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When I Needed a Neighbor

Author: Sydney Carter Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: When I needed a neighbor, were you there, were you there? Refrain First Line: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter

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NEIGHBOUR

Meter: Irregular Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sydney Bertram Carter (1915-2004) Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 55112 32135 57532 Used With Text: And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter

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When I Needed a Neighbor

Author: Sydney Carter Hymnal: Worship in Song #293 (1996) Refrain First Line: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter Lyrics: 1 When I needed a neighbor, were you there, were you there? When I needed a neighbor, were you there? Refrain: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter, were you there? 2 I was hungry and thirsty, were you there, were you there? I was hungry and thirsty, were you there? [Refrain] 3 I was cold, I was naked, were you there, were you there? I was cold, I was naked, were you there? [Refrain] 4 When I needed a shelter, were you there, were you there? When I needed a shelter, were you there? [Refrain] 5 When I needed a healer, were you there, were you there? When I needed a healer, were you there? [Refrain] 6 Wherever you travel, I'll be there, I'll be there, Wherever you travel, I'll be there. [Refrain] Topics: Children; Equality; Justice; Sharing Scripture: Matthew 25:34-45 Tune Title: [When I needed a neighbor]
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When I Needed a Neighbor

Author: Sydney Carter Hymnal: Songs for Life #247 (1995) Refrain First Line: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter Lyrics: 1 When I needed a neighbor, were you there, were you there? When I needed a neighbor, were you there? Refrain: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter; were you there? 2 I was hungry and thirsty, were you there?... 3 I was cold, I was naked, were you there?... 4 When I needed a shleter, were you there?... 5 Wherever you travel, I'll be there, I'll be there; wherever you travel, I'll be there. And the creed and the color and the name won't matter; I'll be there. (Refrain) Scripture: Matthew 25:34-40 Languages: English Tune Title: [When I needed a neighbor]

When I Needed a Neighbor

Author: Sydney Carter Hymnal: Sing and Rejoice! #136 (1979) First Line: When I needed a neighbor were you there, were you there? Refrain First Line: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter Topics: Church - Unity and Fellowship; Communion Service - Love Feast; Social Concerns Languages: English Tune Title: [When I needed a neighbor were you there, were you there?

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Sydney Carter

1915 - 2004 Author of "When I Needed a Neighbor" in Songs for Life

Paul Leddington Wright

b. 1951 Person Name: Paul Leddington Wright, b. 1951 Arranger of "NEIGHBOUR" in Singing the Faith

John Farmer

b. 1816 Person Name: J. Farmer Harmonizer of "NEIGHBOUR" in Together in Song
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