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Text:When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace
Author:Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Tune:O WALY WALY
Harmonizer:John Weaver
Media:Audio recording

302. When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace

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Text Information
First Line: When hands reach out and fingers trace
Title: When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (2001)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: The Church; Community in Christ; Gift of the Holy Spirit (2 more...)
Copyright: © 2001 Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Tune Information
Name: O WALY WALY
Harmonizer: John Weaver (1988)
Meter: LM
Key: G Major
Copyright: Harm. © 1990 Hope Publishing Company


Text Information:

This hymn celebrates the breadth of human diversity and the variety of gifts and abilities through which God’s people serve the church and world. Incorporating such diversity provides a vital witness to the hospitality of Christian community and to the inclusive nature of love.


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Audio recording: Audio (MP3)
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