ROSETTA ROAD

ROSETTA ROAD

Composer: Colin Gibson
Published in 2 hymnals


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Composer: Colin Gibson

Colin Gibson (b. 1933) was born in Dunedin, the south island of New Zealand. He has been writing hymn texts and hymn settings for over 20 years. His works have been published and performed in Africa, the United States, Asia and Australasia, Great Britain and Europe. He is organist and director of the Mornington Methodist Choir, Dunedin, New Zealand, a lay preacher, and retired in 1999 as Head of the Department and Donald Collie Professor of English at the University of Otago where he currently heads the Department of Theatre Studies and continues to lecture on English Literature as Emeritus Professor. He has conducted numerous hymn workshops in New Zealand, Australia and Great Britain, and has been co-editor of a number of hymn collections.… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ROSETTA ROAD
Composer: Colin Gibson
Incipit: 34554 43123 451
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Music © 2005 Hope Publishing Company

Texts

A Blessing for a House (God's Grace upon this House Descend)

God's grace upon this house descend,
where food is shared and friend meets friend,
where Christ is honored in passing guest,
a place of joy, contentment, rest.
God's blessing on this house of peace,
God's blessing on this home.

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Hope is our Song #54

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New Hymns of Hope #90

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