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Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Meter: 13.12.13.13.11 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
and the stars and the suns shout on this joyful Day!
Christ is alive, and his family must celebrate
in a great alleluia,
a great alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away.
2 Here is our hope: in the mystery of suffering
is the heartbeat of Love, Love that will not let go;
here is our hope, that in God we are not separate,
and we sing alleluia,
we sing alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away.
3 Christ Spirit, dance through the dullness of humanity
to the music of God, God who has set us free!
You are the pulse of the new creation's energy;
with a great alleluia,
a great alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year Easter; Dance; Hope; Renewal Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Used With Tune: HEARTBEAT
Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #422 (2005) Meter: 13.12.13.13.11 Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
and the stars and the suns shout on this joyful Day!
Christ is alive, and his family must celebrate
in a great alleluia,
a great alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away.
2 Here is our hope: in the mystery of suffering
is the heartbeat of Love, Love that will not let go;
here is our hope, that in God we are not separate,
and we sing alleluia,
we sing alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away.
3 Christ Spirit, dance through the dullness of humanity
to the music of God, God who has set us free!
You are the pulse of the new creation's energy;
with a great alleluia,
a great alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year Easter; Dance; Hope; Renewal Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Languages: English Tune Title: HEARTBEAT
Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #422 (2008) Meter: 13.12.13.13.11 Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
and the stars and the suns shout on this joyful Day!
Christ is alive, and his family must celebrate
in a great alleluia,
a great alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away.
2 Here is our hope: in the mystery of suffering
is the heartbeat of Love, Love that will not let go;
here is our hope, that in God we are not separate,
and we sing alleluia,
we sing alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away.
3 Christ Spirit, dance through the dullness of humanity
to the music of God, God who has set us free!
You are the pulse of the new creation's energy;
with a great alleluia,
a great alleluia
to praise the power that made the stone roll away. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year Easter; Dance; Hope; Renewal Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Languages: English Tune Title: HEARTBEAT
Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate
Easter Song
Author: Shirley Murray Hymnal: Alleluia Aotearoa #15 (1999) First Line: Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate Topics: Easter Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate]
Easter Song
Jillian M. Bray
Person Name: Jillian Bray Composer of "HEARTBEAT" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)
Jillian M. Bray
Shirley Erena Murray
1931 - 2020 Person Name: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Author of "Christ is alive, and the universe must celebrate" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing.
I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago
Shirley Erena Murray
