14/02/2016
Connie Fisher meets residents from what has been dubbed Britain's kindest village to discover what motivates their generosity.
Connie Fisher meets residents from what has been dubbed Britain's kindest village to discover what motivates their generosity.
Hymns and music this week
Give Me Oil In My Lamp performed by Nathan Jess and the Congregation of Green Pastures Church, Ballymena.
There's A Wideness In God's Mercy performed by the Congregation of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich.
Blessed Assurance performed by Beechcroft Choir and the Congregation of New Testament Assembly, Tooting.
Forty Days And Forty Nights performed by the Congregation of Bradford Cathedral.
Who Can Compare With God performed by Graeme Duffin.
We Cannot Measure How You Heal performed by the Congregation of Dunblane Cathedral.
One Way performed by Mikey Powell and the congregation of New Community Church, Southampton.
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Hymn - Give Me Oil In My Lamp
Duration: 02:44
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Connie Fisher previews this week's Songs of Praise
Duration: 00:50
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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A.Sevison
Give Me Oil In My Lamp
Choir: Nathan Jess and the congregaion of Green Pastures Church. Featured Artist: David Lawrence. Featured Artist: Tim Napier. Featured Artist: David Hamilton. Featured Artist: Gwyneth Reid. Featured Artist: Peter Comfort. Featured Artist: Craig Skene. Music Arranger: Nathan Jess. Lyricist: A. Sevison.Composer: A.Sevison
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Maurice Bevan
There聮s A Wideness In God聮s Mercy
Choir: Congregation of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich. Conductor: Noel Tredinnick. Featured Artist: William Baldry. Featured Artist: Paul Beniston. Featured Artist: Robin Totterdell. Featured Artist: Nigel Hiscock. Featured Artist: Jon Stokes. Featured Artist: Mark Probert. Featured Artist: Christopher Borrett. Featured Artist: St Mary-le-Tower Choir. Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill. Lyricist: F W Faber (1814-63) altd..Tune: Coverdale Composer: Maurice Bevan
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Scottish Folk Melody
We Cannot Measure How You Heal
Choir: Congregation of Dunblane Cathedral. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Featured Artist: Matthew Beetchsen. Music Arranger: John L. Bell. Lyricist: John L. Bell and Graham Maule.Tune: Ye banks and Braes Composer: Scottish Folk Melody
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G.H. Smyttan & Francis Pott
Forty Days And Forty Nights
Choir: Congregation of Bradford Cathedral. Conductor: Gordon Stewart. Featured Artist: Alex Woodrow. Featured Artist: Bradford Cathedral Choir. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright.Composer: G.H. Smyttan & Francis Pott
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Paul Robertson
Who can compare with God
Choir: Graeme Duffin. Conductor: Paul Robertson. Featured Artist: Graeme Duffin. Music Arranger: Paul Robertson. Lyricist: Paul Robertson.Tune: Graeme Duffin Composer: Paul Robertson
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Frances J Crosby
Blessed Assurance
Choir: Beechcroft Choir. Conductor: Ken Burton. Featured Artist: Beechcroft Choir and the congregation of New Testament Assembly, Tooting. Featured Artist: Neil Watson. Featured Artist: Joshua Adgomar. Featured Artist: Floyd Millen. Featured Artist: Stefan Brown. Featured Artist: Adam Kerr. Featured Artist: Paul Johnson. Featured Artist: Melicia Walker. Featured Artist: Jacqueline Ewers. Featured Artist: Paulette Brown. Featured Artist: Veronica Brown. Featured Artist: Marcia McPherson. Lyricist: Frances J Crosby.Composer: Frances J Crosby
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Mikey Powell (Worship Leader) and the congregation of New Community Church
One Way (feat. Russell Boniface, Sarah Amer, Amy Ward, Chelange Joseph (CJ) Edwards, Ben Reid, Andrew Worsfold, Stephen Evans & Mickey Oldfield)
Music Arranger: Michael Powell.Composer: Joel Houston, Jonathon Douglass
Stories
40 Acts
Connie Fisher meets residents from Congresbury in Somerset, which has been called Britain鈥檚 kindest village to discover how faith motivates their generosity.听
To mark the 800th anniversary of their historic church, villagers carried out 800 acts of random kindness, including everything from helping fellow residents with their shopping to painting sheds and public benches.
Connie speaks to Rev. Matthew Thomson, who devised the idea, and villagers to explore what part faith plays in driving this campaign of kindness.
Connie also joins a group of teenagers as they wash a neighbour鈥檚 car to learn about the rewards they get from carrying out kind acts and she joins a group of young schoolchildren as they bake a cake as a special surprise for some elderly villagers.
Stop The Traffick
听It鈥檚 estimated that more than twenty thousand people are trafficked into the UK every year by criminals who bind them to a life that they have not chosen and cannot escape from.
Ade Adepitan meets two victims who are trying to rebuild their lives after harrowing experiences with human traffickers.听The two women explain how their faith has helped them survive their ordeal.
听They are now being supported by the Salvation Army which operates a network of Safe Houses for victims of trafficking and which provides support and advice for victims or anyone who needs assistance. They run a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week confidential helpline on 0300 3038151
The women are now getting work experience with Rachel Salway, who runs a business making jewellery and selling ethically-produced products.
Graeme Duffin
Graeme Duffin is the talented guitarist in Scottish 90s chart-toppers Wet, Wet, Wet.
He is known for the beautiful guitar harmonies on songs like Love Is All Around but what is less well known is that he has battled to conquer a stammer since the age of seven.
At one time Graeme struggled to say his own name, but now he has his stammer under control. Graeme reveals how teaching on the McGuire Programme gives him the opportunity to extend his Christian faith into helping fellow stammerers tackle the debilitating condition.听听
Hymns
- 听Give Me Oil In My Lamp performed by Nathan Jess and the Congregation of Green Pastures Church, Ballymena.
- There鈥檚 A Wideness In God鈥檚 Mercy performed by the Congregation of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich.
- Blessed Assurance performed by Beechcroft Choir and the Congregation of New Testament Assembly, Tooting.
- Forty Days And Forty Nights performed by the Congregation of Bradford Cathedral.
- 听Who Can Compare With God performed by Graeme Duffin.
- 听We Cannot Measure How You Heal performed by the Congregation of Dunblane Cathedral.
- 听One Way performed by Mikey Powell and the congregation of New Community Church, Southampton.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Connie Fisher |
| Presenter | Ade Adepitan |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | Dave Stanford |
Broadcast
- Sun 14 Feb 2016 16:15