chants
Rounds:
The harmonies in rounds only emerge when the parts work together  which is a nice metaphor for the body of Christ. Also, relative novices can learn one melody line, yet together produce quite complex harmonic effects.

Some of the rounds I write have parts of different lengths, and you are only singing one part (e.g. song from Lamentations. ) When you get to the end of your part, start again at its beginning  the length of the rests is therefore important. This way the harmonies and the progression through them change constantly. Some are normal rounds e.g. be strong,  and the Creationtide song in the beginning God. 

The song from Lamentations  is not a good piece to start with, but worth the effort if your group is feeling confident. I wrote this because often the scripture bits that end up in songs are the more positive or triumphal passages (e.g. Great is Thy Faithfulness, also from Lamentations), yet the Bible contains plenty of material like the words in this song  I think songs like this legitimise feelings that are often not expressed in a church service, yet are clearly there inside us and inside the Bible.

Jesus Prayer:
This piece was designed to be sung by all singers at their own pace (so there is no single overall rhythm). I ve found singing in time with my breathing helpful, and always recommend this when introducing it; this means use one breath out for each part of the line viz. Lord  Jesus  Son of God, etc.