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Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Douglas Galbraith (b. 1940) Hymnal Title: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 13253 12656 12321 Used With Text: This is a day of new beginnings

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This is a day of new beginnings

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 23 hymnals Hymnal Title: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise Lyrics: 1 This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that's gone. 2 For by the life and death of Jesus, love's mighty Spirit, now as then, can make for us a world of difference, as faith and hope are born again. 3 Then let us, with the Spirit's daring, step from the past and leave behind our disappointment, guilt and grieving, seeking new paths, and sure to find. 4 Christ is alive, and goes before us to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings -- our God is making all things new. [Alternative text (v. 4) for Holy Communion:] In faith we'll gather round the table to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings -- our God is making all things new. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; Our Response to God in times and seasons; The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church; The Church Celebrates Confirmation; The Church Celebrates Ordination; Anniversaries; Confirmation; Holy Communion; Hope; New Year; Ordination; Renewal Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: CANONMILLS

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This is a day of new beginnings

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #526 (2005) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Hymnal Title: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Lyrics: 1 This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that's gone. 2 For by the life and death of Jesus, love's mighty Spirit, now as then, can make for us a world of difference as faith and hope are born again. 3 Then let us, with the Spirit's daring, step from the past and leave behind our disappointment, guilt and grieving, seeking new paths, and sure to find. 4 Christ is alive, and goes before us to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings -- our God is making all things new. [Alternative text (v. 4) for Holy Communion:] In faith we'll gather round the table to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings -- our God is making all things new. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; Our Response to God in times and seasons; The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church; The Church Celebrates Confirmation; The Church Celebrates Ordination; Anniversaries; Confirmation; Holy Communion; Hope; New Year; Ordination; Renewal Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Languages: English Tune Title: CANONMILLS

This is a day of new beginnings

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #526 (2008) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Hymnal Title: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise Lyrics: 1 This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that's gone. 2 For by the life and death of Jesus, love's mighty Spirit, now as then, can make for us a world of difference, as faith and hope are born again. 3 Then let us, with the Spirit's daring, step from the past and leave behind our disappointment, guilt and grieving, seeking new paths, and sure to find. 4 Christ is alive, and goes before us to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings -- our God is making all things new. [Alternative text (v. 4) for Holy Communion:] In faith we'll gather round the table to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings -- our God is making all things new. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; Our Response to God in times and seasons; The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church; The Church Celebrates Confirmation; The Church Celebrates Ordination; Anniversaries; Confirmation; Holy Communion; Hope; New Year; Ordination; Renewal Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Languages: English Tune Title: CANONMILLS

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Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal Title: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Author of "This is a day of new beginnings" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) 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