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God of Every Generation
Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Call/Calling; Discipleship; God's Love; Heritage; Intergenerational; Marginalized; Mission; Sending Forth; Service; Trinity Used With Tune: WAUWATOSA
God of Every Generation
Christ, You Call Us All to Service
Author: Joy F. Patterson Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ, you call us all to service,
call us all who follow you;
plant in us a deep commitment
all your work and will to do.
Fire a passion for Your justice,
in us kindle love of peace;
help us heal the brokenhearted,
to the captive bring release.
2 Teach us how to work together,
brothers, sisters, side by side,
equal partners in the struggle,
in the cause of truth allied.
To each one some gift is given,
man or woman, young or old;
help us use each skill and talent
your great purpose to unfold.
3 Let us be a servant people,
reconciling, ending strife,
seeking ways more just of sharing
and of ord'ring human life.
Fill us with a glowing vision
of this world as it should be;
send us forth to change that vision
into blest reality. Topics: Call/Calling; Commitment; Discipleship; Giftedness; Healing; Justice; Mission; Reconciliation; Service; Vision; Work Used With Tune: WAUWATOSA
Christ, You Call Us All to Service
God of Every Generation
Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: The Song Lingers On #10 (2003) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D First Line: God of every generation, Lyrics: God of every generation,past and present, yet to come,Jesus Christ our Friend and Savior,Spirit holy, Three in One,Love eternal, loyal Presence,Source of faith that we embrace, we rejoice that you have called usto be agents of your grace.As you led the saints before uswho built up the church we know,guide us in our sacred mission,make us faithful, help us grow.Let our worship and our teaching,music that we sing and play,all proclaim the love of Jesus,and the Gospel for today.Bless us in our life together,men and women, young and old,friendly neighbors, lonely strangers,weak and weary, brave and bold.As we seek to follow Jesus,side by side and hand in hand,gift us with your Holy Spirit,help us live by love's command.When we leave this house of worship,may we each go out to serve,treating all we meet with justice,and respect that they deserve.In the poor, outcast, and needy,may we see our Savior's face,and with kindness, hope, and friendship,gather them in love's embrace. Topics: Christian Life Worship; Church Anniversary Inclusive community; Church-Nature and Purpose Calling of community Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22 Tune Title: WAUWATOSA
God of Every Generation
Christ, You Call Us All to Service
Author: Joy F. Patterson Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #357 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Christ, you call us all to service,
call us all who follow you;
plant in us a deep commitment
all your work and will to do.
Fire a passion for Your justice,
in us kindle love of peace;
help us heal the brokenhearted,
to the captive bring release.
2 Teach us how to work together,
brothers, sisters, side by side,
equal partners in the struggle,
in the cause of truth allied.
To each one some gift is given,
man or woman, young or old;
help us use each skill and talent
your great purpose to unfold.
3 Let us be a servant people,
reconciling, ending strife,
seeking ways more just of sharing
and of ord'ring human life.
Fill us with a glowing vision
of this world as it should be;
send us forth to change that vision
into blest reality. Topics: Call/Calling; Commitment; Discipleship; Giftedness; Healing; Justice; Mission; Reconciliation; Service; Vision; Work Languages: English Tune Title: WAUWATOSA
Christ, You Call Us All to Service
God of Every Generation
Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #361 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Call/Calling; Discipleship; God's Love; Heritage; Intergenerational; Marginalized; Mission; Sending Forth; Service; Trinity Languages: English Tune Title: WAUWATOSA
God of Every Generation
Mary Nelson Keithahn
b. 1934 Author of "God of Every Generation" in The Song Lingers On 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.
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Mary Nelson Keithahn
John D. Horman
b. 1946 Person Name: John D. Horman, 1946- Composer of "WAUWATOSA" in Community of Christ Sings
John D. Horman
Joy F. Patterson
b. 1931 Author of "Christ, You Call Us All to Service" in Community of Christ Sings Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration.
Sing! A New Creation
Joy F. Patterson
