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This site contains most of my musical compositions that were written for congregational use.

Some of these hymns were written years ago while I was completing a Master of Divinity degree and serving as a student prison chaplain. The stories of the men behind bars inspired my heart to write songs that could help move them to accept Love's welcome as demonstrated in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

I know of no other story that so powerfully proves unconditional love to the doubting human heart. To me, Jesus is the archetypal lover who through his pain and sacrifice brings that love of our Father into the very core of the human heart where the "proof" of love is so intensely craved. On the cross, love's unrelenting energy battles through the anger, self-rejection and doubt that wrestle to block the soul from "getting" the good news. When the heart finally "gets it" the soul's intrinsic value is no longer buried beneath guilt and self-rejection, and is resurrected to live in joyful congruence with one's Creator, self and the wider community.

I believe that our Father's love moves through all of creation to fulfill His purpose and his Holy Spirit, recognizing no boundaries, inspires whom and where He will. So somehow my heart was entrusted with these hymns to share with His people. Several of them have found their way into various published hymnals and anthems and others await to be discovered.

My prayer is that every singer will hear somewhere in these songs the proof of their priceless value, and that glad hearts will join together to "make a joyful noise" in Love's unending song. TTGOG

William B. Petricko

Nanaimo, B.C. , Canada

March 24, 25

USAGE UPDATE:

While praying through the Lenten season of 2025, the Holy Spirit directed me to release these hymns so they could be freely sung to the glory of God. So now they may be downloaded and used by any worship community or church. Although I retain the copyrights, I am no longer affiliated with CCLI . I am still a publisher with One License, but entrust the reporting option to the discretion of One License congregations.

Please contact me personally for any use beyond a worship service.

I am in the process of redoing all the old PDF files to omit usage reporting instructions that were included at the bottom of each page-so if you do find an old copy use freely!