The Lord is near

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The Lord is near, with thanks prepare a welcome

Author: F. Richard Garland (2015)
Tune: FINLANDIA
Published in 1 hymnal

Piano/Organ
	TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Choral
	This Is My Song - Guitar part

Handbells
	Finlandia - Handbell Part

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 >

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First Line:	The Lord is near, with thanks prepare a welcome
Title:	The Lord is near
Author:	F. Richard Garland (2015)
Meter:	11.10.11.10.11.10
Language:	English
Notes:	This hymn may be reproduced and used in worship from http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/the-lord-is-near
Copyright:	© 2015 F. Richard Garland

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FINLANDIA

In 1899 Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (b. Hameenlina, Tavastehus, Finland, 1865; Jarvenpaa, near Helsingfors, Finland, 1957) wrote a musical score for six historical tableaux in a pageant that celebrated and supported the Finnish press against Russian oppression. In 1900 Sibelius revised the music…

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