When Aimless Violence Takes Those We Love

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When aimless violence takes those we love

Author: Joy F. Patterson
Tune: SURSUM CORDA (Smith)
ONE LICENSE: 27350
Published in 7 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

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Source: Christian Worship: Hymnal #852

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Author: Joy F. Patterson

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 Go to person page >

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First Line:	When aimless violence takes those we love
Title:	When Aimless Violence Takes Those We Love
Author:	Joy F. Patterson
Meter:	10.10.10.10
Place of Origin:	United States
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1994 Hope Publishing Company; © 1994, 1995 Hope Publishing Company
Article:	When Aimless Violence Takes Those We Love by Joy F. Patterson (from "The Hymn")