Peter Ranscombe reports on the innovative thinking behind the Church of Scotland’s new hymnbook

With its distinctive purple cover and its broad range of songs, the fourth edition of the Church Hymnary – or CH4 to its friends – has become a familiar part of church life for congregations throughout the country since its publication by the Church of Scotland in 2005. This May, the Kirk launches God Welcomes All, the first supplement to its hymnary since CH4 was published…

Peter Ranscombe is a freelance journalist and a member of Saughtonhall United Reformed Church in Edinburgh

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This is an extract from an article published in the May 2024 edition of Reform

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