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We Seek Your Kingdom - A Hymn for Politics

At Christians in Politics we are unashamedly attempting to change the culture of the church and the nation. We want young Christians growing up in the church to be as likely to become politicians as worship leaders. But it is often said that you can’t change a culture without changing its vocabulary and language, so we want to offer people words that flesh out a theology of societal transformation.

One attempt at doing this is the new whole life worship song, 'We Seek Your Kingdom,' written by CiPol ED Andy Flannagan, Noel Robinson and Graham Hunter.

It is going live tomorrow Wednesday 28th April. If you like it, please share it, or use it in your congregations.

'We Seek Your Kingdom' is probably as close to a hymn for politics that we will get. It's a cry for the perfection of heaven to infuse leadership in every sphere, by clearly acknowledging where the authority for human leadership comes from.

As we emerge from COVID, it's a prayer for all of society to be healed and transformed. From mental health to righteous legislation. We were originally commissioned to write something for civic prayer breakfasts by Matt Bird, and we really wanted it to be sing-able by those who frequented church buildings and those who didn't, so I scoured many tunes and landed on Eventide (made famous by the hymn "Abide with me"). When you are asking people to sing perhaps more challenging words, it is often good to allow them to be very comfortable with the tune!

I hope it blesses you and I hope that you will be able to share it in whatever way you share things, that it might do the job it's meant to do, far and wide. We are hoping it causes a shift in what people feel able to write and sing in church.

Soon you'll see it used as the theme song for "Thy Kingdom Come" and appearing on a TV near you, but you, this faithful political clan deserved to get a little early, private look.

I hope it blesses you,
Andy