This page is provided so that you can hear the tunes of items which we use in church. Mostly they are written by the vicar. Please note that they are copyright - we are very happy to give permission to you to use them, but we would like to hear about it. Please include any use on your Christian Copyright Licence returns.
Down this page:
- the words,
- the story,
- the sheet music,
- media player.
He who began
He who began a good work in you
He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion.
He who began a good work in you
will bring it to fulfilment,
will bring it to fruition,
will bring it to conclusion
on the day of Christ.
Don't be discouraged by the chains you bear,
the trials from your neighbours you endure:
these sore afflictions are not worth compar-
-ing with the glory which is yours for sure,
for
He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion.
He who began a good work in you
will bring it to conclusion
on the day of Christ.
In all my prayers for you I pray with joy,
because you are partners in Good News.
He has his hand on you and you are roy-
-alty with treasure which you cannot lose,
for
He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion.
He who began a good work in you
will bring it to conclusion
on the day of Christ.
There may be troubles, griefs and pains to face,
but he helps us count these things as gain.
He wills and acts in us to keep us rac-
-ing to the finish line where we will reign,
oh
He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion.
He who began a good work in you
will bring it to conclusion
on the day of Christ.
Let's put no confidence in this frail flesh,
we know we're unworthy of God's grace.
Christ died for sinners, and we find refresh-
ment in the righteousness that comes by faith,
and
He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion.
He who began a good work in you
will bring it to fulfilment,
will bring it to fruition,
will bring it to conclusion
on the day of Christ.
Copyright © John Hartley 2005.
Story behind the song
Although I must have read Philippians 1:6 lots of times before, the first time I remember it making an impact on me was following a Billy Graham mission to England. People who came forward on the football pitches were given a pack which included bible readings for the next six weeks, and as a minister I set myself to read what the new believers would be reading. And Philippians 1:6 was part of the package. For some reason it spoke to me: it isn't just for new believers, but it's for people like myself: when God comes into our lives and begins something new, it isn't just a flash in the pan which will be here one day and then fizzle out over the weeks to come, but it's something which will continue and carry on. On the last Day when we face Jesus in the hereafter we'll be able to see how God has completed it and brought it to a proper and glorious conclusion.
The verses, of course, are taken from other parts of the letter and give the grounds for Paul's assurance when things don't seem to be such plain sailing in our lives.
John Hartley
Windows Media Player. When you click the left-hand "play" button your computer should have started to play the tune. If it didn't, you might be able to get the tune by clicking here, or by right-clicking the link, choosing "save target as", saving it onto your computer, and then opening it with a music-playing program.
Please remember that a midi file of a tune isn't supposed to be a state-of-the-art musical arrangement - it is only supposed to give a basic idea of how the tune goes. Any reasonable organist / keyboard player / music group could make it sound far better.