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HE CAME DOWN

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 28 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John L. Bell, b. 1949 Tune Sources: Cameroon traditional Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51132 12552 24323 Used With Text: He Came Down
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He Came Down

Author: John Bell, b. 1949 Appears in 29 hymnals First Line: He came down that we may have hope Lyrics: 1 He came down that we may have hope. He came down that we may have hope. He came down that we may have hope. Hallelujah forevermore. 2 He came down that we may have peace. He came down that we may have peace. He came down that we may have peace. Hallelujah forevermore, 3 He came down that we may have joy. He came down that we may have joy. He came down that we may have joy. Hallelujah forevermore. 4 He came down that we may have life. He came down that we may have life. He came down that we may have life. Hallelujah forevermore. Topics: Advent Used With Tune: [He came down that we may have hope] Text Sources: Cameroon traditional
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Jesus Came Bringing Us Hope

Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Jesus came bringing us hope, Jesus came bringing us hope, Jesus came bringing us hope, hallelujah forever more! 2 Jesus came bringing us peace, Jesus came bringing us peace, Jesus came bringing us peace, hallelujah forever more! 3 Jesus came bringing us love, Jesus came bringing us love, Jesus came bringing us love, hallelujah forever more! 4 Jesus came bringing us joy, Jesus came bringing us joy, Jesus came bringing us joy, hallelujah forever more! Topics: Praise; Children Zipper songs; Christian Year Advent; Christian Year Christmas; Christian Year Epiphany; Hope; Jesus Christ; Service Music Assurance; Service Music Response / Affirmation Used With Tune: [Jesus came bringing us hope] Text Sources: Traditional song, Cameroon
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He Came Down

Hymnal: Sing With Me #91 (2006) First Line: He came down that we may have hope Lyrics: 1 He came down that we may have hope; he came down that we may have hope; he came down that we may have hope. Hallelujah forevermore. 2 He came down that we may have joy; he came down that we may have joy; he came down that we may have joy. Hallelujah forevermore. 3 He came down that we may have peace; he came down that we may have peace; he came down that we may have peace. Hallelujah forevermore. 4 He came down that we may have life; He came down that we may have life; he came down that we may have life. Hallelujah forevermore. 5 He came down that we may have light; He came down that we may have light; he came down that we may have light. Hallelujah forevermore. Topics: Know Christmas/Birth of Christ; Songs with Non-Western Roots Cameroon; Songs with Signing or Motions Scripture: John 8:12 Languages: English Tune Title: [He came down that we may have love]
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Hymnal: Worship and Rejoice #402 (2003) Meter: Irregular First Line: He came down that we may have love Lyrics: 1 He came down that we may have love; he came down that we may have love; he came down that we may have love; hallelujah forevermore. 2 He came down that we may have peace; he came down that we may have peace; he came down that we may have peace; hallelujah forevermore. 3 He came down that we may have joy; he came down that we may have joy; he came down that we may have joy; hallelujah forevermore. 4 He came down that we may have life; he came down that we may have life; he came down that we may have life; hallelujah forevermore. Scripture: John 15:17 Languages: English Tune Title: CAMEROON
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He Came Down

Hymnal: One in Faith #377 (2015) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: He came down that we may have love Lyrics: 1 He came down that we may have love; he came down that we may have love; he came down that we may have love; hallelujah forevermore. 2 He came down that we may have peace; he came down that we may have peace; he came down that we may have peace; hallelujah forevermore. 3 He came down that we may have joy; he came down that we may have joy; he came down that we may have joy; hallelujah forevermore. 4 He came down that we may have life; he came down that we may have life; he came down that we may have life; hallelujah forevermore. Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: CAMEROON
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John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John Bell, b. 1949 Translator of "He Came Down" in Sing! A New Creation John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink
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Geoff Weaver

b. 1943 Arranger of "[He came down that we may have love]" in In Every Corner Sing
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Godwin Sadoh

Author of "He Came Down" in Ẹ Kọrin S'Oluwa (Sing to the Lord) Godwin Sadoh 1965- Nigerian Composer and Ethnomusicologist, Godwin Sadoh, Nigerian composer-ethnomusicologist, organist, pianist and choir director Dr. Godwin Sadoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in piano performance composition from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria, the Master of Arts degree in ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a Master of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Godwin Sadoh received his Doctorate of Musical Arts in organ performance and composition from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, where he studied composition with Dinos Constantinides and church music with Quentin Faulkner. Dr. Sadoh authored numerous scholarly articles on modern African art music, organ building, church music, as well as organist-composers in Nigeria appearing in publications such as The Organ, The Hymn, ComposerUSA, Living Music, Twentieth Century Music and Organ Encyclopedia. He has performed throughout Nigeria and the United States as a recitalist, accompanist, and choral director as well as founding the critically acclaimed Ile-Ife Choral Society and the Golden Bells Choral Group in Nigeria. --newscoreorch.org/the-composers/
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