Display Title: Put Peace into Each Other's Hands First Line: Put peace into each other's hands Tune Title: ST. COLUMBA Author: Fred Kaan, 1929- Meter: 8.7.8.7. Scripture: Psalm 34:14; Proverbs 15:1; Zechariah 8:19; Matthew 26:26; Mark 9:50; Mark 14:22; Luke 1:79; Luke 2:14; Luke 22:19; John 14:27; John 16:33; Romans 2:10; Romans 12:18; Romans 14:19; 1 Corinthians 7:15; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1 Corinthians 11:23-24; 1 Corinthians 11:33-34; 2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 5:23; Ephesians 4:2; Philippians 4:5; Colossians 3:12; Colossians 3:15; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 6:11; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 3:4; 1 Peter 3:11; 1 Peter 3:15 Date: 2003
Worship and Rejoice #389
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 Congregation… Go to person page >
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