Bards of Faith and Passion

Jim Minchin has set music to a collection of poems by various writers, at play or at odds with eternity: lyrics by soul poets over the centuries.

Like playful, thoughtful lyrics? Sweet, serious or sly songs? With words by John Donne, George Herbert, William Shakespeare and other poets of heart and soul and music of Jim Minchin.

Artist

Jim Minchin

Australian composer and Anglican priest James Blundell “Jim” Minchin (b. 1942) helped renew church music in the 1960s through jazz-inflected hymn settings, later writing songs to texts by contemporary poets and reaching audiences in Australia and abroad.

Track Listing

O Holy Spirit Latin 9th Century Jim Minchin (Anonymous)
Christus paradox Jim Minchin Sylvia Dunstan
Batter my heart Holy Sonnets XIV Jim Minchin John Donne
I got me flowers 'The Temple' Jim Minchin George Herbert
Psalm 42: Like the deer that yearns Jim Minchin (Grail)
Knowing that time withers Jim Minchin Lee Tzu Pheng
Marriage song Cana Tuesday Jim Minchin Jim Minchin
The stranger Jim Minchin Lee Tzu Pheng
Running to Paradise Jim Minchin William Butler Yeats
Dance there parts I & II Jim Minchin William Butler Yeats
Universe inside me Jim Minchin Wendy Poussard
Here hangs a man discarded Jim Minchin Brian Wren
The Seed Jim Minchin Lee Tzu Pheng
A kind of kingdom Jim Minchin Wendy Poussard
Strangers Jim Minchin Wendy Poussard
Hymn to God my God in my Sickness Divine Poems Jim Minchin John Donne
Hymn to God the Father Divine Poems Jim Minchin John Donne
Come away, death Twelfth Night Act 1 Scene 5 Jim Minchin William Shakespeare
Death be not proud Holy Sonnets X Jim Minchin John Donne
King of glory Jim Minchin George Herbert
Rainbow song Jim Minchin Wendy Poussard

Performers

Lyndon Green · tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 16–19
Jennifer Bryce · tracks 1, 4, 16, 17 and 19
5+Friends · tracks 2, 14 and 15
Margaret Haggart · tracks 5, 10 and 20
Fay White · tracks 6, 11, 13 and 21
Rose Bharati Vaitinathan · track 9
Chan Ming Lye · track 10

Composers

Where to listen

Bards of Faith and Passion is available for download from the iTunes Music Store.
It's available for streaming through Apple Music.

Bards of Faith and Passion is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.

Move CDs can be ordered through music retailers across Australia including Readings.

Product details

Catalogue number: MD 3152
List price: $25.00 AUD
Mastering Engineer: Martin Wright
Release date: 15 Jan 2026
Categories: Australian, Vocal
Barcode: EAN 8721465437553