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Colin Gibson

Composer

Born: 1933 Died: 2022
Biography Works 193 Recordings 4 Resources 3

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

A Tussie-Mussie of 16th Century Songs

for soprano 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

Carol our Christmas, an upside down Christmas

for 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

Christ, let us come with you

for SATB choir

Christmas in the picture book

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

Come to this Christmas singing

for unison choir

Creator God, we give you thanks

for unison choir and piano

Cup 'a Tea for Anyone?

for unison choir and piano

Don't tell anyone (SHHH! not anyone)

for children's choir

Ephphatha, be opened, my soul

for mixed choir and piano

Eternal God, beyond the reach of my mystery

for unison choir and piano

Eternal Spirit of the living Christ

for SATB choir

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

Faith has set us on a journey

for SATB choir

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

For the crowd another busy day

for SATB choir

For the man and for the woman

for SATB choir

Forgive us, O God

for SATB choir

Forgive, forgive us, holy 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 who carved this timeless landscape

for SATB choir

God within our deepest thought

for unison choir and piano

God's grace upon this house descend

for mixed choir and piano

Great and keep the Spirit's purpose

for SATB choir

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

Hymn for Anzac Day Himene mō te rā o Anzac

for choir and piano, 4m

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 the name of Christ we gather

for SATB choir

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

Lord Jesus, look on this we do

for mixed 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

Nothing is lost on the breath of God

for three-part choir

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

Relentless lover, God in Christ

for SATB 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

Recordings (4)

Carol our Christmas: carols from New Zealand - CD

Audio/visual

Festival Singers: Spirited People - CD

Audio/visual

Festival Singers: Tell My People - CD

Audio/visual

Hope is Our Song - CD

Audio/visual

Resources (3)

crescendo | No. 56, August 2000 - JOURNAL

Commentary or analysis

Music in New Zealand | Autumn 1994, No. 24 - JOURNAL

Commentary or analysis

Music in the Air | Summer 2006, Issue 21 - JOURNAL

Commentary or analysis