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I waited, I waited on the Lord

I waited, I waited on the Lord

Composer: The Iona Community
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: The Iona Community

Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to I… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: I waited, I waited on the Lord
Composer: The Iona Community
Incipit: 15551 75342 1555
Key: d minor
Copyright: © 1987 WGRG, The Iona Community (Glasgow, Scotland) G.I.A. Publications, Inc.

Texts

I waited, I waited on the Lord

I waited, I waited on the Lord;
I waited, I waited on the Lord;
who bent down low and remembered me
and who heard my prayer.

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Instances

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The Book of Praise #24

Voices United #954

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