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Let us pray for the Church and for the world

Appears in 2 hymnals

[Let us pray for the church and for the world]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: David Hurd, b. 1950 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 16711 17611 Used With Text: Let us pray for the Church and for the world

[Let us pray for the Church and for the world] (Pulkingham)

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Betty Carr Pulkingham (b. 1928) Tune Sources: Freedom Mass. Based on traditional African melodies. Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 33342 171 Used With Text: The Prayers of the People: Form IV

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Let us pray for the Church and for the world

Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #S108 (1985) Lyrics: Let us pray for the Church and for the world. Grant Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer. Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us pray for the church and for the world]

The Prayers of the People: Form IV

Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #248 (1993) First Line: Let us pray for the Church and for the world Lyrics: Let us pray for the Church and for the world. Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Topics: Service Music Prayers of the People and Responses Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us pray for the Church and for the world] (Pulkingham)

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Betty Pulkingham

1928 - 2019 Person Name: Betty Carr Pulkingham (b. 1928) Composer of "[Let us pray for the Church and for the world] (Pulkingham)" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II Betty Carr Pulkingham was born in 1928 in Burlington, North Carolina. She received a B.S. in Music in 1949 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and she did graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music. She was Instructor of Music Theory at the University of Texas. In 1951, she married a seminarian Graham Pulkingham. They ministered together in various places in the U.S., England and Scotland; they were founding members of the Community of Celebration, an Anglican religious order. She travelled widely with "The Fisherfolk," an outreach music ministry connected with the Community of Celebration. Betty Pulkingham was a well known composer and arranger. She co-edited and published a number of songbooks and books on worship; and served on the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on Church Music from 1988-1994. She and her husband returned to Burlington and then she later moved to Austin, Texas to live with family. She died in Austin, May 9, 2019 at the age of 90. Dianne Shapiro, from Obituary (https://www.richandthompson.com/tributes/Betty-Pulkingham) (accessed 6-21-2019)

David Hurd

b. 1950 Person Name: David Hurd, b. 1950 Composer of "[Let us pray for the church and for the world] " in The Hymnal 1982 David Hurd (b. Brooklyn, New York, 1950) was a boy soprano at St. Gabriel's Church in Hollis, Long Island, New York. Educated at Oberlin College and the University of North Carolina, he has been professor of church music and organist at General Theological Seminary in New York since 1976. In 1985 he also became director of music for All Saints Episcopal Church, New York. Hurd is an outstanding recitalist and improvisor and a composer of organ, choral, and instrumental music. In 1987 David Hurd was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, by the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. The following year he received honorary doctorates from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, and from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. His I Sing As I Arise Today, the collected hymn tunes of David Hurd, was published in 2010. Bert Polman and Emily Brink