Christ, You Are the Fullness

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Christ, you are the fullness of God

Versifier: Bertus Frederick Polman (1986)
Tune: ARIRANG
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Piano/Organ
	The Balboa Park Organ Suite - A Celebra…

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Versifier: Bertus Frederick Polman

Bert Frederick Polman (b. Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, 1945; d. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1, 2013) was chair of the Music Department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Dr. Bert studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. Dr. Bert was a longtime is professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, and organist at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waterdown, Ontario. His teaching covered a wide range of courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and worship, and Canadian Native studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was also an orga… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Christ, you are the fullness of God
Title:	Christ, You Are the Fullness
Versifier:	Bertus Frederick Polman (1986)
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English
Copyright:	Text and harmonization © 1987, CRC Publications

Year A, Epiphany season, Baptism of the Lord (First Sunday)
Related to Acts 10 and Matthew 3 (NPM)
Year A, Lent, Second Sunday
Related to Matthew 17 (NPM)
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 12 (17)
Year C, Christmas season, First Sunday after Christmas Day
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 11 (16)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 13 (18)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 29 (34)

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Notes

Scripture References:
st. 1 =Col. l: 15-18
st. 2 = Col. 3:1-4
st. 3 = Col. 3:15-17

"Christ, You Are the Fullness" is an unrhymed paraphrase of three essential passages in Paul's letter to the Colossians: 1: 15-18, about the supremacy of Christ (st. 1); 3:1-4, about our position in Christ (st. 2); and 3: 15-17, about thankful (doxological) living (st. 3). Bert Polman (PHH 37) versified these Scriptures in 1986 to be sung with the Korean tune ARIRANG so that the hymnal would include at least one Korean tune. A Korean musician recommended this tune as one that all Koreans would know.

Liturgical Use:
Suitable in any parts or occasions of Christian worship focusing on Christ's kingship or kingdom, God's glory, the church, peace and purity, or doxological praise.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Tune

ARIRANG

The tune ARIRANG is named after a Korean folk song that has long been a favorite in Korea and became known by many American soldiers during the Korean War (1950¬1953). The song was probably composed around 1865, when laborers were conscripted from allover Korea to rebuild the Kyonbok Palace in Seou…

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