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If I Could Visit Bethlehem
Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: MorningStar Description: From the publisher: A "user friendly" new collection of 15 hymns and carols with original tunes. These hymns and carols have been used in hymn festivals throughout the United States and are proven to be effective with a wide variety of congregations. A variety of writers are represented including Jaroslav Vajda and Brian Wren. Extensive notes on each hymn are given as well as suggestions for use and additional resource material. Each hymn or carol includes a harmonization for organ or piano, and a congregational page. This collection is designed to be a usable worship resource, not just a reference tool.
If I Could Visit Bethlehem
The Lord’s My Shepherd
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 570 hymnals Topics: Christian Journey; Easter Easter IV; Memorial Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: CARBERRY TOWER Text Sources: The Psalms of David in Meeter
The Lord’s My Shepherd
Praise the Lord, O Heavens Adore Him
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 752 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: SALISBURY PLAIN
Praise the Lord, O Heavens Adore Him
Create in Me
Meter: Irregular Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: Create in me a clean heart Refrain First Line: Create in me a clean heart Topics: Eucharist Ash Wednesday Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12 Used With Tune: ST. LOUIS PARK
Create in Me
CARBERRY TOWER
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Burkhardt Tune Key: F Major Used With Text: The Lord’s My Shepherd
CARBERRY TOWER
A CRY IN THE NIGHT
Meter: Irregular Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Burkhardt Tune Key: F Major Used With Text: A Cry in the Night
A CRY IN THE NIGHT
SALISBURY PLAIN
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Burkhardt Tune Key: A Major Used With Text: Praise the Lord, O Heavens Adore Him
SALISBURY PLAIN
A Cry in the Night
Author: Dana Runestad Hymnal: IICV2000 #3 (2000) Meter: Irregular First Line: From darkness and chaos, from fashionless void Topics: Eucharist; New Life Languages: English Tune Title: A CRY IN THE NIGHT
A Cry in the Night
Create in Me
Hymnal: IICV2000 #7 (2000) Meter: Irregular First Line: Create in me a clean heart Refrain First Line: Create in me a clean heart Topics: Eucharist Ash Wednesday Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. LOUIS PARK
Create in Me
Freedom, Oh, Freedom
Author: Michael Burkhardt Hymnal: IICV2000 #11 (2000) Meter: Irregular Refrain First Line: From sin set free, Proclaim with me Topics: Christian Freedom Responsibility; Christian Freedom Witness Languages: English Tune Title: ARCADIA
Freedom, Oh, Freedom
Brian A. Wren
b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren Hymnal Number: 25 Author of "Jesus, on the Mountain Peak" in If I Could Visit Bethlehem Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship.
Bert Polman
Brian A. Wren
Jaroslav J. Vajda
1919 - 2008 Person Name: Jaroslav Vajda 1919- Hymnal Number: 15 Translator of "How Lovely and How Pleasant" in If I Could Visit Bethlehem Jaroslav J. Vajda (b. Lorain, Ohio, 1919; d. 2008) Born of Czechoslovakian parents, Vajda was educated at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1944, he served congregations in Pennsylvania and Indiana until 1963. He was editor of the periodicals The Lutheran Beacon (1959-1963) and This Day (1963-1971) and book editor and developer for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis from 1971 until his retirement in 1986. Working mainly with hymn texts, Vajda served on several Lutheran commissions of worship. A writer of original poetry since his teens, he was the author of They Followed the King (1965) and Follow the King (1977). His translations from Slovak include Bloody Sonnets (1950), Slovak Christmas (1960), An Anthology of Slovak Literature (1977), and contributions to the Lutheran Worship Supplement (1969) and the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978). A collection of his hymn texts, carols, and hymn translations was issued as Now the Joyful Celebration (1987); its sequel is So Much to Sing About (1991). Vajda's hymns are included in many modern hymnals, and he was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1988.
Bert Polman
Jaroslav J. Vajda
Michael Burkhardt
b. 1957 Hymnal Number: 55 Composer of "CARBERRY TOWER" in If I Could Visit Bethlehem
Michael Burkhardt
