Watch and listen to Songs of Hope segment on Federation Day in Australia, new years day, 1 January. A video has been made of this item. Broadcast on Southern FM 88.3 on 4 January 2015.
And on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm2q7yUOX0g
And here is the audio-only version:
The Songs of Hope prayer for Sunday 28 December was Psalm 118 verses 14 to 29, “My power and my strength come from the Lord”. Here is a podcast of the video.
And here is the audio-only version:
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The first of January is Australian Federation Day. On this day in 1901 Australia was born as a nation. The first Governor General Lord Hopetoun and the first Prime Minister of Australia were sworn in in Sydney and the agreed constitution of Australia proclaimed. Here is Songs of Hope story.
Click the play button for the audio. Play time is 5 minutes. Right click download to download
The picture above is a real photograph of the crowds at the federation ceremony on 1 Jan 1901. The oaths were taken in the white pavillion.
The video below is an actual film taken of Archbishop Smith waiting for the arrival of Lord Hopetoun and Edmund Barton in the pavillion in 1901. The film was taken by the Salvation Army.
This is the Songs of Hope prayer for the new year. Broadcast on Southern FM 88.3
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Songs of Hope top hymns podcast for 2014, as judged by number of listens and downloads, was on 15 June 2014. Chris Whiting introduced two songs. The songs were “Swing low sweet chariot” from Harry Secombe and “Old rugged cross” from Australian James Morrison.
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Songs of Hope on tunein radio
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