Hymn Tune Writing Month

[artsyhonker]

Some people do something called "NaNoWriMo": National Novel Writing Month, in November.

I had the thought yesterday that I might do something similar but with hymn tunes. The idea is to write thirty of them in thirty days.

This post is a placeholder for collecting texts and doing bits of planning...

If you've written a hymn text and released it under a Creative Commons license, please feel free to leave it in comments, or link to it there. If there's an existing public domain hymn text that has a rubbish tune and you think it could do with another, please do likewise.

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Not quite finished

[dougchaplin.wordpress.com]

This one's not quite finished, but you're welcome to have a go

From the Jordan to the desert,
from the crowd to barren place,
Spirit-driven, Satan-tempted,
Lord, you sought the Father’s grace:
show us now your pow’r, in weakness,
presence in the empty space.

Out of Egypt with God’s people,
freedom brings its testing stress:
what is right and what is truthful,
how the name of God confess?
Jesus, be our journey’s leader,
guide us through the wilderness.

Lack of food for empty stomach,
offered only cold hard stone;
scripture used to tempt and strengthen;
easy route to grasp the throne:
Bread of life, and Word incarnate
help us worship God alone.

In the search for loving justice,
in the quest for truth and right,
Jesus walk beside, before us,
hold your Cross of love in sight;
keep us in your Father’s presence,
guide us to your risen light.

Re: Not quite finished

[artsyhonker]

Thanks -- I like this.