08/05/2016

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0:00:03 > 0:00:072016 marks the centenary of World War I's Battle of the Somme

0:00:07 > 0:00:09and Dublin's Easter Rising,

0:00:09 > 0:00:13two events that shaped and divided the Irish nation.

0:00:13 > 0:00:16On Songs Of Praise this week, I've come to Belfast to learn

0:00:16 > 0:00:20more about the continuing significance of these two events.

0:00:21 > 0:00:24If Irish Republicans claim the Easter Rising

0:00:24 > 0:00:27as their heroic kind of moment in history,

0:00:27 > 0:00:32Ulster Unionists claim the Somme as their moment of heroism.

0:00:32 > 0:00:36And I'll be finding out how this humble caravan is helping

0:00:36 > 0:00:39the younger generation to mark the anniversary as part

0:00:39 > 0:00:42of a project called 100 Days Of Prayer.

0:00:42 > 0:00:46- How are you getting on there, Laura? - Getting there, getting there, yeah.

0:00:46 > 0:00:49I'll be finding out how some of these schoolchildren

0:00:49 > 0:00:52have ended up joining a top cathedral choir.

0:00:53 > 0:00:55And I'm at Leeds Rhinos rugby league club with news

0:00:55 > 0:00:58of an exciting opportunity for fans of the game to

0:00:58 > 0:01:01sing in front of 80,000 people at the Challenge Cup final in Wembley.

0:01:01 > 0:01:04Oi, I think you'll find that's our trophy!

0:01:04 > 0:01:06All right, lads, I was just borrowing it.

0:01:06 > 0:01:09Hey, what are you doing? Hey! Put me down!

0:01:18 > 0:01:22Most of our hymns are from around Northern Ireland this week,

0:01:22 > 0:01:23as well as a performance

0:01:23 > 0:01:27from Northern Irish worship leader Nathan Jess.

0:01:27 > 0:01:29And our first hymn comes from a congregation

0:01:29 > 0:01:32gathered in the Waterfront Hall, here in Belfast.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's an important anniversary year, here in Northern Ireland.

0:03:32 > 0:03:37Back in 1916, two events rocked the island of Ireland,

0:03:37 > 0:03:41the impact of which is still being felt here 100 years on.

0:03:42 > 0:03:45The Easter Rising is seen by Irish nationalists

0:03:45 > 0:03:49as the cornerstone of the struggle for independence from British rule,

0:03:49 > 0:03:52whilst the huge sacrifice made by the Ulster volunteers

0:03:52 > 0:03:55at the Battle of the Somme helped pave the way

0:03:55 > 0:03:57for the formation of Northern Ireland.

0:03:59 > 0:04:03What's striking here in Belfast is you don't need to search

0:04:03 > 0:04:05the history books to find out what happened -

0:04:05 > 0:04:07it's all around you.

0:04:10 > 0:04:13The Easter Rising really changed the course of Irish history.

0:04:13 > 0:04:16Most Irish nationalists supported moderate home rule,

0:04:16 > 0:04:20so this was a small unelected group who were planning

0:04:20 > 0:04:22a revolt against English rule.

0:04:22 > 0:04:26Their slogan was - "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity."

0:04:26 > 0:04:29So, they planned to have a rebellion in the middle of the Great War.

0:04:31 > 0:04:33They held Dublin for a week.

0:04:33 > 0:04:36Key positions like the Post Office, like St Stephen's Green,

0:04:36 > 0:04:39and it was at the GPO that Patrick Pearse,

0:04:39 > 0:04:42the commander-in-chief of the rebel forces

0:04:42 > 0:04:45read a proclamation to Irish men and Irish women

0:04:45 > 0:04:48proclaiming a sovereign independent republic.

