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Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Refrain First Line: Lord, break the silence of your word Lyrics: When quiet peace is shattered by dreadful noise of war, and we are bruised and battered by fighting's constant roar, Lord, break the silence of your Word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. When troubles still our love-song, and fear beats hard within, when anger drowns the dove's song, and life's a noisy din, Lord, break the silence of your Word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. When clashing wills divide us, and hearts refuse to mend, when feelings scream inside us, and agonies won't end, Lord, break the silence of your Word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. Text Sources: "When Quiet Peace Is Shattered" (anthem)

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HEALING VOICE

Meter: Irregular Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John D. Horman Hymnal Title: Voices United Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55111 15551 11155 Used With Text: When Quiet Peace Is Shattered

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When Quiet Peace Is Shattered

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Come Away with Me #1 (1998) Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Hymnal Title: Come Away with Me Refrain First Line: Lord, break the silence of your word Lyrics: When quiet peace is shattered by dreadful noise of war, and we are bruised and battered by fighting's constant roar, Lord, break the silence of your Word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. When troubles still our love-song, and fear beats hard within, when anger drowns the dove's song, and life's a noisy din, Lord, break the silence of your Word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. When clashing wills divide us, and hearts refuse to mend, when feelings scream inside us, and agonies won't end, Lord, break the silence of your Word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. Topics: God Healing power of; Peace Prayer for; Conflicts Healing of; God Silence of Scripture: Psalm 83:1 Languages: English Tune Title: HEALING VOICE

When Quiet Peace Is Shattered

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Voices United #615 (1996) Meter: Irregular Hymnal Title: Voices United Refrain First Line: Lord, break the silence of your word Topics: Church in the World Renewal: Healing; Choruses and Refrains; Healing; Renewal Languages: English Tune Title: HEALING VOICE

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Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Hymnal Title: Come Away with Me Author of "When Quiet Peace Is Shattered" in Come Away with Me Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns together, some of which are included in these hymnals and supplements: Community of Christ Sings, God’s Mission, God’s Song, Hymns of Heritage and Hope, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sing Justice! Do Justice, Sing the Faith, Singing Our Savior’s Story, Singing the New Testament, The Faith We Sing, Upper Room Worshipbook, Voices Found, Voices United, and Worship and Song. They have also published four collections of their hymns: Come Away with Me and Time Now to Gather (Abingdon, 1998), The Song Lingers On (Zimbel, 2003), and Faith That Lets Us Sing (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017). Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Achievement Award from her alma mater, Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in recognition of her work in composing text for religious music. Mary was married to the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn, a U.C.C. pastor, and widowed in 1986. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. --mnk