10: PMC GYM Mission Trip to Batam/Indonesia

During the period 14-16 Aug 2010, I went on a mission trip to Batam with ten others.
Videos of what we did there can be accessed from my family website at the URL http://our-pmc.tripod.com under the caption: "Missions".
Do have a look if you have a heart for missions. You'll be thrilled by the hymns they sing in Batam!
Ya-lah, dengan suara merdu mereka menyanyi untuk memuji Tuhan!

9: "Doa Tuhan Yesus"

I introduced this song at a PMC Peranakan-Indonesia fellowship on 5 Jun 2010 piggybacking on Cliff Richard's Millenium Prayer. The lyrics were taken and modified from Sha'ir Puji-Pujian to suit the music downloaded from Internet. To view the video and sing along with it in Baba Malay, click here >>>.

8: Millenium Prayer sung by Cliff Richard

It was George, a member of GYM our Glowing Years Ministry, who brought my attention to this rendition of the Lord's Prayer. It's quite delightful to listen to.
Try it at this link >>>

7: Easter: "Christ the Lord is risen today"

Easter is just around the corner. Here's a traditional hymn to sing to announce that "Christ the Lord is risen today" - a Methodist hymn (MH 302).

Click here to view the lyrics and sing along with the pipe organ music.

Here's one sung by the Joslin Grove Choral Society.

6: It's Christmas Again!

Of all the songs and hymns about Christmas, my favourite is "O Holy Night" for on that night a Saviour was born. Yes indeed, a truly holy night, a night divine!
And here's a wonderful rendition of it by 4 charming, singing ladies and one on a violin:
"O Holy Night" by Celtic Woman live from the Helix Center in Dublin, Ireland performing A Christmas Celebration. Listen and be inspired.

5: When Did You Last Hear a Pipe Organ?

Yes, when? Or a Hammond organ for that matter.

My earliest was at Kampong Kapor Methodist Church when I attended a Sunday School Christmas Service there, having gone there with my grandmother in a trishaw! The pipe organ was really something to behold. I was then 9 years old.

Then as a teenager, when I attended morning service at Wesley Methodist Church, the pipe organ reigned supreme.

The Hammond organ came much later, in the late 50s, when I attended Sunday School at Bethesda Katong.

So it's been years when we last heard organ music at Pentecost Methodist Church. Nowadays we are treated to all kinds of instruments - the drums, electric guitars, maracas, etc.

But thank God, there's the Internet, and Search Engines and YouTube!

And so I looked for a piece of music to accompany Hymn 16 of Sha'ir Puji-pujian chosen by Abang Johnny for us to sing at the TRAC Penyabaran Injil come Sep 26.
I found a few, but the one I liked best was by Lance playing "We're Marching to Zion". With it, I created a practice video for the occasion.

Here it is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlEKrxlBoMM, with lyrics and the Pipe Organ 8 music.

Come, sing along with it. Re-live the days of the Peranakan Service under Rev Chew Hock Hin at Geylang Straits Chinese Methodist Church at Aljuneid Road, the fore-runner of PMC Pasir Ris.

4: Music Video for Praise and Worship

The Internet has a vast collection of songs that we can use for Praise and Worship.
Here are a number of them that I particularly like:
1: "Our God is an awesome God" by Hillsong United.
2: "Here I am to worship" by Daniel with lyrics.
3: "Open the eyes of my heart, Lord" with lyrics.
4: "Lord I lift your name on high" by Rick Founds with lyrics.
See if you can use them in your Small Group Meetings, especially if you have a 37" LCD TV which can play music video direct from your computer.
Just go to YouTube and in the Search Box type what you want. A list of songs will surface for you to take your pick. Enjoy!