0:04:48 > 0:04:52And no accident that the Easter Rising was Easter.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55There was this quasi religious significance,

0:04:55 > 0:04:57the idea of a resurrection,

0:04:57 > 0:05:00the rebirth of a new, independent Ireland,

0:05:00 > 0:05:04no longer threatened with the idea of becoming a kind of West Britain.

0:05:04 > 0:05:08The siege lasted six days before it was quashed by the British Army,

0:05:08 > 0:05:11who court-martialed the revolutionaries

0:05:11 > 0:05:13and sentenced them to death.

0:05:13 > 0:05:16The executions were the real game-changer in this whole thing.

0:05:16 > 0:05:19The executions, you know, barely recorded in the press.

0:05:19 > 0:05:23J Connolly was the last of the rebel leaders to be executed.

0:05:23 > 0:05:28It was the nature of his execution which ultimately leaked out.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31He had been wounded in the ankle and now he was strapped to

0:05:31 > 0:05:35a chair in front of a firing squad of young soldiers

0:05:35 > 0:05:37and, you know, they faltered.

0:05:37 > 0:05:42And he actually said, "I admire all brave men who do their duty."

0:05:42 > 0:05:48And that is really emblazoned on the folk memory of nationalist Ireland, right down to today.

0:05:48 > 0:05:52From the nationalist Catholic area around Ardoyne,

0:05:52 > 0:05:55we made our way to an area associated with the loyalist

0:05:55 > 0:05:58Protestant community on the Shankill Road

0:05:58 > 0:06:00and a memorial to the Battle of the Somme.

0:06:00 > 0:06:04The Great War had a massive impact on Ireland, Sally.

0:06:04 > 0:06:08There was something like 200,000 Irish men from this island,

0:06:08 > 0:06:11of both traditions, fought in the Great War.

0:06:12 > 0:06:15And of course, when it comes to the Battle of the Somme,

0:06:15 > 0:06:19it impacted almost exclusively on the Ulster Protestants

0:06:19 > 0:06:21who enlisted in 1914.

0:06:23 > 0:06:29On the first day, you had 5,000 casualties, on 1st July 1916.

0:06:29 > 0:06:31As they went over the top,

0:06:31 > 0:06:34into the sort of waiting German machine guns,

0:06:34 > 0:06:37and it was through, they believe, this blood sacrifice,

0:06:37 > 0:06:38that the Ulster Unionists

0:06:38 > 0:06:43earned their right to opt out of an Irish state after the Great War.

0:06:43 > 0:06:46And it is seen very much as their birth certificate,

0:06:46 > 0:06:51a very bloody one, of the state of Northern Ireland today.

0:06:51 > 0:06:54Where is God thought to have been in all this?

0:06:54 > 0:06:56Protestant clergyman, Roman Catholic priests,

0:06:56 > 0:07:02all talked about, you know, this being a God justified war.

0:07:02 > 0:07:08And the Deity was called to bless the arms of men in both these key events.

0:07:08 > 0:07:11I have here my grandfather's death penny.

0:07:11 > 0:07:15This was issued to all families in the United Kingdom

0:07:15 > 0:07:17who had lost a loved one in the Great War

0:07:17 > 0:07:19and, of course, the UK included Ireland at that time.

0:07:19 > 0:07:23What did people feel about having these?

0:07:23 > 0:07:26I think there were different resonances in different communities.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28In nationalist Ireland,

0:07:28 > 0:07:31often the death penny would be relegated to a bottom drawer

0:07:31 > 0:07:35because in the view of the nationalist consensus after 1916,

0:07:35 > 0:07:37the men who had fought on the Western front

0:07:37 > 0:07:39had fought in the wrong war.

0:07:39 > 0:07:43In the unionist North, of course, the blood sacrifice at the Somme

0:07:43 > 0:07:45was really important, was really iconic,

0:07:45 > 0:07:47was something to be proud of.

0:07:47 > 0:07:48So, very different reactions.

0:07:48 > 0:07:52But, today, we are discovering our common history, even though

0:07:52 > 0:07:56in Ireland we don't always have a common memory.

