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Text:O for a World
Author:Miriam Therese Winter
Tune:AZMON
Arranger:Lowell Mason
Composer:Carl Gotthelf Gläser
Media:Audio recording

372. O for a World

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Text Information
First Line: O for a world where everyone
Title: O for a World
Author: Miriam Therese Winter (1987)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Christian Year: Reign of Christ; Evangelism; Justice (5 more...)
Copyright: © 1990 Medical Mission Sisters
Tune Information
Name: AZMON
Composer: Carl Gotthelf Gläser (1828)
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1839)
Meter: CM
Key: G Major


Text Information:

Everything longed for in this text is a reminder of how far our present world is from what God wants. Yet this is not just wishful thinking; it is a call to action, a summons to participate in the fulfillment of God’s desire for all earth’s people to live in radical shalom.


Media
Audio recording: Audio (MP3)
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