Display Title: Worship the Lord First Line: Raising our hands as a sign of rejoicing (Vers toi, ô Dieu, vois nos mains qui s'élèvent) Tune Title: WORSHIP THE LORD Author: Fred Kaan, 1929-; Nichole Berthet, 20th cent.; R. Gerald Hobbs, 1941- Meter: 11 11 12 7 with refrain (4 10 4 9) Scripture: Psalm 141:2; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:14-17; 2 Corinthians 6:1 Date: 1997 Subject: Children and Youth | Communion; Languages other than English | French; Offering | ; Sacraments and Ordinances | Communion; Servant / Service | ; Social Concerns / Social Justice | ; Work | ; Worship |
The Book of Praise #555
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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