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In Matthew's Gospel There Are Five

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Appears in 2 hymnals

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John D. Horman Tune Sources: Time Now to Gather Tune Key: D Major Used With Text: In Matthew's Gospel There Are Five

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In Matthew's Gospel There Are Five

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Singing the New Testament #4 (2008) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D with refrain Refrain First Line: If God could find a use for them Topics: Biblical Names and Places Tamar; Biblical Names and Places Rahab; Biblical Names and Places Ruth; Biblical Names and Places Bathsheba; Biblical Names and Places Mary; Christmas/Birth of Christ; Ministry and Service Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-24 Languages: English Tune Title: FAITH-MOTHERS

In Matthew's Gospel There Are Five

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Time Now to Gather #14 (1999) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D with refrain Refrain First Line: If God could find a use for them Topics: Faith in God's purpose; Jesus Genealogy; Women in the Bible Mary; Women in the Bible Bathsheba; Women in the Bible Tamar; Women in the Bible Rahab; Women in the Bible Ruth Scripture: Genesis 38 Languages: English Tune Title: FAITH-MOTHERS

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Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Author of "In Matthew's Gospel There Are Five" Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns together, some of which are included in these hymnals and supplements: Community of Christ Sings, God’s Mission, God’s Song, Hymns of Heritage and Hope, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sing Justice! Do Justice, Sing the Faith, Singing Our Savior’s Story, Singing the New Testament, The Faith We Sing, Upper Room Worshipbook, Voices Found, Voices United, and Worship and Song. They have also published four collections of their hymns: Come Away with Me and Time Now to Gather (Abingdon, 1998), The Song Lingers On (Zimbel, 2003), and Faith That Lets Us Sing (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017). Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Achievement Award from her alma mater, Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in recognition of her work in composing text for religious music. Mary was married to the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn, a U.C.C. pastor, and widowed in 1986. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. --mnk