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God calls us from darkness

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Author: F. Richard Garland

The Reverend F. Richard Garland is a retired United Methodist pastor. He and his wife, Catherine Sprigg, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, live in North Kingstown, RI. Dick was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is a lifelong Methodist. A graduate of Garrett Theological Seminary, he interned in Chicago and then served churches in Indiana, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. He continues to preach on occasion, provide coverage in emergency pastoral situations, and write a monthly essay, "From Where I Sit" for the newsletter of the North Kingstown UMC. He has been a contributor to The Upper Room. Dick is a lifelong hiker who still climbs in the mountains of New Hampshire. At home, he spends a great deal of tim… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: God calls us from darkness to live in the light
Title: God calls us from darkness
Author: F. Richard Garland (2015)
Meter: 11.8.11.8
Language: English
Notes: This hymn may be reproduced and used in worship from http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/god-calls-us-from-darkness
Copyright: © 2015 F. Richard Garland

Tune

DAVIS (Lewis)

Also published as "DULCIMER" (e.g. LDS1985), "BELOVED", and "MEDITATION"

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Discipleship Ministries Collection #193

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