0:10:01 > 0:10:06This time last year, winners of our FA Cup Fans Choir competition were

0:10:06 > 0:10:07gearing up to perform at the final

0:10:07 > 0:10:10of one of football's biggest matches.

0:10:10 > 0:10:14This year, we are giving the opportunity to rugby league fans.

0:10:14 > 0:10:16Here's Aled to tell us more.

0:10:18 > 0:10:21The Challenge Cup is rugby league's most historic

0:10:21 > 0:10:22and prestigious competition,

0:10:22 > 0:10:25and the only knockout tournament of its kind

0:10:25 > 0:10:28to include teams from all levels of the sport.

0:10:28 > 0:10:33Each final since 1929 has been preceded by Abide With Me.

0:10:33 > 0:10:37# The darkness deepens... #

0:10:37 > 0:10:38This year, once again,

0:10:38 > 0:10:41fans will gather in Wembley to watch the final two teams

0:10:41 > 0:10:44battle it out for this, the Challenge Cup,

0:10:44 > 0:10:47and you could be on the pitch before kick-off,

0:10:47 > 0:10:50helping to lead over 80,000 voices in song.

0:10:50 > 0:10:54We're looking for 32 super supporters to form our choir.

0:10:54 > 0:10:57It's a fantastic opportunity to raise the curtain

0:10:57 > 0:11:00at an historic sporting event and raise the roof while you're at it.

0:11:00 > 0:11:02Oi, bring back our trophy!

0:11:05 > 0:11:07CHEERING

0:11:09 > 0:11:12Someone who knows what it feels like to hear that hymn

0:11:12 > 0:11:15resound around Wembley is Jamie Jones-Buchanan.

0:11:15 > 0:11:19As a stalwart of the Leeds Rhinos team for over 15 seasons,

0:11:19 > 0:11:21he has played in five Challenge Cup finals

0:11:21 > 0:11:23and last year, though injured,

0:11:23 > 0:11:26watched his team complete an historic treble of trophies.

0:11:26 > 0:11:27I've been fortunate,

0:11:27 > 0:11:30I have played a couple of times there for England now,

0:11:30 > 0:11:34and I've played in the Challenge Cup final probably four or five times,

0:11:34 > 0:11:37and the novelty has never worn off. The experience. I walk out there,

0:11:37 > 0:11:41it's a bit like the Colosseum, I guess.

0:11:41 > 0:11:42And it is always red hot.

0:11:42 > 0:11:45You feel like you're walking into an oven, a big cauldron.

0:11:45 > 0:11:49You see these big flame throwers going boom, boom,

0:11:49 > 0:11:5180,000 people all going mad.

0:11:51 > 0:11:53I'm not sure if you're on the pitch when Abide With Me is sung,

0:11:53 > 0:11:56but I think you're probably almost on the pitch, so you can hear it

0:11:56 > 0:11:59through the walls. What impact does that have on you?

0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's massive.

0:12:01 > 0:12:03# Shine through the... #

0:12:03 > 0:12:05The words in there, it was written by a guy who was looking

0:12:05 > 0:12:08towards God in his final days, in his final weeks.

0:12:08 > 0:12:11You know, I understand what he's putting out there.

0:12:11 > 0:12:15And in a very similar way to me, hoping God's behind me when the ball

0:12:15 > 0:12:19gets kicked off in a big game, Wembley, we all need Him there.

0:12:19 > 0:12:22Jesus is at the centre of our lives through thick and thin.

0:12:27 > 0:12:29And the song in itself is a narrative

0:12:29 > 0:12:32and I think it gets to the core of who and what we are as human beings.

0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's a tough ask for the choir, isn't it?

0:12:34 > 0:12:37I think it is, but what I feel is that the only way to

0:12:37 > 0:12:39grow in life is to get out of your comfort zone.

