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Background Information on Peter
Saint Peter Shimoun Bar Younah; died AD 64–68),also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, Kipa, lit.('Rock'), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic tradition accredits Peter as the first bishop of Rome—or pope—and also as the first bishop of Antioch.
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Hymns Recommended by Experts
Especially appropriate for a Tenebrae service, this narrative hymn follows Christ from the Last Supper through the crucifixion. Peter is mentioned in st. 2 and again in st. 7, when “Peter speaks his third denial.”
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Both Peter and Paul are mentioned in this song for those who are in need of comfort and balm “to make the wounded whole. If God could use Peter, who denied him, and Paul, who had persecuted Jesus and the church,” God can use us too, to “tell the love of Jesus.” Jeremiah 8:22 is the reference for a “balm in Gilead.”
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A hymn that names Peter, James and John, witnesses to the Transfiguration of Christ when he met with Moses and Elijah. Their witness turns into following Christ down the mountain to the cross; the third stanza is a prayer that Christ “transfigure our perceptions…and recast our life’s intentions” as we too follow Christ.
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Jesus named Peter, meaning “rock,” after Peter’s confession “You are the Christ” (Matthew 16:16-18). St. 3 describes the church as “God’s house of living stones,” a clear reference to 1 Peter 3:4-8, in which he calls us to come to Christ, the living Stone, including quotations from Psalm 118:22, Isaiah 8:14 and 28:16.
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A “catalog” hymn in which the first and final stanzas could frame one or more of the 21 inner stanzas devoted to giving thanks for particular leaders in the New Testament, including Peter.
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The text is a setting of the final words of Peter in his second letter (2 Peter 3:18). The song has become a favorite parting hymn among many youth groups and congregations; many congregations sing it holding hands, and lifting hands together on the doxology that ends the song.
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An account of the vision Peter had regarding clean and unclean, resulting in his visit to Cornelius, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Gentiles (Acts 10:9-48).
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An account of Luke 5:1-11, when Jesus called the first disciples. Peter’s response is the focus of the text: first resistance, then awe, confession, and leaving all to follow Christ, even as Christ also comes to us to leave fear behind and venture forth in Christ’s name.
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In contrast to Peter’s first encounter with Jesus as a fisherman, this is the account of the post-resurrection Christ who invited the disciples to cast their nets on the other side (John 21:1-14).
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