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Colin Gibson

Composer

Born: 1933 Died: 2022

Biography

Colin Gibson was born in Dunedin and wrote hymn texts and hymn settings for over 20 years. His works have been published and performed in Africa, the United States, Asia and Australasia, Great Britain and Europe. He was organist and director of the Mornington Methodist Choir in Dunedin, a lay preacher, and retired in 1999 as Head of the Department and Donald Collie Professor of English at the University of Otago where he headed the Department of Theatre Studies and continued to lecture on English Lirerature as Emeritus Professor. He conducted numerous hymn workshops in New Zealand, Australia and Great Britain, and was co-editor of a number of hymn collections.


Composed (193)

'Click, click,' how the needles fly

for SATB choir and piano


A pinch of salt

for unison choir and piano


A stranger met by chance

for unison choir and piano


Above the peaks the angels sing

for mixed choir or congregational singing


All who would see God's greatness

for unison or mixed choir


Alleluia

for mixed choir and piano


Alleluia Aotearoa!

for SATB choir


Always there's a Carol

for unison choir and piano


And did you see him, little star?

for unison choir and piano


Be still my heart

for unison choir and piano


Because you came

for unison choir and piano


Blessing on the buildings

for unison choir and piano


Bring in Your New World

for unison choir and piano


Bring peace to us

for unison choir and piano


Cantata: The Spirit Within

for mixed choir, readers and string quartet, 46m


Carol of Cold Comfort

for SATB or unison choir


Child of Blessing

for SATB choir


Christ of darkness, Christ of light

for unison choir and piano


Christ of the sad face

for SATB choir


Come celebrate the gift of life

for unison choir and piano


Come in, come in New Year

for unison choir


Come now where we least expect you

for unison choir and piano


Come to our land

for unison choir and piano


Come to the feast

for mixed choir and piano


Creator God, we give you thanks

for unison choir and piano


Cup 'a Tea for Anyone?

for unison choir and piano


Ephphatha, be opened, my soul

for mixed choir and piano


Eternal God, beyond the reach of my mystery

for unison choir and piano


Every day

for unison choir and piano


Every hair upon your head

for mixed choir and piano


Everything that has voice

for unison choir and piano


Fancy Noah sailing in the ark

for unison choir and piano


Faraway Places

for SATB choir and piano


For everyone born, a place at the table

for unison choir and piano


Forgive us, O God

for SATB choir


Friends in Christ

for unison choir and piano


From the apple in the garden

for SATB choir and piano


From the waiting comes the sign

for SATB choir and piano


Get up, get up, no time to yawn

for SATB or unison choir


Gloria

for choir and piano


Gloria in excelsis

for SATB or unison choir


Glorious are you

for unison choir and piano


Go gently go lightly

for mixed choir and piano


God be in, around, above me

for unison choir and piano


God is the One whom we week together

for SATB choir and piano


God of diversity

for unison choir and piano


God of our every day

for SATB choir


God of our Workplace

for unison choir and piano


God of the Bible

for unison choir and piano


God of unexplored tomorrows

for unison choir and piano


God of work and rest and play

for unison choir and piano


God rest us

for SATB choir


God was in Christ

for unison choir and piano


God who births us fully gifted

for unison choir and piano


God within our deepest thought

for unison choir and piano


God's grace upon this house descend

for mixed choir and piano


Great ring of light

for SATB choir and piano


He came singing love

for unison choir and piano


Heav'n is ringing

for SSAATB choir


Here I stand among God's people

for mixed choir and piano


Here is a night that's bleak and raw

for unison choir and piano


Here is the place

for SATB choir and piano


Here to celebrate God's loving

for unison choir and piano


Here to the house of God we come

for SATB choir and piano


Here we bring, small or great

for SATB choir and piano


Hold him tenderly

for unison choir and piano


Honour the dead - Hymn for Anzac Day

for unison choir and piano


How much am I worth?

for mixed choir and piano


How small a spark

for unison choir and piano


I cannot dance, O dancing Love

for unison choir and piano


I come where trust and faith are tried

for unison choir and piano


I didn't hear the angels sing

for unison choir and piano


I sing the grace of God within you

for unison or SATB choir


I'm a fishbowl Christian

for two-part choir and piano


I'm a living stone

for unison choir and piano


I'm gonna take another step

for unison choir and piano


I've never seen an elephant

for SATB choir and piano


If one could speak

for two-part choir and piano


If you shut your eyes

for unison choir and piano


In the name of Christ

for unison choir and piano


In this familiar place

for SATB choir


In What Strange Land

for unison choir and piano


Is there no other way?

