---
title: "Twyford's Sacred choir sing 'When I Needed a Neighbour'"
url: "https://www.twyford.org.uk/news/2025-06-19-twyford-s-sacred-choir-sing-when-i-needed-a-neighbour"
school: "Twyford CofE High School"
---

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# Twyford's Sacred choir sing 'When I Needed a Neighbour'

  ![Image of Twyford's Sacred choir sing 'When I Needed a Neighbour'](https://files.schudio.com/twyford-cofe-high-school/images/news/Kingdom_Choir_Twyford_School-s_Sacred_Choir_and_singer_Emmanuel_Smith_in_the_Abbey.jpeg)  19 June 2025

International charity Christian Aid celebrated it's 80th anniversary last week.

In 1965, hymn writer Sydney Carter was asked to write a song to mark the 20th anniversary of international development agency [**Christian Aid**](https://www.christianaid.org.uk/). And so **When I Needed a Neighbour** was born.

Sixty years on, the hymn has been re-imagined with the help of Rev Ally Barrett who has written new lyrics reflecting issues in the world today. The 2025 version - with an arrangement by Marsha Morrison and Marc Morrison from [**The Kingdom Choir**](https://kingdomchoir.com/) - was performed at Christian Aid's 80th anniversary service at Westminster Abbey, alongside Twyford High School's Sacred choir.

*Photo credit Dean & Chapter of Westminster*

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