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ASKERSWELL

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Peter Cutts (b. 1937) Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13454 32335 67332 Used With Text: Surrounded by a world of need

Author: Fred Kaan (b. 1929) Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Surrounded by a world of need, by men to heal, to house and feed, our mind is given to despair, and hope is undermined by war. Yet through the fabric of our time there runs the liberating theme of love that makes the world go round, of love creative and profound. 2 This love is in the face of Christ, in human life, made manifest; its strong intent will conquer all, it raises people when they fall. Then help us, Lord, to understand the good your purpose put in man, and use, to bring your reign about, those in the church and those without. Topics: Close of Worship; God--in Jesus Christ Hope of the World; World and Society Justice and Peace Used With Tune: ASKERSWELL

Once from a European shore

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Church World Church and Mission Used With Tune: ASKERSWELL

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Once from a European shore

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal: New Church Praise #74 (1975) Topics: Church World Church and Mission Languages: English Tune Title: ASKERSWELL

Surrounded by a world of need

Author: Fred Kaan (b. 1929) Hymnal: New Church Praise #91 (1975) Lyrics: 1 Surrounded by a world of need, by men to heal, to house and feed, our mind is given to despair, and hope is undermined by war. Yet through the fabric of our time there runs the liberating theme of love that makes the world go round, of love creative and profound. 2 This love is in the face of Christ, in human life, made manifest; its strong intent will conquer all, it raises people when they fall. Then help us, Lord, to understand the good your purpose put in man, and use, to bring your reign about, those in the church and those without. Topics: Close of Worship; God--in Jesus Christ Hope of the World; World and Society Justice and Peace Languages: English Tune Title: ASKERSWELL

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Peter Cutts

1937 - 2024 Person Name: Peter Cutts (b. 1937) Composer of "ASKERSWELL" in New Church Praise

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Author of "Once from a European shore" in New Church Praise 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

Fred Kaan

1929 - 2009 Person Name: Fred Kaan (b. 1929) Author of "Surrounded by a world of need" in New Church Praise Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens. Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregational Church in Barry, Glamorgan. In 1963 he was called to be minister of the Pilgrim Church in Plymouth. It was in this congregation that he began to write hymns. The first edition of Pilgrim Praise was published in 1968, going into second and third editions in 1972 and 1975. He continued writing many more hymns throughout his life. Dianne Shapiro, from obituary written by Keith Forecast in Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/fred-kaan-minister-and-celebrated-hymn-writer-1809481.html)