Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration.
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Tune Title: A PLACE AT THE TABLEFirst Line: For ev'ryone born, a place at the tableComposer: Joy F. PattersonMeter: 11 10 11 10 with RefrainKey: F Major or modalDate: 2015