0:12:39 > 0:12:43We are very privileged because you have agreed to be a judge to help us find this choir.

0:12:43 > 0:12:45What are you going to be looking for?

0:12:45 > 0:12:48I'll do my best but I want to look for some passion, some enthusiasm.

0:12:48 > 0:12:50There's a lot of unsung heroes in rugby league,

0:12:50 > 0:12:52right from the grassroots to the professional clubs,

0:12:52 > 0:12:55people who are there, week in, week out, cleaning those changing rooms,

0:12:55 > 0:12:57doing all those tough jobs.

0:12:59 > 0:13:01It's a great opportunity for people who love rugby league to go

0:13:01 > 0:13:06sing at Wembley in the most prestigious trophy in rugby league,

0:13:06 > 0:13:08at the biggest occasion.

0:13:08 > 0:13:10Anybody out there who wants to enjoy theirself, go and do it.

0:13:10 > 0:13:13You don't have to be an expert or a professional,

0:13:13 > 0:13:15just got and enjoy singing.

0:13:15 > 0:13:18So, you can nominate yourself but you can also nominate other people?

0:13:18 > 0:13:20I can imagine there are a lot of people out there who can

0:13:20 > 0:13:22think straight off the top of their head,

0:13:22 > 0:13:25"Oh, that's so and so, that's him, that's her, who should go and sing."

0:13:25 > 0:13:27I've nominated you because I've heard you got the voice of an angel.

0:13:27 > 0:13:29HE LAUGHS

0:13:29 > 0:13:32- No, definitely not. - THEY BOTH LAUGH

0:13:34 > 0:13:36If you're a rugby league super fan who goes above

0:13:36 > 0:13:39and beyond for the team you love, or you would like to nominate

0:13:39 > 0:13:41someone who you think fits the bill, we would love to hear from you.

0:13:41 > 0:13:45The competition is open now. It'll remain open until June 12.

0:13:45 > 0:13:47Anybody can enter - male or female.

0:13:47 > 0:13:50You've got to be at least 12 years of age and be a UK resident.

0:13:50 > 0:13:53We'll be announcing the winners by June 26th.

0:13:53 > 0:13:56To get your entry form, and for full terms and conditions,

0:13:56 > 0:13:59go to bbc.co.uk/songsofpraise.

0:16:47 > 0:16:48Now, whether it's large or small,

0:16:48 > 0:16:52every church wants to encourage the next generation to get involved.

0:16:52 > 0:16:55David has been to West Yorkshire

0:16:55 > 0:17:00to see how one cathedral is using music to connect to young people.

0:17:02 > 0:17:05THEY SING

0:17:05 > 0:17:09Just behind me is one of the choirs of Leeds Catholic Cathedral,

0:17:09 > 0:17:11rehearsing for mass.

0:17:11 > 0:17:14Most cathedrals, having chosen their choristers, might send them

0:17:14 > 0:17:17off to a specialist music school for training, but not this one.

0:17:22 > 0:17:25Funded by the national charity Friends Of Cathedral Music,

0:17:25 > 0:17:26Leeds Cathedral staff

0:17:26 > 0:17:30recruit their singers in local Catholic schools.

0:17:31 > 0:17:35Up to 3,000 children a week, from all walks of life, are taught

0:17:35 > 0:17:39about Christian worship and how to sing.

0:17:39 > 0:17:42The children at this inner-city school have had choir training

0:17:42 > 0:17:46from the age of six with travelling choral director Lucy Haigh.

0:17:49 > 0:17:53Their singing has become more confident. It's more polished.

0:17:53 > 0:17:56They've improved a great deal in tuning and blending their voices,

0:17:56 > 0:17:59and listening to what the person each side of them is doing.

0:17:59 > 0:18:02And is it hard to find children with those qualities?

0:18:02 > 0:18:03Not really.

0:18:03 > 0:18:05I find them in every school.

