Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service

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Lord, whose love through humble service

Author: Albert F. Bayly (1961)
Published in 49 hymnals

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	EARLY AMERICAN FOLK HYMNS FOR ORGAN (A C…

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	Christ Has Called Us to New Visions / Lo…

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	Flute Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 (Arrange…

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1 Lord, whose love in humble service
Bore the weight of human need,
Who upon the cross, forsaken,
Worked Your mercy’s perfect deed:
We, Your servants, bring the worship
Not of voice alone, but heart;
Consecrating to Your purpose
Every gift which You impart.

2 Still Your children wander homeless;
Still the hungry cry for bread;
Still the captives long for freedom;
Still in grief we mourn our dead.
As you, Lord, in deep compassion
Healed the sick and freed the soul,
By Your Spirit send Your power
To our world to make it whole.

3 As we worship, grant us vision,
Till your love’s revealing light
In its height and depth and greatness
Dawns upon our quickened sight,
Making known the needs and burdens
Your compassion bids us bear,
Stirring us to ardent service,
Your abundant life to share.

Source: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #363

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Author: Albert F. Bayly

Albert F. Bayly was born on September 6, 1901, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex, England. He received his education at London University (BA) and Mansfield College, Oxford. Bayly was a Congregationalist (later United Reformed Church) minister from the late 1920s until his death in 1984. His life and ministry spanned the Depression of the 1930s, the Second World War, and the years of reconstruction which followed. After retiring in 1971, he moved to Springfield, Chelmsford, and was active in the local United Reformed Church. He wrote several pageants on mission themes, and librettos for cantatas by W. L. Lloyd Webber. He died on July 26, 1984 in Chichester, Sussex, England. NN,… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lord, whose love through humble service
Title:	Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service
Author:	Albert F. Bayly (1961)
Meter:	8.7.8.7 D
Language:	English
Copyright:	© Oxford University Press

Year A, Epiphany Season, Fifth Sunday
Related to Isaiah 58, 1 Corinthians 2 and Matthew 5 (NPM)
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 16 (21)
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 19 (24)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 7 (12)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 10 (15)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 21 (26)

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Spanish

Santo, Santo, Santo: cantos para el pueblo de Dios = Holy, Holy, Holy: songs for the people of God #239

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Scripture References:
st. 4 = Matt. 25:34-10

Albert F. Bayly (PHH 293) wrote this text in response to a Hymn Society of America search for new hymns on social welfare. It was chosen as the theme hymn for the Second National Conference on the Churches and Social Welfare held in Cleveland, Ohio, October 23-27, 1961. The Hymn Society published the text in Seven New Social Welfare Hymns (1961).

The text begins with recognition of Christ's ultimate sacrifice on the cross and then points to the continuing needs of the homeless, the hungry, the prisoners, and the mourners. Bayly's words remind us of modern refugees, AIDS patients, and famine victims who are as close as our doorstep or who are brought to our attention via the news media. The final two stanzas encourage us to move from Sunday worship to weekday service; such integrity in the Christian life is truly a liturgy of sacrifice, pleasing to God.

Liturgical Use:
Services that emphasize missions, diaconal themes, and servanthood.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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IN BABILONE

IN BABILONE is a traditional Dutch melody that appeared in Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen (Old and New Dutch Peasant Songs and Country Dances), c. 1710. Ralph Vaughan Williams (PHH 316) discovered this tune as arranged by Julius Rontgen (b. Leipzig, Germany, 1855; d. Utrecht,…

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Piano/Organ EARLY AMERICAN FOLK HYMNS FOR ORGAN (A Collected Edition) Blest Be the Tie - Ten Hymn Arrangements for Piano Flute Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 (Arranged with Keyboard Accompaniment) More Piano/Organ...
Choral Christ Has Called Us to New Visions / Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service - (Choral Score) The Servant Song More Choral...
Instrumental French Horn Solos for Worship (Arranged with Keyboard Accompaniment) French Horn Solos for Worship (Arranged with Keyboard Accompaniment) Cello Solos for Worship (Arranged with Keyboard Accompaniment) More Instrumental...
Handbells Tune My Heart to Ring Your Praise (Distinguished Settings of American Folk Hymns) Tune My Heart to Ring Your Praise (Distinguished Settings of American Folk Hymns) Three American Folk Hymns More Handbells...

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