CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
Christmas Is a Song
Fifty Songs That Bring the Season Home — reflections on the carols, memories and music that make Christmas special.
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A Season of Clear Shining
Where faith was sung before it was explained.
The Hymn Shelf
Stories, Scripture and the songs we carry.
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Voices from the Clear Shining Community
Different voices. Shared songs. Memories that connect us.
Light Reading
Short essays on faith, music, memory and life.
Christmas Focus
Carols, seasonal memories and songs that bring Christmas home.
Resources
Hymn histories, challenges, Bible in music, books and gifts.
Connect
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FROM A SEASON OF CLEAR SHINING
Books for the Seasons of Life
Songs remembered. Stories treasured. Faith carried forward.
HYMNS & REFLECTIONS
The Hymns That Carry Us
Faith, Memory and the Power of Congregational Song — rediscover the hymns that shaped our lives and still speak to us today.
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Featured Hymn · The song behind our name
Sometimes a Light Surprises
“A season of clear shining, to cheer it after rain.”
A treasured song of faith for the unknown tomorrow.
The Hymn Shelf
Stories, Scripture and the songs we carry.
Voices from the Clear Shining Community
Personal testimonies and the hymns woven into our lives.
- Come, Thou Almighty King · NyahA young musician discovers an old hymn anew.
- My Jesus, I Love Thee · Pastor Hilton GarnettThe pastor who made the hymns come alive.
- Under His Wings · Dr. Mandy La FleurA hymn of shelter, trust and assurance.
- We Gather Together · YonetteFamily morning worship and the songs that made a house a home.
- God Will Take Care of You · Reneld HyppoliteA voice, a journey, and the providence of God.
- I Need the Prayers · Elizabeth (Liz) Maarman · KuwaitThe blessing of praying friends when we struggle to pray for ourselves.
- Sing a New Song to the Lord · SevonMusic, worship and the invitation to renewed praise.
- Faith of Our Fathers · VanessaA mother’s favourite hymn and the remembered voices of old Ephesus.
- Jesus Paid It All · Wendy McPhersonGrace, forgiveness and renewed trust in a difficult season.
- I Need the Prayers · Elder James C. JennettAlmost twenty years of visits—and a hymn received in return.
- Day by Day · FayeLearning to trust God with tomorrow.
Light Reading
Short essays on faith, music, memory and life.
- Where Do Hymn Writers Find Their Songs?
- When Scripture Finds Its VoiceA reflective reading from A Season of Clear Shining — Hymns, Memory, Hope.
- Why the Same Hymn Meets Us DifferentlyA reflective reading from A Season of Clear Shining — Hymns, Memory, Hope.
- When a Tune Becomes a PlaceA reflective reading from A Season of Clear Shining — Hymns, Memory, Hope.
- Why Repetition Forms More Than MemoryA reflective reading from A Season of Clear Shining — Hymns, Memory, Hope.
- How a Hymn Works: Words, Music and MemoryA reflective reading from A Season of Clear Shining — Hymns, Memory, Hope.
Christmas Focus
Seasonal reflections, a Christmas collection and five song selections.
Resources
Hymn histories, Scripture in music, challenges, books and gifts.
Connect
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Why Hymns Carry Us
Hymns carry Scripture, prayer and memory across generations. These reflections invite us to rediscover their enduring meaning, and the songs that have accompanied our lives.
Long before I could give doctrine a name, theology had already arrived as melody. My mother sang before she explained. Faith was sung—at home, in church, at school and in the ordinary rhythms of life—and the words remained long after the singing stopped.
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