0:18:05 > 0:18:07It's just a question of finding that raw talent

0:18:07 > 0:18:09and giving the children the chance to develop it.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11# Oooh-oooh

0:18:11 > 0:18:14# It's me... #

0:18:14 > 0:18:18Everyone has different backgrounds and we all sing together in unison.

0:18:18 > 0:18:21# The clarinet, the clarinet

0:18:21 > 0:18:24# Sings doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle-det... #

0:18:24 > 0:18:28It kind of improved my belief in God and how God actually enjoys

0:18:28 > 0:18:32hearing a lot of people sing and do what they are good at.

0:18:32 > 0:18:36# The horn whose song is forlorn... #

0:18:36 > 0:18:39If I hadn't joined the choir,

0:18:39 > 0:18:42I would probably just be at home doing nothing.

0:18:42 > 0:18:44# The trumpet is sounding

0:18:44 > 0:18:48# Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta... #

0:18:50 > 0:18:54The head teacher can see the change and not just in the singing.

0:18:54 > 0:18:57I think we have to be open to children learning about God

0:18:57 > 0:18:59in so many different ways.

0:18:59 > 0:19:00And, for some children,

0:19:00 > 0:19:04singing is the way that they will learn about God's presence

0:19:04 > 0:19:07in their lives and how to use the gifts that God's given them.

0:19:09 > 0:19:12We are seeing kids constantly

0:19:12 > 0:19:15who perhaps won't be from backgrounds where they know that

0:19:15 > 0:19:17a Cathedral Choir exists, that it is even a possibility,

0:19:17 > 0:19:20and it is not simply a matter of turning out

0:19:20 > 0:19:23very skilled musicians,

0:19:23 > 0:19:25although that's a wonderful by-product.

0:19:25 > 0:19:30We aspire for them to go out into the world stronger in their faith.

0:19:30 > 0:19:32We've put our trust in them

0:19:32 > 0:19:37and they, without exception, can continually exceed our expectations.

0:19:43 > 0:19:46As mass begins, I, for one, think it is great

0:19:46 > 0:19:49that these children, who never imagined they would end up here,

0:19:49 > 0:19:53have been entrusted with leading worship in a major cathedral.

0:20:00 > 0:20:02THEY SING IN LATIN

0:20:04 > 0:20:07The best bit is singing in the Cathedral

0:20:07 > 0:20:11and seeing the Cathedral, and how it feels like a second home.

0:20:11 > 0:20:16THEY SING IN LATIN

0:20:16 > 0:20:22It feels like everybody's looking at us, so we have to really

0:20:22 > 0:20:27believe in ourselves and just boost up my confidence.

0:20:29 > 0:20:32I'd like to stay in choir for a really long time.

0:20:32 > 0:20:36Our next hymn was recorded right here, in Leeds Cathedral,

0:20:36 > 0:20:40in 2008, when young people from across the city

0:20:40 > 0:20:42came together in song.

0:22:36 > 0:22:39While we're on the subject of young voices,

0:22:39 > 0:22:44BBC Radio 2 is scouring the country for two talented singers

0:22:44 > 0:22:47to be named Young Choristers Of The Year 2016.

0:22:47 > 0:22:49All the details and terms and conditions

0:22:49 > 0:22:52are on the Radio 2 website.

0:22:52 > 0:22:55So, if you're a chorister or you know someone who is,

0:22:55 > 0:22:58get your application in right away.

0:22:58 > 0:23:01Now, we are going to hear a performance from the current

0:23:01 > 0:23:03Young Choristers Of The Year.

