Rejoice and Sing Live
The United Reformed Church (URC) held a hymn-filled service on 3 May 2025 celebrating 35 years of our hymn book, Rejoice and Sing.
It was a glorious chance to sing lots of hymns and to listen to those who helped create the hymn book in the late 1980s and early 1990s. There was a new hymn by Dominic Grant, with contributions from David Thompson, Stephen Orchard, Anne Sardeson, Roo Stewart, David Williams, David Jenkins, Brenda Stephenson and more. There was also be a special contribution from one of the URC’s best known hymn writers, Brian Wren.
A panel discussion, chaired by the Editor of the URC’s magazine, Reform, Stephen Tomkins, was also be part of the service along with a scratch choir, headed up by Roo Stewart.
Below you will find various videos from the day, links to resources and exhibition materials.
Rejoice and Sing Live videos
Rejoice and Sing Live – the full video
The Revd Anne Sardeson – singing God’s songs in a broken world
Revd Professor Stephen Orchard – creation and curation of the URC’s hymnbook
Karen Campbell – That’s When We Need to Sing
Stephen Tomkins – panel discussion
Revd Professor David Thompson – creation and curation of the hymnbook
Exhibition panels
- Download all the exhibition panels (PDF | 23mb)
Brenda Stevenson
Listen to an interview with Brenda Stevenson as she discusses the creation and curation of the Rejoice and Sing hymn book.
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Rejoice and Sing Hymn Book
Rejoice and Sing is a collection of hymns and songs for the United Reformed Church, it can be ordered online from the URC shop.