PeopleKeithahn, Mary Nelson, 1934-Texts

Mary Nelson Keithahn, a United Church of Christ minister and church education specialist, works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota as a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She has also written over eighty hymns, and her texts are included in hymnals or supplements published by the Advent Christian Church, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Faith Alive Christian Resources, Alternatives for Simple Living/Selah, Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Canada and the United Methodist Church. Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP.

Hymn Texts by Mary Nelson Keithahn — view pages	As
A father came to Jesus (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
A long-lost lamb is in the fold	Mary Nelson Keithahn
A mother lined a basket (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
A widow of Zarephath town	Mary Nelson Keithahn
"Are you the one," they asked him (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
As Rachel mourned the children	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Be present, God of love, draw near	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Come away with me to a quiet place, (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Come, praise God for faithful people	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Come to the table, sinner and saint,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Emmanuel, who walked among us here,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Faith is patience in the night (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
God calls us to worship with glorious sounds	Mary Nelson Keithahn
God of every generation,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Good friends, rejoice, be glad and sing!	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Good Shepherd, our Leader, Provider, and Guide	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Great God of all, we sing your praise	Mary Nelson Keithahn
In Matthew's Gospel there are five (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Jesus sang to fishermen	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Joyful God of youth and children	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Let songs of thanksgiving and glad psalms of praise (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Like ancient people on a quest	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Like Miriam who danced to praise (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
On Christmas Eve we celebrate	Mary Nelson Keithahn
One holy night in Bethlehem (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
One was old, another barren	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Pipe a tune and beat the drum	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Sing of a stable built on a hill	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Spirit, falling like a dove	Mary Nelson Keithahn
[Spirit-Child Jesus]	Mary Keithahn Nelson
Spirit-child Jesus in joyful refrain,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
The church is our safe haven,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
The Holy One of Israel	Mary Nelson Keithahn
The kind heart of a woman failed	Mary Nelson Keithahn
The kingdom we inherited	Mary Nelson Keithahn
The people came from everywhere (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
The wedding guests were waiting	Mary Nelson Keithahn
There is a need for shepherds	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Time now to gather (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Up to the temple one fine day (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
We praise you, God of all creation	Mary Nelson Keithahn
We sang our glad hosannas (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
We thank you for music inviting us here (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
We walk today in darkness (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When Cain killed Abel in a fight (3)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When it seemed that love was dying	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When Jesus came to Jericho	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When Jesus was a refugee	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When Jesus was in Bethany (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When people learned of Jesus Christ	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When quiet peace is shattered	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When the world is babbling 'round us,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When we are blind to the judgment of love,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When we are called to sing your praise (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn
When we lose a child or parent,	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Where lilies of the field once bloomed	Mary Nelson Keithahn
Your Spirit, God, moves us to pray (2)	Mary Nelson Keithahn