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They set out on their homeward road

Author: Fred Kaan, b.1929 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: God: His Being, Word and Works God the Son: His Resurrection Used With Tune: WYCH CROSS

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Erik Routley, b.1917 Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 12353 21661 65321 Used With Text: They set out on their homeward road

RYBURN

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 22 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Norman Cocker, 1889-1953 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13455 65144 32132 Used With Text: They set out on their homeward road

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They set out on their homeward road

Author: Fred Kaan, 1929- Hymnal: The Book of Praise #263 (1997) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 They set out on their homeward road, the two disciples lost and sad, re-living still the episode when all was lost and life made bad: an ugly cross had been the end of Christ the perfect man and friend. 2 A stranger joined them as they walked that he their company might share; he listened to them as they talked of broken hope and great despair, and then the stranger made reply that Christ the Lord was bound to die. 3 He spoke of Moses and his days, of Egypt and the promised land, recalled the prophets and their ways, God's leading with a living hand. At journey's end, to food and rest, they made him feel a welcome guest. 4 Invited in and honoured most to take his place at table's head, the stranger-guest became the host by saying grace and taking bread. Then suddenly they knew that Christ had made their common meal a feast. 5 O Jesus, come again, we pray, and share with us the things we do. Be our companion on our way; let Easter in our homes come true, and let our life and work proclaim the power of your living name. Topics: Church Year Easter; Companion / Friend; Feast / Food Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Languages: English Tune Title: RYBURN

They set out on their homeward road

Author: Fred Kaan, b.1929 Hymnal: The Book of Praise #203 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: God: His Being, Word and Works God the Son: His Resurrection Languages: English Tune Title: WYCH CROSS

They Set Out on Their Homeward Road

Author: Fred Kaan Hymnal: Scripture Song Database #3591 (2008) First Line: [They Set Out on Their Homeward Road] Scripture: Luke 24 Languages: English

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Fred Kaan

1929 - 2009 Person Name: Fred Kaan, 1929- Author of "They set out on their homeward road" in The Book of Praise Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens. Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregational Church in Barry, Glamorgan. In 1963 he was called to be minister of the Pilgrim Church in Plymouth. It was in this congregation that he began to write hymns. The first edition of Pilgrim Praise was published in 1968, going into second and third editions in 1972 and 1975. He continued writing many more hymns throughout his life. Dianne Shapiro, from obituary written by Keith Forecast in Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/fred-kaan-minister-and-celebrated-hymn-writer-1809481.html)