Display Title: God! When human bonds are broken First Line: God! When human bonds are broken Tune Title: MEADWAY Author: Frederik Herman Kaan, 1929- Meter: 87.87 Scripture: Psalm 46; Psalm 130; Isaiah 53:2-6; Mark 9:24; Luke 22:32; John 20:19-23; Romans 5:6-11; 1 Corinthians 13:8-13; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; 2 Corinthians 12:8-11; Ephesians 1:7-14 Date: 1999 Subject: Confession of Sin | ; Faith | ; Forgiveness | ; Healing | ; Hope | ; Intercession of the Church | ; Jesus Christ | Priesthood and Intercession; Our Love to God | ; Reconciliation | ; Renewal |
Together in Song #683
Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens.
Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregation… Go to person page >
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