Glory to God ‎#529

529. Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether

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Text Information

• First Line: Draw us in the Spirit's tether
• Title: Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether
• Author: Percy Dearmer (1931, alt.)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 18:20
  ;
  John 13:34-35
  ;
  John 15:8
  ;
  1 Corinthians 11:23-26
• Topic: The Church; Discipleship; Eucharist; Lord's Supper; Communion
• Copyright: © 1931 Oxford University Press

Tune Information

• Name: UNION SEMINARY
• Composer: Harold Friedell (1957)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.7
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © 1957, ren. H. W. Gray Company (admin. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.)

Text Information:

This Communion text calls attention to the inherent sacramental nature of all meals and the communal dimensions of all human interaction. The tune, originally composed for an anthem setting of this text, honors the institution where the composer was trained and later taught.