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![]() | Look and learn from the birds of the airTranslator: John L. Bell; Author (Korean): Nah Young-SooTune: [Look and learn from the birds of the air] Published in 5 hymnals Audio files: MIDI |
1 Look and learn from the birds of the air,
flying high above worry and fear;
neither sowing nor harvesting seed,
yet they’re given whatever they need.
If the God of earth and heaven
cares for birds as much as this,
won’t he care much more for you,
when you put your trust in him?
2 Look and learn from the flowers of the field,
bringing beauty and color to life;
neither sewing nor tailoring cloth,
yet they’re dressed in the finest attire.
If the God of earth and heaven
cares for flowers as much as this,
won’t he care much more for you,
when you put your trust in him?
3 What God wants should be our will;
where God calls should be our goal.
When we seek the kingdom first,
all we’ve lost is ours again.
Let’s be done with anxious thoughts,
set aside tomorrow’s cares,
live each day that God provides,
putting all our trust in him.
Source: Sing With Me #110
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: | Look and learn from the birds of the air |
| Title: | Look and Learn |
| Translator: | John L. Bell |
| Author (Korean): | Nah Young-Soo |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Eng. tr. © WGRG the Iona Community (Scotland), admin. G |
| Instances (5) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #120 | Look and learn from the birds of the air | Look and Learn | Nah Young-Soo; John L. Bell, b. 1949 | Nah Young-Soo; John L. Bell, b. 1949 | Matthew 6:25-34 | LOOK AND LEARN | F Major or modal | 2013 | |||||||||
| Sing! A New Creation #186 | Look and learn from the birds of the air | Look and Learn | Nah Young-Soo; John Bell, b. 1949 | Nah Young-Soo; John Bell, b. 1949 | Matthew 6:23-24; Matthew 6:34 | [Look and learn from the birds of the air] | F Major or modal | English | 2002 | ||||||||
| Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #521 | Look and learn | Irregular | 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Sing With Me #110 | Look and learn from the birds of the air | Look and Learn | Nah Young-Soo; John Bell | Nah Young-Soo; John Bell | Matthew 6:25-34 | [Look and learn from the birds of the air] | F Major | English | 2006 | ||||||||
| Singing the New Testament #24 | Look and learn from the birds of the air | Look and Learn | Nash Young-Soo; John Bell | Nash Young-Soo; John Bell | Luke 12:22-31; Matthew 6:25-34 | [Look and learn from the birds of the air] | F Major or modal | English | 2008 |
