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Dust and Ashes

Author: Brian A. Wren Appears in 8 hymnals Matching Instances: 8 First Line: Dust and ashes touch our face Refrain First Line: Take us by the hand and lead us

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NEWELL

Meter: Irregular Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Ron Klusmeier Tune Key: c minor Incipit: 35432 32243 21231 Used With Text: Dust and Ashes Touch Our Face

DUST AND ASHES

Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Hal H. Hopson Tune Key: e minor Used With Text: Dust and Ashes Touch Our Face

[Dust and ashes touch our face]

Appears in 6 hymnals Matching Instances: 5 Composer and/or Arranger: David Haas, b. 1957 Tune Key: d minor Incipit: 13534 21123 21771 Used With Text: Dust and Ashes

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Dust and Ashes Touch Our Face

Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: Voices United #105 (1996) Meter: Irregular Refrain First Line: Take us by the hand and lead us Lyrics: 1 Dust and ashes touch our face, mark our failure and our falling. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow, take us as disciples, washed and wakened by your calling. [Refrain:] Take us by the hand and lead us, lead us through the desert sands, bring us living water, Holy Spirit, come. 2 Dust and ashes soil our hands -- greed of market, pride of nation. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow, as we pray and struggle through the meshes of oppression. [Refrain] 3 Dust and ashes choke our tongue in the wasteland of depression. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow. through all gloom and grieving to the paths of resurrection. [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Year Lent; Calling and Response; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Year Ash Wednesday; Holy Spirit Presence; Oppression; Resurrection; Walking with God/Jesus Christ; Water; Wilderness/Desert; Ash Wednesday Year ABC Languages: English Tune Title: NEWELL
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Dust and Ashes

Author: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Hymnal: Singing Our Faith #120 (2001) First Line: Dust and ashes touch our face Refrain First Line: Take us by the hand and lead us Lyrics: 1 Dust and ashes touch our face, mark our failure and our falling. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow, take us as disciples, washed and wakened by your calling. Refrain: Take us by the hand and lead us, lead us through the desert sands, bring us living water, Holy Spirit, come. 2 Dust and ashes soil our hands - greed of market, pride of nation. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow, as we pray and struggle through the meshes of oppression. [Refrain] 3 Dust and ashes choke our tongue in the wasteland of depression. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow. through all gloom and grieving to the paths of resurrection. [Refrain] Topics: Lent Languages: English Tune Title: [Dust and ashes touch our face]
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Dust and Ashes Touch Our Face

Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #186 (1995) Meter: Irregular with refrain Refrain First Line: Take us by the hand and lead us Lyrics: 1 Dust and ashes touch our face, mark our failure and our falling. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow, take us as disciples, washed and wakened by your calling. Refrain: Take us by the hand and lead us, lead us through the desert sands, bring us living water, Holy Spirit, come. 2 Dust and ashes soil our hands - greed of market, pride of nation. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow, as we pray and struggle through the meshes of oppression. [Refrain] 3 Dust and ashes choke our tongue in the wasteland of depression. Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow through all gloom and grieving to the paths of resurrection. [Refrain] Topics: Ash Wednesday; Holy Spirit Renewal of; Repentance; Year A Ash Wednesday; Year B Ash Wednesday; Year C Ash Wednesday Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7 Languages: English Tune Title: DUST AND ASHES

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Ron Klusmeier

Composer of "NEWELL" in Voices United

Hal H. Hopson

b. 1933 Composer of "DUST AND ASHES" in The New Century Hymnal Hal H. Hopson (b. Texas, 1933) is a prolific composer, arranger, clinician, teacher and promoter of congregational song, with more than 1300 published works, especially of hymn and psalm arrangements, choir anthems, and creative ideas for choral and organ music in worship. Born in Texas, with degrees from Baylor University (BA, 1954), and Southern Baptist Seminary (MSM, 1956), he served churches in Nashville, TN, and most recently at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. He has served on national boards of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians and the Choristers Guild, and taught numerous workshops at various national conferences. In 2009, a collection of sixty four of his hymn tunes were published in Hymns for Our Time: The Collected Tunes of Hal H. Hopson. Emily Brink

David Haas

b. 1957 Person Name: David Haas, b. 1957 Composer of "[Dust and ashes touch our face]" in Gather Comprehensive