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Here We Stand — A Congregational Song for Remembrance, Resolve, and Christian Hope 

By KDMusic

Here We Stand - Worship Leader Pack

 

Here We Stand is a congregational worship song written for moments that call for remembrance, resilience, and confident Christian hope.  It is especially suited to Remembrance Sunday, Veterans Day, All Souls, All Saints, and funeral or memorial services, while being equally useful in regular weekly worship, services where the church reflects on death, sacrifice, witness, and perseverance in faith.

This is a song that helps congregations express remembrance,

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Freedom's Slave ~ Sunshine for Rainy Days  

Kingston Jamaica  |  Newry, Co. Down  | Shankill & New Lodge, N. Belfast  

Can you remember where you were during the first Gulf War? I was working in a church community project, the Mel Nathan institute, Hannah town, Kingston Jamaica. I loved Hannah Town. It was like the Shankill Estate with sunshine by day , street food & pumping music at night. By the orange street lights it was edgy, like a scene from Dante's inferno. Half derelict due to political gerrymandering, three letter tribal markings on the…

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We Will See ~ Sunshine for Rainy Days  

Dugort, Achill Island  |  Ireland

I’ve always thought of misty, shadowy West of Ireland weather as gloomy or mysterious. It wasn’t until I read CS Lewis on the difference between half light (Nordic) & full light (Mediterranean) beauty that I broadened my perspective. He compares a northern landscape & light to water colours, bright southern light to oil paintings. One vivid & exuberant, the other subtle & nuanced. Ambivalent.

Minaun cliffs and Keel surf, Achill, Co Mayo. © 2019 Sarah Whitcroft

Different…

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