Jane’s music is to be played boldly and helps the congregation to leave the
service with a sense of hope, enlivened and with a spring in their step. To keep it
snappy, the verses are very short. The refrain uses a hunting-horn motif. Instead
of calling people to the hunt, it challenges God’s people to ‘find Christ in the
world’. The motif is transposed up on each repeat, to create a sense of
anticipation. This hymn is particularly suitable for solo trumpet and organ.

Well-known New Zealand Methodist hymn writer, Colin Gibson, describes ‘Go!’
as a ‘fine strong hymn in text and setting.

© Jane Simpson 2002