0:23:06 > 0:23:12# Make me a channel of your peace

0:23:12 > 0:23:18# Where there is hatred, let me bring your love

0:23:18 > 0:23:24# Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord

0:23:24 > 0:23:30# And where there's doubt, true faith in you

0:23:30 > 0:23:36# Oh Master, grant that I may never seek

0:23:36 > 0:23:42# So much to be consoled, as to console

0:23:42 > 0:23:48# To be understood, as to understand To be understood

0:23:48 > 0:23:55# To be loved, as to love with all my soul

0:23:55 > 0:24:01# Make me a channel of your peace A channel

0:24:01 > 0:24:06# Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope

0:24:06 > 0:24:12# Where there is darkness only light Let me bring light

0:24:12 > 0:24:18# And where there's sadness, ever joy

0:24:18 > 0:24:24# Oh Master, Grant that I may never seek

0:24:24 > 0:24:30# So much to be consoled, as to console

0:24:30 > 0:24:36# To be understood, as to understand To be understood, as to understand

0:24:36 > 0:24:43# To be loved, as to love with all my soul

0:24:43 > 0:24:50# Make me a channel of your peace Make me a channel of your peace

0:24:50 > 0:24:55# It is in pardoning that we are pardoned

0:24:55 > 0:25:01# In giving to all men that we receive

0:25:01 > 0:25:08# And in dying that we're born to eternal life

0:25:08 > 0:25:16# And in dying that we're born to eternal life. #

0:25:21 > 0:25:23Back here in Belfast, it may be 100 years

0:25:23 > 0:25:26since the Battle of the Somme and the Easter Rising,

0:25:26 > 0:25:30but the tensions around both events can still run deep

0:25:30 > 0:25:32for the people who live here.

0:25:32 > 0:25:35To coincide with Northern Ireland's centenaries,

0:25:35 > 0:25:38the global movement 24-7 Prayer have come up with

0:25:38 > 0:25:42the idea of 100 days of prayer across the country.

0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Well, Laura, what's this? 24-7 Prayer?- Yeah.

0:25:45 > 0:25:48Take me inside. Show me what you're doing.

0:25:48 > 0:25:51Laura Brown grew up in this area of West Belfast and she

0:25:51 > 0:25:56and her friends are determined to pray for peace in their community.

0:25:56 > 0:25:58What goes on in here?

0:25:58 > 0:26:01Yeah, well, our community, I am part of a small prayer community,

0:26:01 > 0:26:04each of us have committed to spending our week praying in here.

0:26:04 > 0:26:06So we created this space that we could move around

0:26:06 > 0:26:09and take to different organisations and churches,

0:26:09 > 0:26:13and non-church organisations, just places that really needed prayer.

0:26:13 > 0:26:17And we thought, "Well, we can take this and spend a few hours

0:26:17 > 0:26:20"or a few days, or a few weeks just soaking that place in prayer."

0:26:20 > 0:26:23So, you can write your prayer request for the news.

0:26:23 > 0:26:26We have fish that represent people that we are praying for,

0:26:26 > 0:26:28that we just want to see God's best for their lives.

0:26:28 > 0:26:30We just pray for them, up there.

0:26:30 > 0:26:33Down here, we have thank you prayers so you can say, "Thank you, God",

0:26:33 > 0:26:36for answering this prayer.

0:26:36 > 0:26:39And what kind of response have you had from people here?

0:26:39 > 0:26:41Really, on the whole, people have been really positive.

0:26:41 > 0:26:44People that haven't really prayed before like this

0:26:44 > 0:26:48have just found it really curious, have loved engaging with it.

0:26:50 > 0:26:54I've lived here all of my life, I was born a few streets away,

0:26:54 > 0:26:57so I am very proud to be from this area.

0:26:57 > 0:27:00We are in an area that is traditionally very segregated,

0:27:00 > 0:27:03in terms of religious background.

0:27:03 > 0:27:06So, on this side of the road, we have Protestant Suffolk,

0:27:06 > 0:27:08who would be predominantly loyalist.

0:27:08 > 0:27:11On this side of the road is Lenadoon, which again would be

0:27:11 > 0:27:16predominantly Catholic nationalist kind of background or affiliation.