for SATB choir and piano


It all depends on where I'm going

for unison choir and piano


Johnny come over the water

for mezzo-soprano and piano


Jumping Jesus

for unison choir and piano


Just a mustard seed of faith

for unison choir and piano


Let justice roll down

for unison choir and piano


Let me be kind to you

for two-part choir and piano


Let me turn your light on

for unison choir and piano


Let our earth be peaceful

for unison choir and piano


Let our love shine out

for mixed choir and piano


Let there be respect for the earth

for unison choir and piano


Life into Life, the Threads Are Woven

for unison choir and piano


Look toward Christmas!

for unison choir


Loving Spirit

for SATB choir


Make spaces for Spirit!

for unison choir and piano


Maker of mystery

for unison choir and piano


Matthew was a lonely man

for unison choir and piano


May the anger of Christ be mine

for mixed choir and piano


May the God of new beginnings

for unison choir and piano


May the Road Rise to Meet You

for two-part mixed choir and piano


More than we know

for unison choir and piano


No, I've never seen an angel

for unison choir and piano


Now as we go

for unison choir and piano


Now the silence

for mixed choir and piano


Now the star of Christmas

for unison choir, two flutes and piano


O Beauty Ever Ancient

for unison choir and piano


O Christ, You Hang upon a Cross

for unison choir and piano


O little love who comes again

for SATB or unison choir


O spring in the desert

for SATB choir


One small child

for unison choir and piano


Open, open, open the stable door

for unison choir and piano


Our life has its seasons

for unison choir and piano


Out of such sun and air

for unison choir and piano


Out of the storms

for unison choir and piano


Peace Child

for unison choir and piano


Peace is not fighting

for unison choir and piano


Praise God, I am welcome at the table

for unison choir and piano


Praise the all-sustaining Word

for mixed choir and piano


Praise to God, whose Holy Spirit

for unison choir and piano


Purea nei e te hau

for unison choir


Simply to be

for unison choir


Sing green

for unison choir and piano


Sing of the saints

for unison choir and piano


Sing to celebrate the city!

for unison choir and piano


Sisters and brothers, gather around

for unison choir and piano


Snap us out of it

for unison choir and piano


Something's dead inside me

for unison choir and piano


Song of faith that sings forever

for SATB choir and piano


Speaking up

for unison choir and piano


Spirit of love

for SATB choir and piano


Spirit of peace

for two-part choir and piano


Star-Child, earth-Child

for SATB or unison choir


Take a grape

for unison choir and piano


Take my gifts

for SATB choir


The Bread Is Blessed, the Wine Is Poured

for unison or SATB choir


The Jersey Cow came Mooing

for children's choir


The Least of These

for SATB choir


The light, the Christmas light

for unison choir and piano


The Lord God walked in Paradise

for mixed choir and piano


The spring has come

for unison choir and piano


There is no child so small

for unison choir and piano


There's a Time

for choir and ensemble, 3m


There's a wideness in God's mercy

for mixed choir and piano


There's straw in the manger

for unison choir and piano


These hills

for unison choir and piano


This is our faith

for unison choir and piano


This table is the Lord's

for SATB choir


Thou art the peace

for mixed choir and piano


To compassion and justice

for two-part choir


To Enter into That Gate

for mixed choir, 3m


Twelve disciples Jesus had

for unison choir and piano


Virgin Birth

for soprano, mixed choir and piano, 3m


We are many, we are one

for unison choir and piano


We thank you for the heritage

for four-part choir


We thank you, God

for unison choir and piano


We wait for you

for SA choir and piano


Whatever this life has been?

for unison choir and piano


When at this table

for unison choir and piano


When evenings shorten

for four-part choir and piano


When I was a child

for unison choir and piano


When Joseph and Mary

for children's choir


When our lives know sudden shadow

for mixed choir and piano


When we go into the night

for mixed choir


Where shall be found

for mixed choir


Where the road runs out

for SATB choir


Who are these strangers?

for SATB choir


Who is the child that is to be born?

for unison choir and piano


Who sweeps the stable

for unison choir and piano


Wisdom Be Our Guide

for unison choir and piano


Wisdom far beyond our knowledge

for mixed choir and piano


Wise men came journeying

for unison choir and piano


With a hoot and a toot

for SATB choir and piano


Yahweh, breath the breath of God

for mixed choir and piano