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![]() | Before I take the body of my LordAuthor: John L. BellTune: LAYING DOWN Published in 7 hymnals |
John Lamberton Bell (born 1949, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire) is a hymn-writer. A Church of Scotland minister, he is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist. He works throughout the world, often lecturing in theological colleges in the UK, Canada and the United States, but is primarily concerned with the renewal of congregational worship at the grass roots level.
Bell studied at the University of Glasgow where in 1974 he was elected President of the Students' Representative Council. His election represented a significant development as it was the start of a few years' control by the left wing of the SRC. Bell was quite open about his Christian religious beliefs, wearing a wooden cross-shaped pendant.
In 1977… Go to person page >| First Line: | Before I take the body of my Lord |
| Title: | Before I Take the Body of My Lord |
| Author: | John L. Bell |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | © 1989 Iona Community; used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc. |
| Instances (7) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Chalice Hymnal #391 | Before I take the body of my Lord | These I Lay Down | John Bell | John Bell | 8.8.8.4 | LAYING DOWN | c minor or modal | English | 1995 | ||||||||
| Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #402 | Before I take the Body of my Lord | 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #658 | Before I take the body of my Lord | Graham Maule (b. 1956); John L. Bell (b. 1949) | John L. Bell (b. 1949) | 10.10.10.4 | LAYING DOWN | b minor or modal | English | 2005 | |||||||||
| Common Praise #610 | Before I take the body of my Lord | Before I Take the Body of My Lord | John L. Bell, 1949- | John L. Bell, 1949- | 10.10.10.4 | Psalm 38; Psalm 51; Matthew 5:21-37; Mark 9:38-50; Luke 18:9-14; John 13:1-17; John 13:31-35; Romans 7:15-25; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; Ephesians 4:25 - 5:2; 1 John 3:16-24; Psalm 38; Psalm 51; Matthew 5:21-37; Mark 9:38-50; Luke 18:9-14; John 13:1-17; John 13:31-35; Romans 7:15-25; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; Ephesians 4:25 - 5:2; 1 John 3:16-24 | LAYING DOWN | c minor or modal | 1998 | ||||||||
| Scripture Song Database #442 | [Before I Take the Body of My Lord] | Before I Take the Body of My Lord | Graham Maule; John Bell | 1 Corinthians 11:32 | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #463 | Before I take the Body of my Lord | 10.10.10.4 | 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #462 | Before I take the body of my Lord | Before I Take the Body of My Lord | John L. Bell | John L. Bell | 10.10.10.4 | LAYING DOWN | c minor or modal | English | 1996 |
