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Jesus, Greatest at the Table

Author: Stephen P. Starke Appears in 3 hymnals

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: David McCarthy, b. 1931 Tune Key: d minor Incipit: 13434 53113 43451 Used With Text: Jesus, Greatest at the Table

JULION

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 33 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: David Hurd Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51223 12215 65312 Used With Text: Jesus, Greatest at the Table

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Jesus, Greatest at the Table

Author: Stephen P. Starke Hymnal: Singing the New Testament #96 (2008) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, greatest at the table, the almighty Son of Man, laid aside his outer clothing, poured some water in a pan; as the twelve lay hushed in silence, he the servant's task began. 2 Marvel how their Lord and Teacher gently taught them not to vie, as he humbly knelt before them, dusty feet to wash and dry; by his tender touch expressing true compassion from on high. 3 Jesus took the role of servant when upon that gruesome span, for all human sin he suffered as a vile and loathsome man; on the cross poured out like water to fulfill the Father's plan. 4 Can we fathom such deep mercy? Do we see what God has done? Who can grasp this great reversal: love that gives his only Son? Christ, the sinless for the sinners, for the many dies the One. 5 Jesus gave to his disciples a commandment that was new: "Show my love to one another, do as I have done for you; all the world will know you love me as you love each other too." Topics: Family of God; Jesus Christ Life of; Love God for Us; Love for each other; Ministry and Service; Suffering of Christ Scripture: John 3:34-35 Languages: English Tune Title: JULION

Jesus, Greatest at the Table

Author: Stephen P. Starke Hymnal: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #125a (2024) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Lent; Holy Week Maundy Thursday Scripture: John 13 Languages: English Tune Title: JULION

Jesus, Greatest at the Table

Author: Stephen P. Starke, b. 1955 Hymnal: Lutheran Service Book #446 (2006) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Maundy (Holy) Thursday Scripture: John 13:1-17 Languages: English Tune Title: NEW MALDEN

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Stephen P. Starke

b. 1955 Author of "Jesus, Greatest at the Table" in Singing the New Testament Rev. Stephen P. Starke has always had a heart for hymns. At a young age, Starke played hymns out of The Lutheran Hymnal and read through the hymnal to pass the time before Sunday services. Pastor Starke graduated from Concordia University Chicago with a BA. While completing his MDiv from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, he attempted his first hymn text and was encouraged to write more. Since that time, he has written more than 175 hymns inspired by music and the Scriptures. He has been commissioned to write hymns for special occasions, including the 125th anniversary of Concordia University Wisconsin, as well as his daughter’s wedding. Because of his extensive work as a hymnwriter, Pastor Starke received an honorary doctor of letters degree from Concordia University, Irvine, California, and an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon. It is through the medium of hymns that Pastor Starke desires to preserve and pass on the truths of the Gospel for generations to come.

David Hurd

b. 1950 Composer of "JULION" in Singing the New Testament David Hurd (b. Brooklyn, New York, 1950) was a boy soprano at St. Gabriel's Church in Hollis, Long Island, New York. Educated at Oberlin College and the University of North Carolina, he has been professor of church music and organist at General Theological Seminary in New York since 1976. In 1985 he also became director of music for All Saints Episcopal Church, New York. Hurd is an outstanding recitalist and improvisor and a composer of organ, choral, and instrumental music. In 1987 David Hurd was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, by the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. The following year he received honorary doctorates from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, and from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. His I Sing As I Arise Today, the collected hymn tunes of David Hurd, was published in 2010. Bert Polman and Emily Brink