Rev Stephen Gamble
Toccata for Strings, in the Ancient Modes.
Toccata for Strings, in the Ancient Modes, by Stephen Gamble The music reminds me of late winter, when the first signs of spring are only...
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REV STEPHEN GAMBLE
Music, sermons, notes & videos of my dogs.
Having originally started with posting sermons on this Blog I branched out to include videos of my dogs, articles I have written, and some of my music.
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The things I write are as full of inelegance and error as any other quality I may rather they posses, but they may possibly be useful or even entertaining to you - maybe if only to take issue with what I have said.
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Vicar (part - time) of the Welland Foss Benefice
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Rev Stephen Gamble
A Meeting of the Heron.
A Meeting of the Heron.  Or  The Piscine Catching Council.   Scene: In a field by a river stands a circle of 8 Grey Heron. Brian, the...
Rev Stephen Gamble
March 2025 Article for Parish Publications: Holy Living.
I have recently been reading 'The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, and Holy Dying', by Rev'd Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667). Rev'd Taylor...
Rev Stephen Gamble
The 7 Acts of Charity, from Matthew 25, in a window in Blatherwycke church.
Feed the hungry Give drink to the thirsty Clothe the naked Shelter the homeless Visit the imprisoned Welcome strangers Care for the sick
Rev Stephen Gamble
On the Utility of Dreams.
I think I have to accept I will never be Famous enough To be a celebrity contestant On Strictly Come Dancing. I think I have to accept I...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Illuminated.
Light projected onto a wall, producing an image of the window it shines through. “A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Christ the King: A Roman Governor remembers…
1 Timothy 6 12 – 16 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good...
Rev Stephen Gamble
In fields near Launde Abbey
Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Rev Stephen Gamble
Funeral Homily: Fear God.
Psalm 103 1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all...
Rev Stephen Gamble
A Day at the Beach: A short story.
Hector is a Jack Russel Terrier, with long legs, and wiry hair. He was running across the beach at full pelt. To the distant observer it...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Sonata for Solo Violin, No 1, in D. By Stephen Gamble
Sonata for Solo Violin, No 1, in D: 'With Inner Melancholy' Preludio: Adagio-Andante-Adagio=Andante Gavotta:Allegro Menuetto: Allegretto...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Article for July Publications: Prayer.
A key job of a Parish Priest is to pray for the people of the parishes, either in public services, or when in prayer alone. People often...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Tixover Rogation Homily. Why Pray?
Verses from Psalm 104 The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent 3 and lays the beams of...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Article for May Parish Magazines: Ecclesiastical Teams.
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Funeral Homily. 'You raise me up!'
1 Corinthians 13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal....
Rev Stephen Gamble
Sonata for Strings: Memories of Farndale, by Stephen Gamble
Prelude - Quasi Fugue - Quasi Chaconne. From a theme written down, to working out the music in my head, to writing it out. I get quite a...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Sequences: Capriccio for String Quartet. By Stephen Gamble
Capriccio consisting of, Prelude - Intermezzo - Rustic Dance - Disorderly Counterpoint. An electronic version. I have the score should...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Article for the Parish Magazines: Organised, and Disorganised, Religion.
Are you against 'organised religion?' A lot of people are these days. The thought is that you can be spiritual, but best not to be...
Rev Stephen Gamble
The Norfolk Blackberries Jig, By Stephen Gamble.
The Norfolk Blackberries Jig, or David's Land. Written early Autumn 2023, on returning form Norfolk. #musicforsoloviolin #fiddle #violin...
Rev Stephen Gamble
Bagatelle for Two Violins, A Little Dance for Grey Days. By Stephen Gamble.
I didn't actually intend to write this, but sometimes writing music helps me relax if I'm stressed, so one evening recently I jotted down...
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