Glory to God ‎#691

691. Lord, When I Came into This Life

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Text Information

• First Line: Lord, when I came into this life
• Title: Lord, When I Came into This Life
• Author: Fred Kaan (1976)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 49:1-3
  ;
  Jeremiah 1:5
  ;
  Luke 17:5-6
  ;
  Romans 1:16-17
  ;
  Galatians 1:15
  ;
  2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
  ;
  2 Peter 1:3-11
• Topic: Commitment; Community in Christ; Dedication; Dedication and Stewardship; Gift of the Holy Spirit; Hope; Ordination/Installation; Stewardship
• Copyright: © 1979 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company)
• CCLI Number: 44888

Tune Information

• Name: LAND OF REST
• Composer: Charles H. Webb (1988)
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Source: American folk melody
• Copyright: Harm. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House (admin. The Copyright Company)
• Notes: (alternate harmonization, 545)

Text Information:

Written for the confirmation of the author’s son, this text of self-dedication also voices our recurring individual need to recommit ourselves in less formal ways. The familiar shape-note tune enhances a sense of finding our place among God’s people from all times and places.