Leigh Newton - The Wartburg Years 2001 - 2003

These accompany a home studio recording of 27 songs that I wrote while at Wartburg Lutheran Seminary during our 22 months in Iowa USA. The time included Sept 11th 2001 as well as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq about which some songs are included. There were many songs used for worship at the seminary and other congregations in various states.

Here's the individual .pdf's.

Can we break bread together.pdf - do we lose ourself in our own journey and forget that Jesus broke bread with all types of people.
Christ is risen from.pdf - a Jewish tune with Easter words
For such a time.pdf - from Esther - 'for such a time as this perhaps you have been called'
Gifts of grace.pdf - Bob Dylan -ish - we are many and different but the Spirit is but one.
Go figure.pdf - Transfiguration - for teens
God at work in yeasty ways.pdf - this gets into your blood - the first line may need to change to "God at work in gentle ways" for the Aussie context.
God's Sacred Secret Garden.pdf - Christ is also in the earth. Do we abuse him t here.
Hallelujah.pdf - a liturgical Hallelujah
How long.pdf - a lament
I am the good shepherd.pdf - I reckon the words are incisive. Nice folk tune.
In a land ago.pdf - God bring forth your justice and peace
In days like these.pdf - written when the US was about to invade Iraq again
In our ordinary lives.pdf - another Transfiguration song
Jesus Christ Lamb of God.pdf - a Lamb of God liturgical song - very good as well (even if I say so myself)
Jesus Christ was crucified.pdf - another good liturgical piece
Jesus the real vine.pdf -
Kyrie eleison.pdf - another good liturgical piece. Turned out well.
Look at her teardrops.pdf -
Psalm 150.pdf - for the liturgical ones. Praise him with many instruments
Sept 11th 2001.pdf - a tune by Robin Mann with words that were used in many churches after the dreadful day.
She has 10 silver coins.pdf -
Spirit is but one.pdf - for the graduating students from Wartburg Theological Seminary
We come to you.pdf - for confession of sins
What is this scene.pdf - another Transfiguration one
Who do you say I am.pdf - Jesus talks to Peter