Through All the World a Hungry Christ

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Through all the world a hungry Christ

Author: Shirley Erena Murray (1992)
CCLI Number: 3250141
Published in 2 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Easy Organ Library, Vol. 51

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Source: Community of Christ Sings #213

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Author: Shirley Erena Murray

Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymn… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Through all the world a hungry Christ
Title:	Through All the World a Hungry Christ
Author:	Shirley Erena Murray (1992)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Place of Origin:	New Zealand
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1992 by Hope Publishing Company

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Tune

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BOURBON

A pentatonic (five-pitch) folk tune from the southern United States, BOURBON fits well with the penitential text of Psalm 38. The tune calls for unison singing, with accompaniment providing a firmly articulated rhythm. Like many pentatonic tunes, when unaccompanied it can be sung in canon after eith…

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