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Little One, Born to Bring

Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 9.9.9.9 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Little one, born to bring us such love

KORU

Meter: 9.9.9.9 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joy F. Patterson, 1931- Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 34543 21236 71514 Used With Text: Little One, Born to Bring

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Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Hymnal: Worship and Rejoice #683 (2003) Meter: 9.9.9.9 First Line: Little one, born to bring us such love Lyrics: 1 Little one, born to bring us such love, little one, wrapped around by our prayer, given and taken, lighting our life, now we return you into God's care. 2 Hold us, dear God, as this child is held close to your heart, to comfort our pain; we too are children, children of time, needing to turn and trust you again. 3 Cancel our anger, temper our tears, banish the blame we keep to our cost, tell us the words we long to believe: never a child of yours will be lost. 4 Holy and tender Spirit of God, you do not leave us struggling alone; sleeping or waking, bless us with peace, take him/her, enfold him/her: s/he is your own. Topics: Child Loss Scripture: Romans 8:16-17 Languages: English Tune Title: KORU

Little One, Born to Bring

Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #562 (2013) Meter: 9.9.9.9 First Line: Little one, born to bring us such love Topics: Comfort; Death; Memorial; Mourning; Sorrow Scripture: Matthew 19:13-15 Languages: English Tune Title: KORU

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Shirley Erena Murray

1931 - 2020 Author of "Little One, Born to Bring" Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing. I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago

Joy F. Patterson

b. 1931 Person Name: Joy F. Patterson, 1931- Composer of "KORU" in Worship and Rejoice Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration. Sing! A New Creation