{"id":7197,"date":"2021-11-26T11:41:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T11:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/?page_id=7197"},"modified":"2023-07-14T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:11:29","slug":"sunflowers-thistles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/your-faith\/prayer-and-worship\/sunflowers-thistles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunflowers &#038; Thistles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Sunflowers &amp; Thistles<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]A collection of praise and protests songs written by the Revd John Campbell that focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>These free online resources include the booklet of songs, which can be sung to the tunes of well-known hymns, a full music version of all the hymns, PowerPoint presentations and slides, and videos.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunflowers &amp; Thistles \u2013 download the words booklet and music book<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-words-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Sunflowers &amp; Thistles \u2013 words booklet<\/a> (PDF | 4mb) &#8211; a full-colour resource with lyrics to all the hymns. Includes an introduction by the Revd John Campbell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-music-edition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Sunflowers &amp; Thistles \u2013 music book<\/a> (PDF | 2mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Individual hymns<\/h2>\n<p>Download the words, music sheets, music files and watch videos of some of the hymns that make up Sunflowers &amp; Thistles:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10117&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689343874466{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p><style id=\"ea_dynamic_css10060\">#sp-ea-10060 .spcollapsing{height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height; transition-duration: 500ms;}#sp-ea-10060.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single.eap_inactive>.ea-header a {background-color: #bb0000 !important; color: #fff !important;}#sp-ea-10060.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single{ margin-bottom: 10px; 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Passing along the High Road after this peaceful\u00a0 protestwas over, I saw a bouquet of sunflowers and thistles propped against the fence. It seemed deeply symbolic, so I wrote this song.\"<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflower-and-thistles-a-bouquet.pdf\">Download the music sheet<\/a>\u00a0(PDF | 68kb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-a-bouquet.pptx\">Download a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (PPT | 4mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-a-bouquet.mp3\">Download audio of the song<\/a> (MP3 | 5mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-a-bouquet.mp4\">Download a video of the song<\/a> (MP4 | 27mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Watch the video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BS1K2mdkg3M\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"  data-accordion-id= \"1\">\n\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse100601\" href=\"#\" data-title=\"efaq-cry-i-cant-breathe\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ea-expand-icon fa fa-plus\"><\/i>  Cry, \u2018I can\u2019t breathe!\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse100601\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-10060\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body animated normal\"> \n\t<p>John Campbell: \"The words of George Floyd (and others who died pinned down by police) have become a rallying cry for much wider issues of injustice. This song seeks to invite Christians to share the cry and join the struggle.\"<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-cry-I-cant-breathe.pdf\">Download the music sheet<\/a> (PDF | 55kb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-cry-i-cant-breathe.pptx\">Download a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (PPT | 4mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-cry-I-cant-breathe.mp3\">Download audio of the song<\/a> (MP3 | 4mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-cry-I-cant-breathe.mp4\">Download a video of the song<\/a> (MP4 | 27mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Watch the video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Cry &#039;I can&#039;t breathe&#039;   hymn video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8ZazUk_LWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"  data-accordion-id= \"2\">\n\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse100602\" href=\"#\" data-title=\"efaq-great-giver-of-courage\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ea-expand-icon fa fa-plus\"><\/i>  Great giver of courage\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse100602\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-10060\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body animated normal\"> \n\t<p>A song for Pentecost in challenging times.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-great-giver-of-courage.pdf\">Download the music sheet<\/a> (PDF | 55kb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-great-giver-of-courage.pptx\">Download a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (PPT | 2mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-great-giver-of-courage.mp3\">Download audio of the song<\/a> (MP3 | 4mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflower-and-thistles-great-giver-of-courage.mp4\">Download a video of the song<\/a> (MP4 | 16mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Watch the video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Great giver of courage   hymn video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qBSCNToUcQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"  data-accordion-id= \"3\">\n\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse100603\" href=\"#\" data-title=\"efaq-the-owner-of-the-fig-tree\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ea-expand-icon fa fa-plus\"><\/i>  The \u2018owner\u2019 of the fig tree\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse100603\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-10060\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body animated normal\"> \n\t<p>John Campbell: \"Having looked at the simple tale about a figless fig tree in Luke 13.6-9, our explorations, lit by the Black Lives Matter movement and news of unequal effects of Covid-19 in BAME communities, we were led to see (as we\u2019d never seen before) a powerful investigation of competing explanations of fruitlessness, that richly echoed modern-day attitudes to the black experience in the UK. Jesus does not go with the \u2018owners\u2019.\"<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-owner-of-the-fig-tree.pdf\">Download the music sheet<\/a> (PDF | 58kb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-owner-of-the-fig-tree.pptx\">Download a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (PPT | 1mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-owner-of-the-fig-tree.mp3\">Download audio of the song<\/a> (MP3 | 4mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-owner-of-the-fig-tree.mp4\">Download a video of the song<\/a> (MP4 | 17mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Watch the video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"The &#039;owner&#039; of the fig tree   hymn video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ESKe-LOsz3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"  data-accordion-id= \"4\">\n\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse100604\" href=\"#\" data-title=\"efaq-the-pain-and-the-outrage\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ea-expand-icon fa fa-plus\"><\/i>  The pain and the outrage\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse100604\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-10060\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body animated normal\"> \n\t<p>For George Floyd. A first response to the shocking news of this public death.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-pain-and-the-outrage.pdf\">Download the music sheet<\/a> (PDF | 63kb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-pain-and-the-outrage.pptx\">Download a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (PPT | 3mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-pain-and-the-outrage.mp3\">Download audio of the song<\/a> (MP3 | 4mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-the-pain-and-the-outrage.mp4\">Download a video of the song<\/a> (MP4 | 25mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Watch the video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"The pain and the outrage   hymn video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nh_WQoes5AQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"  data-accordion-id= \"5\">\n\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse100605\" href=\"#\" data-title=\"efaq-zoom-zoom-zoom\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ea-expand-icon fa fa-plus\"><\/i>  Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse100605\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-10060\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body animated normal\"> \n\t<p>John Campbell: \"In no time at all, after lockdown, many of us found our worship services were on Zoom. Here is a wee song to start a Zoom worship service.\"<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-zoom-zoom-zoom.pdf\">Download the music sheet<\/a> (PDF | 51kb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-zoom-zoom-zoom.pptx\">Download a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (PPT | 5mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-zoom-zoom-zoom.mp3\">Download audio of the song<\/a> (MP3 | 2mb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sunflowers-and-thistles-zoom-zoom-zoom.mp4\">Download a video of the song<\/a> (MP4 | 37mb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Watch the video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!   hymn video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moU42QwuB_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sunflowers &amp; Thistles [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]A collection of praise and protests songs written by the Revd John Campbell that focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and the pandemic. 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