John Pac

The death of John Paculabo this week takes to glory a man who was a pioneer of folk worship which, for better or for worse, is now the standard form in evangelical churches the world over (yep, that includes Hillsongs . . .).  I first heard John Pac and Parchment in isolated halls in the middle of the Suffolk countryside.  No self-respecting church would let the likes of them near a town sanctuary.

Still in the depths of Mission Praise you can find Colours of Day, a folk song that I never really understood then and still don't (so I doubt it's a children's song as performed here).  But what a great tune to inject into lives previously lived in the parameters of Free Church Victoriana.  Thanks, John!