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The Parish Church of

St Matthew Oxhey

    Vicar

Fr David Shepherd

01923 241420

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• Blessing Song or Hymn for a Wedding or with music. There is an alternative version with 4 lines per verse.  
• Infant Baptism (Christening) Hymn Text or with music
• Hymn for a Funeral Text
• Confirmation Hymn Text or with music
• Flower Festival Hymn Text
• Ordination Hymn Text
• Dedication Festival Hymn Text
• For a Hymn Service or Festival Text or with music
• Hymn for Dedication of a Church Window Text
• Hymn For the Dedication of a Church Organ (with music).
• Church Centenary Hymn Text
• Hymn for the New Year (based on words written for the Millennium).
• St Matthew's Day Hymn Text
• A hymn about John the Baptist (with young people in mind)
• Jonah and The Big Fish (a children's song)
• Covenant Service Hymn Text
• Hymn for a Crib Festival Text
• Hymn for the Eucharist Text
• A Praying Hymn

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© Copyright note: these hymns were written to enhance worship on special occasions, and the author hopes they can be of use to others with similar events. He therefore agrees that they may be used freely in printed sheets or view foils produced for special services, provided the authorship is acknowledged: he would, however, like to know when his hymns are being used. Permission should be sought for reproduction in any publication intended for sale.

Hymns for Special Occasions

Written by Roger Tabor

Are you looking for a new wedding hymn, or a baptism (christening) hymn, or do you need a special hymn for some other occasion? At St Matthew's we have a unique collection of hymns, written over the years by our organist, Roger Tabor. Nearly all can be sung to (suggested) reasonably well known hymn tunes, but some also come with a tune of their own. All hymn texts are in Microsoft Word format, to facilitate copying on to printed sheets etc. Texts with music are in Adobe PDF format.