| Text information |
| First Line: | God, whose purpose is to kindle |
| Title: | God, Whose Purpose Is to Kindle |
| Author: | David E. Trueblood, 1900- |
| Meter: | 8 7 8 7 D |
| Scripture: | Luke 12:49-53 |
| Topic: | Challenge of Gospel; Christian Life; Commissioning; Commitment; Compassion; Complacency; Courage; Discipleship; Forgiveness; Freedom; Justice; Liberation; Life; Love for Others; Ministry; Mission; Service; Social Concern; Word of God |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | From "Baptism by Fire" from Incendiary Fellowship © 1967, David Elton Trueblood. Reprinted by permission of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. |