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Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in Light inaccessible, hid from our eyes
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Rev. Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908)
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1853-58 Minister of Free Church, Milnathort, during which time he composed this hymn, before moving to England and then back to Edinburgh where he became Moderator of Free Church in its Jubilee Year
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Psalm 63 – Oh Lord, my God, I long for you, My heart and flesh cry out. I need to know you through and through, Be done with sin and doubt
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Rev Ian Cowie (1923-2005)
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Ian retired to Kinross in 1990, having been leader of the Christian Fellowship of Healing in Edinburgh. He had been a Parish Minister in Tullibody and Rosyth, and then part of a new team ministry in Craigmillar before this. The tune is Kilmarnock
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O God of Bethel, by whose hand, thy people still are fed
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Michael Bruce (1746-67), the Gentle Poet of Loch Leven
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Though Michael Bruce is well known for his paraphrases, of which this is one of the best known, he was a brilliant scholar and nature poet, who made his mark in his 21 years
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Lifted high on your cross, drawing all folk
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Ian Cowie
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This one is to be found in CH4 and is set to the piping tune Pulling Bracken
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Jesus Christ loves light not darkness, Don’t conceal the faith you own
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Ruary MacLeod
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Ruary retired to a lovely view of Loch Leven. He is an elder of Orwell Kirk and together with Rosemary Tolson has produced several hymns
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Jesus tender shepherd, hear me, Bless thy little lamb tonight, Through the darkness be Thou near me; Watch my sleep till morning light
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Mary Lundie Duncan (1814-40)
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Mary was the daughter of the manse in Kelso, and married Rev WW Duncan, the Cleish minister. She had 2 children and wrote music as well as hymns and poetry
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When I wake up each morning, there’s one thing that I know
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Ruary MacLeod
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The message of this hymn is Whatever lies before me, with Jesus I shall go. We sang it to the tune of John Anderson my jo
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O come and praise the Lord, praise His name
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Ian Cowie
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This hymn is designed to be sung to the lusty tune Ye Jacobites, by name
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Ps 148 Praise the Lord from the heav’ns, Praise Him in the heights
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Stephen and Sandra Miller
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This hymn was written in 2000, in response to a challenge from the pulpit – to write a modern psalm which could be sung by the congregation
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Each blade of grass beneath your feet, the mind of God enfolds completely
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Roddy Cowie
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This hymn writer has slight connections with Kinross,(son of Ian Cowie,) but the tune was written by Rev John Munro who was then minister of Kinross Parish Church
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We claim the power of the risen Son, the Life fresh flowing from the living God
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Ailsa Cowie
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This is to be sung to the powerful tune Woodlands, and is a hymn of Christian Unity by Ian Cowie’s wife
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