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#537 from The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Christ for the world we sing
Tune
Moscow
Metric Index
664. 6664
Key & Modality
G Major
Last three uses
October 22nd, 2017 at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA for the Entrance Hymn
May 23rd, 2010 at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA for the Recessional Hymn
January 6th, 2008 at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA for the Gradual Hymn
Poem Words (four verses)
1.
Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with loving zeal;
the poor and them that mourn,
the faint and overborne,
sin-sick and sorrow-worn,
whom Christ doth heal.
The world to Christ we bring
with loving zeal;
the poor and them that mourn,
the faint and overborne,
sin-sick and sorrow-worn,
whom Christ doth heal.
2.
Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with fervent prayer;
the wayward and the lost,
by restless passions tossed,
redeemed at countless cost,
from dark despair.
The world to Christ we bring
with fervent prayer;
the wayward and the lost,
by restless passions tossed,
redeemed at countless cost,
from dark despair.
3.
Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with one accord;
with us the work to share,
with us reproach to dare,
with us the cross to bear,
for Christ our Lord.
The world to Christ we bring
with one accord;
with us the work to share,
with us reproach to dare,
with us the cross to bear,
for Christ our Lord.
4.
Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with joyful song;
the newborn souls, whose days,
reclaimed from error's ways,
inspired with hope and praise,
to Christ belong.
The world to Christ we bring
with joyful song;
the newborn souls, whose days,
reclaimed from error's ways,
inspired with hope and praise,
to Christ belong.
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Moscow/Christ for the World We Sing
Zack von Menchhofen, Piano/Soloist
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Moscow/Christ for the world we sing
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Hymn References
Author
Samuel Wolcott 1813-1886
Composer (melody)
Felice de Giardini 1716-1796
Harmonizer
Lowell Mason 1792-1872
Publication Date
1985
Source
The New Hymnal 1916 (harm.); Hymns Ancient and Modern
Other Hymns By Tune (in Zack's Database)
#365 in The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal) / Come, thou almighty King (F Major ) [click to view]#371 in The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal) / Thou, whose almighty word (F Major ) [click to view]
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