John Gowans had little time for false divisions between sacred and secular; he saw God's hand on and in everything - one reason why a diversity of people was drawn to him.
You do not always sign Your work,
But I can tell!
I recognise Your handiwork,
I know it well.
On Christian things
Your name is bright and clear,
In Christian songs
Your music I can hear.
But here and there,
In unexpected places,
I see Your hand -
At any rate the traces.
In 'godless' music
I detect Your song:
In 'pagan' joys Your beauty.
Am I wrong? (From "O Lord!" by John Gowans)
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