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HALLEY

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Colin Gibson Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 66611 77777 17666 Used With Text: Great ring of light

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Great ring of light, true circle with no ending

Author: Colin Alexander Gibson (b. 1933) Meter: 12.12.12 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great ring of light, true circle with no ending; clear beam so bright, whose purpose knows no bending; O Word of God, in darkness always shining out. 2 A man who cried, up on a cross at Calvary; for him who died, an empty tomb, a mystery; O risen Christ, all pain and loss transcending. 3 Immortal fire of love forever yearning; flame of desire for our salvation burning; Spirit divine, our friend, and present comforter. 4 The light shines still, the eternal Word has spoken; on Calvary's hill the power of death is broken; and I receive the life, the joy, the loving. Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood; God in Trinity; Holy Spirit name and images for; Jesus Word of God; Light; Word of God Scripture: John 1:1-5 Used With Tune: HALLEY

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Great ring of light

Author: Colin Gibson Hymnal: Alleluia Aotearoa #57 (1999) Topics: Faith; Good Friday; Lent; Love; Trinity Languages: English Tune Title: HALLEY
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Great ring of light, true circle with no ending

Author: Colin Alexander Gibson (b. 1933) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #452 (2005) Meter: 12.12.12 Lyrics: 1 Great ring of light, true circle with no ending; clear beam so bright, whose purpose knows no bending; O Word of God, in darkness always shining out. 2 A man who cried, up on a cross at Calvary; for him who died, an empty tomb, a mystery; O risen Christ, all pain and loss transcending. 3 Immortal fire of love forever yearning; flame of desire for our salvation burning; Spirit divine, our friend, and present comforter. 4 The light shines still, the eternal Word has spoken; on Calvary's hill the power of death is broken; and I receive the life, the joy, the loving. Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood; God in Trinity; Holy Spirit name and images for; Jesus Word of God; Light; Word of God Scripture: John 1:1-5 Languages: English Tune Title: HALLEY
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Great ring of light, true circle with no ending

Author: Colin Alexander Gibson (b. 1933) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #452 (2008) Meter: 12.12.12 Lyrics: 1 Great ring of light, true circle with no ending; clear beam so bright, whose purpose knows no bending; O Word of God, in darkness always shining out. 2 A man who cried, up on a cross at Calvary; for him who died, an empty tomb, a mystery; O risen Christ, all pain and loss transcending. 3 Immortal fire of love forever yearning; flame of desire for our salvation burning; Spirit divine, our friend, and present comforter. 4 The light shines still, the eternal Word has spoken; on Calvary's hill the power of death is broken; and I receive the life, the joy, the loving. Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood; God in Trinity; Holy Spirit name and images for; Jesus Word of God; Light; Word of God Scripture: John 1:1-5 Languages: English Tune Title: HALLEY

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Colin Gibson

b. 1933 Person Name: Colin Alexander Gibson (b. 1933) Author of "Great ring of light, true circle with no ending" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Colin Gibson (b. 1933) was born in Dunedin, the south island of New Zealand. He has been writing hymn texts and hymn settings for over 20 years. His works have been published and performed in Africa, the United States, Asia and Australasia, Great Britain and Europe. He is organist and director of the Mornington Methodist Choir, Dunedin, New Zealand, a lay preacher, and retired in 1999 as Head of the Department and Donald Collie Professor of English at the University of Otago where he currently heads the Department of Theatre Studies and continues to lecture on English Literature as Emeritus Professor. He has conducted numerous hymn workshops in New Zealand, Australia and Great Britain, and has been co-editor of a number of hymn collections. His frequent collaboration with Shirley Erena Murray is represented in several Hope publications, and he has his own published collections of hymns: Singing Love (Collins) and more recently Reading the Signature (Hope, 1994 - Code #1753) and Songs for a Rainbow People (Hope, 1998 - Code #8005). Three of his hymns are included in the Hope hymnal Worship & Rejoice (2001). --www.hopepublishing.com
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