713. Touch the Earth Lightly
Text Information |
First Line: |
Touch the earth lightly |
Title: |
Touch the Earth Lightly |
Author: |
Shirley Erena Murray (1991) |
Meter: |
5.5.10.D |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
; ; ; |
Topic: |
Care of Creation; Dedication and Stewardship; Hunger; Renewal (1 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1992 Hope Publishing Company |
ONE LICENSE: |
02310 |
Tune Information |
Name: |
TENDERNESS |
Composer: |
Colin Gibson (1992) |
Meter: |
5.5.10.D |
Key: |
B♭ Major |
Copyright: |
© 1992 Hope Publishing Company |
Text Information:An Australian aboriginal saying opens this gentle hymn from New Zealand on the stewardship of creation. “Clouds of disaster” in the second stanza refers to the testing of nuclear devices then occurring in the Pacific Ocean, but the concern for all created things is timeless.