Britain's Got Talent Winner Paul Potts has joined forces with Britain's Got Talent finalist Charlotte Jaconelli and Grammy Award Winning Soprano, Rebecca Evans to perform a hymn originally written over 100 years ago to commemorate those who lost their lives in the 1913 Universal Colliery Disaster in Sengheyndd.

The lyrics to the hymn were discovered recently by a relative of Sarah Ann Thorne, the original composer. Sadly the music was never found despite a rigorous search through the National Archives. The hymn had been left unperformed until two Welsh composers, Daniel and Laura Curtis took the decision to write new music to the original lyrics so that once again it could be heard by the public.

The Universal Colliery Disaster in Senghenydd killed 440 people in the United Kingdom’s worst ever mining disaster.

The lost hymn, 'Prepare To Meet Thy God' was sung during the original memorial service in 1913. The lyrics were then printed and sold on penny sheets with the proceeds of the sales going towards erecting a Memorial Plate at St Peters Church. The Memorial Plate is still there today and stands in memory of those who lost their lives in the explosion.

Daniel and Laura Curtis are keen advocates for supporting projects which commemorate fallen miners. In 2013 they composed  A Miner’s Song to raise money for the National Mining Memorial. The song featured over 300 performers including; Michael Sheen, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Rhys, Paul Potts, Joe Calzaghe, Jonathan Pryce and John Owen Jones.

Dan Curtis said ‘It is a great honour for us to be able to write new music for Sarah’s beautiful and heartfelt words. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to collaborate with someone who witnessed the tragic events unfold, long after their words were written. In releasing this hymn to the public, we are trying to get across the message “Remember Not To Forget”. Here in Wales and across the World we owe so much to our mining heritage and the sacrifice that so many miner's made, not only with their lives but with the ill health often suffered as a result of their work, they should never be forgotten’

Prepare To Meet Thy God will be available to download on iTunes and Amazon Mp3 from Saturday 25th April 2015 and is also available as part of 'A Miner's Song Special Edition' album also available online. All proceeds will be donated to the National Mining Memorial. The recording of the hymn was generously supported by Taylor Wimpey, the family of Sarah Ann Thorne, Lilian Evans, Inspirational Lighting, Egan Waste Services, Fulcrum Direct Limited and the Nuaire Group.