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First Line: | Surely, you alone can save us |
Title: | Sign Us with Ashes |
Author: | Mary Louise Bringle (2003) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 with refrain |
Refrain First Line: | Sign us with ashes, merciful God |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Copyright: | © 2006 GIA Publications, Inc. |
The refrain here recalls the imposition of ashes, a ritual based on Genesis 3:19, which has been a part of Christian worship on Ash Wednesday since the 9th century. As The Book of Common Worship states, “This ancient sign speaks of the frailty and uncertainty of human life.”
The refrain here recalls the imposition of ashes, a ritual based on Genesis 3:19, which has been a part of Christian worship on Ash Wednesday since the 9th century. As The Book of Common Worship states, “This ancient sign speaks of the frailty and uncertainty of human life.”