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Creator God, You Made the Earth

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 2 hymnals

DOMINUS REGIT ME

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 366 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Bacchus Dykes Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 35433 22155 67132 Used With Text: Creator God, You Made the Earth

ST. COLUMBA

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 196 hymnals Tune Sources: Ancient Irish melody Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12345 45321 12345 Used With Text: Creator God, You Made the Earth

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Creator God, You Made the Earth

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Hymnal: Songs of Grace #4a (2009) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: Creator God, you made the earth, A gift beyond comparing! You called it good, you gave it worth, You placed it in our caring. You gave your gift of Sabbath rest, Your pattern for creation. You give us times to heal, to bless, To join in celebration. You give us Christ, who reconciled The things of earth and heaven. In him, you call each one your child! What wondrous love you've given! Because we've turned away from you, This world still needs your healing. Creation longs to be made new Through Christ, your love revealing. God, by your Spirit, may we be Communities of caring, That as we're healed, your world may see The hope that we are sharing. Topics: Covenant/Salvation History; Creation/Earth Day/Environmnet; Sunday/Sabbath Scripture: Colossians 3:12-16 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. COLUMBA

Creator God, You Made the Earth

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Hymnal: Songs of Grace #4b (2009) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: Creator God, you made the earth, A gift beyond comparing! You called it good, you gave it worth, You placed it in our caring. You gave your gift of Sabbath rest, Your pattern for creation. You give us times to heal, to bless, To join in celebration. You give us Christ, who reconciled The things of earth and heaven. In him, you call each one your child! What wondrous love you've given! Because we've turned away from you, This world still needs your healing. Creation longs to be made new Through Christ, your love revealing. God, by your Spirit, may we be Communities of caring, That as we're healed, your world may see The hope that we are sharing. Topics: Covenant/Salvation History; Creation/Earth Day/Environmnet; Sunday/Sabbath Scripture: Colossians 3:12-16 Languages: English Tune Title: DOMINUS REGIT ME

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Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

b. 1961 Author of "Creator God, You Made the Earth" in Songs of Grace Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has been a pastor in rural, small town, suburban, and city churches; she has also served as a hospice chaplain, a hospital chaplain, and a school bus aide helping children with special needs. She and her husband Bruce are pastors of the First Presbyterian Union Church in Owego, NY. Carolyn is a gifted hymn writer who has written over 400 hymns. These hymns have been sung by congregations throughout the United States and around the world — from the Washington National Cathedral to St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland to St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa to small town churches and small household congregations; they have also been sung at national church and international ecumenical meetings. She has written four books: "I Sing to My Savior: New Hymns from the Stories in Luke's Gospel", "God's World is Changing: New Hymns for Advent and Christmas", "Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship" (Geneva Press) and "Songs of Grace: New Hymns for God and Neighbo"r (Upper Room Books). Her hymns have been published in over 20 books. Two of her hymns have been published by the Choristers Guild as anthems. Carolyn was commissioned to write the lead article for the special issue on "Singing Our Lives" for Baylor University's "Christian Reflectio"n journal. Her hymns have also been in "Call to Worship" journal, "The Chorister" (cover story), "Reformed Worship," "The Presbyterian Outlook" and posted on thousands of web sites. All of her hymns can be found on her website with indices to scriptural references, topics, tunes, and the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary: http://www.carolynshymns.com The World Council of Churches, National Council of Churches, Church World Service and Churches Uniting in Christ have asked her to write hymns. Habitat for Humanity International used a hymn by Carolyn for their 30th anniversary celebration. Family Promise (Interfaith Hospitality Network) did a music video of her hymn for their ministry with homeless families. The Humane Society of the United States did a music video contest of her hymn for their Blessing of the Animals service. The Presbyterian Church (USA) 216th General Assembly presented her with the "Ecumenical and Interreligious Service Recognition." Sojourners did a short video about her hymn writing. A Canadian scholar wrote her biography for the "Cambridge Dictionary for Hymnology." Feature stories about Carolyn's hymns addressing concerns facing the Church, nation and world, were done by The New Yorker, The Christian Century, America, National Public Radio, national PBS-TV, and newspapers (Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, New Jersey Courier Post, Delaware News Journal, and others). Carolyn is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College and Princeton Theological Seminary. She finds joy in parish ministry, hymn writing, and most of all in her family as a wife, mother (and foster mother), grandmother, sister, and human parent to a rescue dog, "Annie." Carolyn sees her hymn writing as a partnership and is very grateful for prayers for her hymn writing, suggestions for hymns, gifts for hymn use and commissions, and invitations to speak at conferences, workshops, and church gatherings (in person and online). She hopes her hymns nurture people in their discipleship and support churches in their worship and service in the world. Sing to the Lord a new song! Copied from "About the Author" in "I Sing to My Savior: New Hymns from the Stories in Luke's Gospel." Email from Bruce Gillette

John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Composer of "DOMINUS REGIT ME " in Songs of Grace As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman