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138. Who Would Think That What Was Needed

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First Line: Who would think that what was needed
Title: Who Would Think That What Was Needed
Author: Graham Maule (1987)
Author: John L. Bell (1987)
Refrain First Line: God surprises earth with heaven
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Christian Year: Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany; Jesus Christ: Birth
Copyright: © 1987, 2005 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.)
ONE LICENSE: 07384
Tune Information
Name: WHITE ROSETTES
Composer: John L. Bell (2005)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
Key: F Major
Copyright: © 1987, 2005 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.)


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Hindsight is nearly always clearer than foresight, and with gentle good humor this Christmas hymn points out how great was the gap between human expectation and God’s actual way of providing a means of salvation for us. God’s ways continually exceed our claims to comprehend them.


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