0:27:16 > 0:27:19So, this road and this car park that we are stood on at the minute

0:27:19 > 0:27:22is what is known as the Interface.

0:27:22 > 0:27:26We still, every so often, have groups of young people

0:27:26 > 0:27:29that will meet on the Interface to fight each other.

0:27:29 > 0:27:32That is definitely still an ongoing concern that we have.

0:27:32 > 0:27:35Just round the corner from the caravan,

0:27:35 > 0:27:39the tell-tale signs of division are still visible.

0:27:39 > 0:27:43This gate was put up 30 years ago and hasn't been opened since then,

0:27:43 > 0:27:45so there is no thoroughfare through here.

0:27:45 > 0:27:49There is a pedestrian gate that gets locked at seven o'clock every night.

0:27:49 > 0:27:51It's here to keep the peace but, really,

0:27:51 > 0:27:54they are just symbols of division and segregation, still.

0:27:54 > 0:27:56People living here still feel afraid, they still

0:27:56 > 0:28:00feel like they are under threat, on both sides of the community.

0:28:00 > 0:28:02Today, Laura and her friends are putting up

0:28:02 > 0:28:06their prayers on the peace wall in a gesture of hope for the future.

0:28:06 > 0:28:10There is hope. Northern Ireland is going to have a bright future.

0:28:10 > 0:28:12I believe that is through God and through prayer.

0:28:12 > 0:28:18The 100 days was oriented around three Hs, the healing of the past,

0:28:18 > 0:28:21the honouring the present and hope for the future.

0:28:21 > 0:28:25We really have prayed in faith and believe that all three of those

0:28:25 > 0:28:29have, in some ways, is come to pass.

0:28:29 > 0:28:31My hope for the future is that the church in Ireland

0:28:31 > 0:28:34will be united, that we will lead the way in peace

0:28:34 > 0:28:38and reconciliation by demonstrating what it looks like to forgive and to

0:28:38 > 0:28:41honour each other, and to show grace and compassion and forgiveness.

0:28:45 > 0:28:48# God is love

0:28:48 > 0:28:53# He is love

0:28:53 > 0:28:57# Love poured out

0:28:57 > 0:29:01# All for us

0:29:01 > 0:29:06# There is no-one stronger than our God

0:29:09 > 0:29:15# There is no-one stronger than our God

0:29:17 > 0:29:20# Your love overcomes

0:29:20 > 0:29:24# Heals my broken heart

0:29:26 > 0:29:33# Your love, over us, it speaks of who you are

0:29:33 > 0:29:35# Oh, yeah

0:29:35 > 0:29:42# Your love is stronger than the waves that crash on me

0:29:43 > 0:29:47# Your love is always there

0:29:47 > 0:29:51# And it will always be

0:29:54 > 0:29:56# For our song

0:29:56 > 0:29:59# Your love poured out

0:29:59 > 0:30:01# For our freedom

0:30:01 > 0:30:03# Your love poured out

0:30:03 > 0:30:05# For our redemption

0:30:05 > 0:30:07# Your love poured out

0:30:07 > 0:30:09# Your love poured out

0:30:09 > 0:30:12# Oh, your love poured out

0:30:12 > 0:30:16# Heals my broken heart

0:30:18 > 0:30:22# Your love over us

0:30:22 > 0:30:25# It speaks of who you are

0:30:25 > 0:30:27# Oh, yeah

0:30:27 > 0:30:33# Your love is stronger than the waves that crash on me

0:30:36 > 0:30:39# Your love is always

0:30:39 > 0:30:43# It will always be. #

0:30:55 > 0:30:57That's almost it for today.

0:30:57 > 0:31:00Next week is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church,

0:31:00 > 0:31:03and Connie joins the bloggers and tweeters

0:31:03 > 0:31:06who are spreading the message in the digital age.

0:31:06 > 0:31:07Now, for our final hymn.

0:31:07 > 0:31:11We couldn't leave Northern Ireland without this tune.