Keith and Kristyn Getty have invited the world to a Global Hymn Sing this Sunday, February 25, 2018.
The hymn they've chosen is "Jesus Will Reign," which Eric Liddell led a crowd in singing just before boarding the train which started his trek to China. His Olympic gold and bronze medals, not to mention his world record in the 400m, opened up many prestigious offers in Europe and the U.S. But he left it all behind to serve the Chinese as a teacher, track coach, and missionary for the rest of his short life.
I've been portraying Liddell since 2004 in my one-man play Beyond the Chariots, and I planned to dramatize Liddell singing "Jesus Shall Reign" in a follow-up film to Chariots of Fire, but we were beat to the finish line.
I just found out about the Global Hymn Sing, so I thought the best way to dramatize the event, given the short time constraint, would be to portray him reflecting on that event at a point of his life that gives us a peek into the life he sacrificially chose.
You can download this video to play at your church at www.RichDrama.com/EricLiddellHymnSing this Sunday, or at any upcoming service. Permission has been granted from copyright holders on this arrangement.
Be sure to register for the hymn sing, so you and/or your church can be added to the map.
If your church doesn't participate in the Global Hymn Sing, join me Sunday, February 25, at 5pm Eastern, and I'll do a Facebook Live hymn sing. I'll say a bit more about my connection to the story, and then we'll all sing with an Olympic hero well before the closing ceremonies to the Pyeongchang Olympics begin in the Eastern Time Zone, and hopefully in time for you to get to an evening service. It will broadcast from www.Facebook.com/RichSwingle, but if we're not Facebook Friends, I'll post it at www.Facebook.com/RichDrama by 5:15pm Eastern.
See the rest of Olympic champion Eric Liddell's
Chariots of Fire story in Beyond the Chariots.
Watch it online and
book a live performance.
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