The spring has come

The spring has come

Author: Shirley Erena Murray (1990)
Tune: VERVACITY
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 The spring has come
let all the Church be part of it!
The world has changed,
and God is at the heart of it!
New light, new day,
new colour after winter grey.
New light, new day,
the spring has come,
let all the Church be part of it!

2 The sun is warm,
let all God's children play in it!
The world expands,
let's spread the Gospel way in it!
New leaf, new thrust,
new greening for the love of Christ.
New leaf, new thrust,
the sun is warm,
let all God's children play in it!

3 The spring has come,
new people are the flowers of it.
Through wind and rain,
new life is in the showers of it.
New bud, new shoot,
new hope will bear the Spirit's fruit.
New bud, new shoot,
the spring has come,
new people are the flowers of it.

Source: Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #224

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Author: Shirley Erena Murray

Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) is a hymn text writer, born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1931. Her texts have appeared in more than 100 collections worldwide and have been translated into several languages. She has been an editor with the New Zealand Hymnbook Trust and received international acclaim for her writing, including being made a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music (2006) and becoming a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (2001) for services to the community through hymn writing. She is the first citizen to be so honored. Most recently, she has been honored by the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada at its July 2009 annual conference by being named a Fellow of the Society in recognition of her contributions as a hymn… Go to person page >

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First Line: The spring has come
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (1990)
Meter: 4.8.4.8.4.8.4.4.8
Publication Date: 2005
Copyright: © 1992 Hope Publishing Company
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Instances (2)TextImageAudioScore
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #224Text
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #187Text
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