The first hymn is from David Hildreth: You who dwell in the shelter

"A very meaningful and memorable hymn for our entire family, as is Psalm 91- and chorus is he will raise you up on eagle's wings, and "wind beneath my wings" appropriately was the theme song at Edie's celebration of life with Cameron in his homily of Joy and Love reminding us all- He will raise you up and depicted by an Eagle, Edie's favourite bird…”


The second hymn is from Joy Boulier: What a friend we have in Jesus

“I chose this hymn - “What a friend we have in Jesus” because I am a lot like Cameron and have a lot of favourites.”


The third is from Canon Donald Lawton: Will you come & follow me

“The first verse of this hymn is simply an invitation to live the authentic Christian life, and to
reflect Christ’s presence into the world. The second, third and fourth verses contain the
challenge to be authentically like Christ and to be willing to be self-sacrificing as the Christian
works to heal and reshape the world. When I first heard this hymn, we were still coming to
terms with the HIV-Aids situation in the world and Princess Diana had shocked the world by
embracing an Aids patient when she was visiting a hospital – “Will you kiss the leper clean and
do such as this unseen.” I doubt if Princess Diana ever thought that anyone would photograph
that spontaneous moment, but it had a powerful effect on how many in the world treated Aids
patients from then on.
The call of the God to ministry is unique to each individual, but all Christians are called to live
out their faith in some way, to show the love of Christ and stand as a follower of Jesus.
I heard Jesus call my name and I followed him into an adventurous life.”


The fourth hymn is from Daryl Augustine: Come thou fount of every blessing

“Come Thou Fount is a hymn that has been so moving to me for a long time.  It feels like a flowing prayer, both asking God to bind our wandering heart to Thee and contemplating the overwhelming grace each one of us receives.  It pictures the future hope and longing when we will be truly free.  It reminds us of the character of our shepherd God, who doesn’t rest until he finds us.
There’s also an interesting story about the writer/composer.  Several years after writing the hymn, he wandered again from God and came across a woman on a train who was humming this song.  He introduced himself and broke down, once again recommitting his life to God.
I love this hymn because we are all prone to “leave” in big and small ways - and in these moments we can catch a glimpse of home.”

The fifth hymn is from Joy Boulier: I want Jesus to walk with me

“I chose “ I want Jesus to walk with me, as it is another one of my many favourites, and this one I find myself humming to in the night when I’m supposed to be sleeping , and through the day. Both are beautiful.”

*The Bonus Hymn is Ian's Lord's Prayer.  Once again it is anonymous, but I (Karen) love this so I was glad to see it on the list.*