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MERLE’S TUNE

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 47 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Hal H. Hopson Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53121 65512 34253 Used With Text: Blest Be the God of Israel (Song of Zechariah)

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For All the Faithful Women

Author: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1923-2007 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Holy Women Used With Tune: MERLE'S TUNE Text Sources: Latin, 11th C.

Now from the Heavens Descending

Author: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Now from the heav'ns descending Topics: Christ the King; End Times; Feast; New Life/New Creation; Sacraments/Rites Christian Initiation of Adults; Sacraments/Rites Baptism; Order of Christian Funerals Vigils - Hymns; Order of Christian Funerals Funeral Liturgy; Saints Scripture: Revelation 21 Used With Tune: MERLE'S TUNE Text Sources: New Hymns for All Seasons
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When Jesus Came to Jordan (Cuando al Jordán fue Cristo)

Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000; Alberto Merubia, 1919-2013 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 23 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When Jesus came to Jordan To be baptized by John, He did not come for pardon, But as the sinless One. He came to share repentance With all who mourn their sins, To speak the vital sentence With which good news begins. 2 He came to share temptation, Our utmost woe and loss, For us and our salvation To die upon the cross. So when the Dove descended On him, the Son of Man, The hidden years had ended, The age of grace began. 3 Come, Holy Spirit, aid us To keep the vows we make; This very day invade us, And ev'ry bondage break. Come, give our lives direction, The gift we covet most: To share the resurrection That leads to Pentecost. --- 1 Cuando al Jordán fue Cristo y Juan le bautizó, no fue perdón pidiendo, pues él jamás pecó. Con los arrepentidos se identificó; les trajo buenas nuevas, y el reino se inició. 2 Él vino a ser tentado, que es nestra condición; sobre una cruz clavado nos trajo salvación. Y cuando la Paloma del cielo descendió, ocultos años cesan, la gracia comenzó. 3 Ayúdanos los votos que hacemos a cumplir. Los yogos que tenemos, oh ven tú a destruir. ¡Desciende y danos vida, que nuestro anhelo es, tras la Resurrección disfrutar Pentecostés! Topics: Año Cristiano Bautismo del Señor; Christian Year Baptism of the Lord; Jesucristo Tentación y Desierto; Jesus Christ Temptation and Wilderness; Jesucristo Vida y Ministerio; Jesus Christ Life and Ministry Scripture: Matthew 3:13-16 Used With Tune: MERLE'S TUNE

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How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely (Psalm 84)

Author: Arlo Duba Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #46 (2013) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D First Line: How lovely, Lord, how lovely Lyrics: 1 How lovely, Lord, how lovely is your abiding place; my soul is longing, fainting, to feast upon your grace. The sparrow finds a shelter, a place to build her nest, and so your temple calls us with in its walls to rest. 2 In your blest courts to worship, O God, a single day is better than a thousand if I from you should stray. I’d rather keep the entrance and claim you as my Lord than revel in the riches the ways of sin afford. 3 A sun and shield forever are you, O Lord Most High; you shower us with blessings; no good will you deny. The saints, your grace receiving, from strength to strength shall go, and from their life shall rivers of blessing overflow. Topics: Covenant Faithfulness; God's Providence; Occasional Services Funeral/Witness to the Resurrection; Rest Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: MERLE'S TUNE
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How Lovely, God, How Lovely

Author: Arlo D. Duba Hymnal: Celebrating Grace Hymnal #50 (2010) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 How lovely, God, how lovely is Your abiding place; my soul is longing, fainting, to feast upon Your grace. The sparrow finds a shelter, a place to build her nest; and so Your temple calls us with in its walls to rest. 2 In Your blest courts to worship, O God, a single day is better than a thousand if I from You should stray. I’d rather keep the entrance and claim You as my Lord, than revel in the riches the ways of sin afford. 3 A sun and shield forever are You, O Lord Most High; You shower us with blessings; no good will You deny. The saints, Your grace receiving, from strength to strength shall go, and from their life shall rivers of blessing overflow. Topics: God the Father Sustainer; Love for God; Praise and Adoration-God Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: MERLE'S TUNE
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How lovely, Lord, how lovely

Author: Arlo D. Duba, 1929- Hymnal: The Book of Praise #53 (1997) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 How lovely, Lord, how lovely is your abiding place; my soul is longing, fainting, to feast upon your grace. The sparrow finds a shelter, a place to build her nest, and so your temple calls us within its walls to rest. 2 In your blest courts to worship, O God, a single day is better than a thousand if I from you should stray. I'd rather keep the entrance and claim you as my Lord, than revel in the riches the ways of sin afford. 3 A sun and shield forever are you, O Lord Most High; you shower us with blessings; no good will you deny. The saints, your grace receiving, from strength to strength shall go, and from their life shall rivers of blessing overflow. Topics: God Shelter / Shield; God Love and Grace of; Metrical Psalms; Rest; River; Saints; Sanctuary Scripture: Psalm 84:10-11 Languages: English Tune Title: MERLE'S TUNE

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Michael Perry

1942 - 1996 Person Name: Michael A. Perry Author of "Song of Zechariah" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Initially studying mathematics and physics at Dulwich College, Michael A. Perry (b. Beckenham, Kent, England, 1942; d. England, 1996) was headed for a career in the sciences. However, after one year of study in physics at the University of London, he transferred to Oak Hill College to study theology. He also studied at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and received a M.Phil. from the University of Southhampton in 1973. Ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1966, Perry served the parish of St. Helen's in Liverpool as a youth worker and evangelist. From 1972 to 1981 he was the vicar of Bitterne in Southhampton and from 1981 to 1989, rector of Eversley in Hampshire and chaplain at the Police Staff College. He then became vicar of Tonbridge in Kent, where he remained until his death from a brain tumor in 1996. Perry published widely in the areas of Bible study and worship. He edited Jubilate publications such as Hymns far Today's Church (1982), Carols for Today (1986), Come Rejoice! (1989), and Psalms for Today (1990). Composer of the musical drama Coming Home (1987), he also wrote more than two hundred hymns and Bible versifications. Bert Polman

James Quinn

1919 - 2010 Person Name: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919 Author of "Now from the Heavens Descending" in Catholic Book of Worship III James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company. Sing a New Creation

Sylvia G. Dunstan

1955 - 1993 Person Name: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 Author of "Bless Now, O God, the Journey" in Community of Christ Sings After a brief, arduous battle with liver cancer, Canadian Sylvia Dunstan died in 1993 at the age of 38. For thirteen years, Dunstan had served the United Church of Canada as a parish minister and prison chaplain. She is remembered by those who knew her for her passion for those in need, her gift of writing, and her love of liturgy. Sing! A New Creation
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