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Bring Many Names
Author: Brian Wren Meter: 9.10.11.9 Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: Bring many names, beautiful and good Lyrics: 1 Bring many names, beautiful and good,
celebrate, in parable and story,
holiness in glory, living, loving God.
Hail and Hosanna! Bring many names!
2 Strong mother God, working night and day,
planning all the wonders of creation,
setting each equation genius at play:
Hail and Hosanna, strong mother God!
3 Warm father God, hugging every child,
feeling all the strains of human living,
caring and forgiving till we're reconciled:
Hail and Hosanna, warm father God!
4 Old, aching God, gray with endless care,
calmly piercing evil's new disguises,
glad of good surprises, wiser than despair:
Hail and Hosanna, old, aching God!
5 Young, growing God, eager, on the move,
saying no to falsehood and unkindness,
crying out for justice, giving all you have:
Hail and Hosanna, young, growing God!
6 Great, living God, never fully known,
joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,
closer yet than breathing, everlasting home:
Hail and Hosanna, great, living God! Topics: Aging; Creation; Justice and Reconciliation; Praise; Sovereignty of God; Youth Scripture: Genesis 1:27 Used With Tune: WESTCHASE
Bring Many Names
Nombres sin fin
Author: Brian Wren; George Lockwood Meter: 9.10.11.9 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Nombres sin fin buenos, bellos son Topics: Dios Su Naturaleza y Alabanza; Dios Su Alabanza Scripture: Genesis 1:27 Used With Tune: WESTCHASE
Nombres sin fin
Nombres sin fin
Author: Brian Wren (inglés, n. 1936); Ervin Barrios (mexicano, n. 1954); Gaylord E. Smith (estadounidense, n. 1939) Hymnal: Las Voces del Camino #7 (2009) Meter: 9.10.11.9 First Line: Nombres sin fin, buenos, bellos son Lyrics: 1 Nombres sin fin, buenos, bellos son;
cántense en parábolas y cuentos,
santidad gloriosa, vivo Dios de amor,
¡Salve, Hosana, nombres sin fin!
2 Dios maternal, obra sin cesar,
planteando ecuaciones bellas,
crea maravillas, jugado genial,
¡Salve, Hosana, Dios maternal!
3 Dios paternal, ama por igual,
compartiendo el dolor humano,
cuida y perdona, hasta conciliar,
¡Salve, Hosana, Dios paternal!
4 Anciano Dios, cano protector,
derrotando el mal en sus disfraces,
goza de sorpresas, sabio alentador,
¡Salve, Hosana, Anciano Dios!
5 Dios juvenil, ansia de crecer,
rechazando embustes y crueldades,
clama por justicia, da su entero ser.
¡Salve, Hosana, Dios juvenil!
6 Vivo y gran Dios, hace meditar,
muy feliz misterio a la distancia,
intimo suspiro, sempiterno hogar,
¡Salve, Hosana, Vivo y gran Dios! Topics: Alabanza y Celebración; Praise and Celebration; Dios; God Languages: Spanish Tune Title: WESTCHASE
Nombres sin fin
Bring Many Names
Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: Chalice Hymnal #10 (1995) Meter: 9.10.11.9 First Line: Bring many names, beautiful and good Lyrics: 1 Bring many names, beautiful and good,
celebrate, in parable and story,
holiness in glory, living, loving God.
Hail and Hosanna! Bring many names!
2 Strong mother God, working night and day,
planning all the wonders of creation,
setting each equation, genius at play:
Hail and Hosanna, strong mother God!
3 Warm father God, hugging every child,
feeling all the strains of human living,
caring and forgiving till we're reconciled:
Hail and Hosanna, warm father God!
4 Old, aching God, grey with endless care,
calmly piercing evil's new disguises,
glad of good surprises, wiser than despair:
Hail and Hosanna, old, aching God!
5 Young, growing God, eager, on the move,
saying no to falsehood and unkindness,
crying out for justice, giving all you have:
Hail and Hosanna, young, growing God!
6 Great, living God, never fully known,
joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,
closer yet than breathing, everlasting home:
Hail and Hosanna, great, living God! Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Praise to God; God; God: Names; Praise Languages: English Tune Title: WESTCHASE
Bring Many Names
Bring Many Names
Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #11 (1995) Meter: 9.10.11.9 First Line: Bring many names, beautiful and good Lyrics: 1 Bring many names, beautiful and good,
celebrate, in parable and story,
holiness in glory, living, loving God.
Hail and Hosanna! bring many names!
2 Strong mother God, working night and day,
planning all the wonders of creation,
setting each equation, genius at play:
Hail and Hosanna, strong mother God!
3 Warm father God, hugging every child,
feeling all the strains of human living,
caring and forgiving till we're reconciled:
Hail and Hosanna, warm father God!
4 Old, aching God, gray with endless care,
calmly piercing evil's new disguises,
glad of good surprises, wiser than despair:
Hail and Hosanna, old, aching God!
5 Young, growing God, eager, on the move,
saying no to falsehood and unkindness,
crying out for justice, giving all you have:
Hail and Hosanna, young, growing God!
6 Great, living God, never fully known,
joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,
closer yet than breathing, everlasting home:
Hail and Hosanna, great, living God! Topics: Adoration and Praise God; God Fatherhood, Motherhood of; God Presence of; Year A All Saints; Year C Proper 8; Year C Proper 9 Scripture: Genesis 1:27 Languages: English Tune Title: WESTCHASE
Bring Many Names
Carlton R. Young
b. 1926 Meter: 9.10.11.9 Composer of "WESTCHASE" in Sing the Faith
Carlton R. Young
Brian A. Wren
b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren Meter: 9.10.11.9 Author of "Bring Many Names" in Sing the Faith Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship.
Bert Polman
Brian A. Wren
George Lockwood
b. 1946 Meter: 9.10.11.9 Translator of "Nombres sin fin" in El Himnario Rev. George Lockwood was born in 1946 and has been a missionary to Costa Rica. He has pastored Spanish-speaking congregations in both Arizona and California and served on the editorial committee for the Methodist hymnal supplement Celebremos II. In addition, Lockwood has traveled throughout Central and South America interviewing church musicians and gathering new hymns from both Spanish and Portuguese cultures which he then presents at conferences and workshops.
The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
George Lockwood
