Iona Community

Short Name: Iona Community
Full Name: Iona Community

Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to Iona from around the world, the Community is known for its publishing of new songs and prayers for worship, both developed in community and gathered from around the world. For more information on the Iona Community, check their website: www.iona.org.uk. John Bell is probably the community’s most well-known member, having composed and arranged much of the community’s music.

Sing! A New Creation


Texts by Iona Community (45)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Your strength rules the rage of the seaThe Iona Community (Author)English2
Your enemies rise up in tumultIona Community (Author)3
You are author and Lord of creationIona Community (Scotland) (Translator (English))English2
Wonder and stareThe Iona Community (Author)2
Will you come and follow meThe Iona Community (Author)English5
Who would ever have believed itIona Community (Author)English1
When the Son of God was dyingThe Iona Community (Author)3
We cannot measure how you healThe Iona Community (Author)2
Watch, watch and prayIona Community (Author)2
Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nationIona Community (Author (refrain))English2
To God, in the highestIona Community (Scotland) (Author)English2
The time was early eveningThe Iona Community (Author)1
The Lord is my light, my light and my salvation (Iona Community)The Iona Community (Author)English2
Sing praise to God on mountain topsIona Community (Scotland) (Author)English1
Sing a different song now Christmas is here,The Iona community (Author)English2
Shout for joy! The Lord has let us feastThe Iona Community (Author)English2
Send out your light, Lord, send your truthIona Community (Author)3
Praise with joy the world's CreatorThe Iona Community (Author)English3
O God, you are my God alone, Whom eagerly I seekThe Iona Community (Author)English3
O Christ, you wept when grief was rawIona Community (Author)English3
Night and morning I make my prayerThe Iona Community (Author)1
Lord Jesus Christ, lover of allIona Community (Scotland) (Author)English1
Lord and lover of creationIona Community (Scotland) (Author)English1
Lo, I am with you to the end of the worldIona Community (Author, st. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7)2
Kindle a flame to lighten the darkThe Iona Community (Author)English2
Jesus is risen from the graveIona Community (Scotland) (Author)English1
Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on usIona Community (Author)English2
Jesus calls us here to meet himIona Community (Scotland) (Author)English1
In my day of fear (Si siento temor)Iona Community (Author)English, Spanish2
I'll love the Lord with all that lies inside meIona Community (Author)2
If you would love me, keep my comandmentsIona Community (Adapter)English2
I waited patiently for God, For God to hear my prayerIona Community (Author)3
I waited, I waited on the LordThe Iona Community (Author)1
Happy is the one Iona Community (Author)3
Grant to us your peace on earthThe Iona Community (Author)1
God the Lord has spokenIona Community (Author)4
Gloria, gloria gloria en las alturas a DiosIona Community (Translator)Spanish1
Forsaking chariots of fireThe Iona Community (Author)2
For you, the pride from my heart is banishedIona Community (Author)1
Come, Holy Spirit, Come, Holy SpiritThe Iona Community (Author)English4
Come, Holy Spirit, Gracious heavenly doveIona Community (Author)1
Clap your hands all you nations; Amen, Hallelujah!The Ional Community (Paraphraser)English2
Before the world beganIona Community (Scotland) (Paraphraser)English1
As we walked home at close of dayThe Iona Community (Author)English2
All day long I am under attackThe Iona Community (Author)English3
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