203. Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love
Text Information |
First Line: |
Kneels at the feet of his friends |
Title: |
Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love |
Author: |
Tom Colvin (1969, rev. 1997, alt.) |
Refrain First Line: |
Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love |
Meter: |
7.7.9 with refrain |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
; ; ; ; |
Topic: |
Christian Year: Palm Sunday; Christian Year: Maundy Thursday; Christian Year: Good Friday; Ecumenical; Humility; Jesus Christ: Passion and Death; Service (4 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1969 Hope Publishing Company |
Tune Information |
Name: |
CHEREPONI |
Adapter: |
Tom Colvin (1963) |
Arranger: |
Jane Marshall (1982) |
Meter: |
7.7.9 with refrain |
Key: |
F Major |
Source: |
Ghanaian folk melody |
Copyright: |
© 1969 Hope Publishing Company; Arr. © 1982 Hope Publishing Company |
Text Information:Considering that this text comes from a part of the world where Christianity is not the primary religion gives these simple but powerful words even more depth and meaning. The tune name recalls the district in the Northern Region of Ghana where this tune was collected.