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20th October 2024:  30 JESUS WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME
16th October 2024: 29 Love Divine All Loves Excelling
14th October 2024: 28 The Old Rugged Cross
14th October 2024: 27 In Christ Alone
12th October 2024: 26 Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus
10th October 2024: 25 Trust and Obey
5th July 2024: 22 AND CAN IT BE
1st July 2024: 21  HOLY GROUND
28th June 2024: 20 THESE ARE THE DAYS OF ELIJAH 
23rd February 2022: 19 JESUS LOVES ME
17th December 2021: 18 GUIDE ME O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH
29th November 2021: 17 THERE IS A REDEEMER
10th November 2021: 16 AS THE DEER PANTS
19th June 2021: 15 ANCIENT OF DAYS
13th  June 2021: 14 JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL
13th June 2021: 13 LET THE WEAK SAY I AM STRONG
12th June 2021: 12 MEEKNESS AND MAJESTY
24th March 2020: 10 THE CHURCH' S ONE FOUNDATION
15th November 2019: 9 AMAZING GRACE
6th September 2019: 8 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
5th September 2019: 7 GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS
27th August 2019: 6 TO GOD BE THE GLORY
26th August 2019: 5  HOLY HOLY HOLY
23rd August 2019: 4  BLESSED ASSURANCE

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