God of Love, We Sing Your Glory

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God of love, we sing your glory and we offer you our praise,
As we celebrate the story of our church’s founding days.
‘Mid the farms and homes around here, faithful Christians heard your call:
”This is truly mission ground here; be my light that shines to all.”

From the start, we were a mission, sent to share Christ’s love and grace.
Through the years, we’ve kept that vision as we’ve served you in this place.
As we’ve sought to be a blessing to the lonely, lost and poor,
What we’ve found has been surprising: you have blessed us even more.

When we gather here to worship, still your blessings overflow.
Education, faith and friendship are your gifts through which we grow.
Called to serve, we seek a balance: honor old ways, try what’s new!
Spirit-filled, we share our talents and are blessed by serving you.

God, we pray about the future, and we wonder what will be;
Yet we know it’s an adventure joining hands in ministry.
For in church, each generation builds by faith and not by sight—
And each one, a new creation, finds new ways to spread your light.


Source: Songs of Grace: new hymns for God and neighbor #53

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

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 meetin… Go to person page >

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First Line: God of love, we sing youir glory and we offer you our praise
Title: God of Love, We Sing Your Glory
Original Language: English
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (2006)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2006
Copyright: Copyright © 2006 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved

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NETTLETON

The authorship of this tune is not clear, with different editors attributing the tune to different composers (or not naming one at all). See the instances list above for the different attributions. From William J. Reynolds, Companion to Baptist Hymnal (1976): "Nettleton first appeared as a two-part…

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Songs of Grace #53

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