Three Cheers for Our Friends

Three cheers for our friends who, with talent and time

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn (2010)
Tune: DESERVED PRAISE
Published in 1 hymnal

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Three cheers for our friends
who, with talent and time,
have served us in ways
so remarkably fine.
As leaders they guided us
day after day.
Now thank by singing a
Hip! Hip! Hooray!
Three cheers for our friends
who, with talent and time,
have served us in way so remarkably fine.
Hip! Hip! Hooray! (spoken)


Source: Faith That Lets Us Sing: fifty new hymns and short worship songs #78

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn

Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns togethe… Go to person page >

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First Line: Three cheers for our friends who, with talent and time
Title: Three Cheers for Our Friends
Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn (2010)
Meter: 11.11.11.11.11
Language: English
Copyright: © 2017 Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

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Faith That Lets Us Sing #78

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