CHRISTE, ELEISON

CHRISTE, ELEISON

Composer: Iona Community (1987)
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: Iona Community

Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to I… Go to person page >

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Title: CHRISTE, ELEISON
Composer: Iona Community (1987)
Incipit: 11711 55177 15
Key: a minor
Copyright: Music from "Wild Goose Songs 1, Heaven Shall Not Wait" by permission Wild Goose Publications

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Together in Song #729

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