This week we're going back in time to a song called 'When He Cometh'. It was written by William Cushing in 1856 with music by George Root. I grew up listening to this song, I think a mixture of in church and on a tape that was played in the house, and so it's one …
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Song of the Week 3 – 10,000 Reasons
Last Sunday night on the 10th of February, Matt Redman - a songwriter whose songs we sing quite a bit of at Newhaven - won two Grammy awards! He won them both for his song '10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)' which he co-wrote with Jonas Myrin in 2011. It's a beautiful song. The song won in the …
Song of the Week 2 – In Christ Alone
On Sunday we sang the song 'In Christ Alone'. It's an awesome song. It was written by Keith Getty (music) and Stuart Townend (lyrics) and released in 2001. A number of folk at Newhaven have this as their favourite worship song. There is a link to a video below with Stuart Townend leading the song. A …