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Sylvia G. Dunstan

Short Name: Sylvia G. Dunstan
Full Name: Dunstan, Sylvia G., 1955-1993
Birth Year: 1955
Death Year: 1993

After a brief, arduous battle with liver cancer, Canadian Sylvia Dunstan died in 1993 at the age of 38. For thirteen years, Dunstan had served the United Church of Canada as a parish minister and prison chaplain. She is remembered by those who knew her for her passion for those in need, her gift of writing, and her love of liturgy.

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Texts by Sylvia G. Dunstan (45)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
All who hunger, gather gladlySylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English27
Before you now, O God, your servants standSylvia Dunstan (Author)1
Bless now, O God, the journeySylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English6
Blest are the innocents, Bethlehem's ownSylvia Dunstan (Author)English1
[Blest Be the God of Israel (Dunstan)]Sylvia G. Dunstan (Author)1
Build your city on the hillSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English2
Christ is King! Let earthly powersSylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English2
Christ, your love is overwhelmingSylvia Dunstan (Author)English1
Come to me, O weary travelerSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English15
Crashing waters at creationSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English13
Down Galilee's slow roadwaysSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)3
For freedom, Christ has set us free! Do not submit againSylvia Dunstan (Author)2
"For freedom, Christ has set us free!" What joy is ours to claim!Sylvia Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)1
For the faithful who have answeredSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English6
[From the River to the Desert]Sylvia Dunstan (Author)English1
Go to the world! Go into all the earthSylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English26
How deep the silence of the soulSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English3
I believe in God AlmightySylvia G. Dunstan (1955-1993) (Author)English6
In all our grief and fear we turn to youSylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-93 (Author)English6
Lift up your hearts, believers! This is the holy daySylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English1
Lord, you lead through sea and desertSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English2
Now in the days of youthSylvia G. Dunstan (Adapter)English1
Now, O Lord, Dismiss Your ServantsSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English3
O Laughing Light, O first-born of creationSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English7
O mystery profoundSylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)1
O saints in splendor singSylvia G. Dunstan, 1955=1993 (Author)English2
Send, O God, your Holy SpiritSylvia G. Dunstan (1955-1993) (Author)1
Servants of the SaviourSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English1
Shadows gather, deep and coldSylvia Dunstan (Author)1
[Show Me Your Hands, Your Feet, Your Side]Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English2
The storm is strong; we face the windSylvia Dunstan (Author)English3
The tomb is empty, is empty!Sylvia Dunstan (Author)3
The tomb is empty! Come and seeSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)1
This holy covenant was madeSylvia Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English4
This is your coronationSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English4
Those hearts that we have treasuredSylvia Dunstan (Author)2
Through the heart of every citySylvia Dunstan (Author)2
Transform us as you, transfiguredSylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English9
We gather in worship, in prayer and in praiseSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)1
When a star is shining Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English6
When the Lord redeems the very leastSylvia G. Dunstaan (Author)1
When you, Lord, walked through Sabbath fieldsSylvia G. Dunstan (Author)English1
You, Lord, are both Lamb and ShepherdSylvia Dunstan (Author)English26
You walk along the shorelineSylvia Dunstan, 1955-1993 (Author)English15
PrayersSylvia Dunstan (Author)English1
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