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We are your people, Lord, by your grace

Author: Brian Wren (1973)
Tune: WHITFIELD (Wilson)
Published in 9 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

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1 We are your people,
Lord, by Your grace,
you dare to make us
Christ to our neighbors
of every nation and race.

2 Called to portray You,
help us to live
closer than neighbors,
open to strangers,
able to clash and forgive.

3 Glad of tradition,
help us to see
in all life's changing
where you are leading,
where our best efforts should be.

4 Joined in community,
breaking your bread,
May we discover
gifts in each other,
Willing to lead and be led.

5 Lord, as we minister
in different ways,
May all we're doing
show that you're living,
meeting your love with our praise.

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Author: Brian Wren

Brian Wren(b. 1936) is Emeritus Professor of Worship, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. He is a writer, preacher, worship and workshop leader, and internationally published hymn-poet, with entries in most recent denominational hymnals in North America, Britain and Australia. Some of his hymn-poems have been translated into Finnish, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Korean.Brian holds undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Oxford University. He is a Minister of the United Reformed Church (UK). His publications include What Language Shall I Borrow? - God-Talk in Worship: A Male Response to Feminist Theology (1989 and 2009), Praying Twice: The Music and Words of Congregational Song (2000), Advent, Christmas and Epiphany:… Go to person page >

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In Christ There Is No East or West

First Line:	We are your people, Lord, by your grace
Title:	We Are Your People
Author:	Brian Wren (1973)
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English
Copyright:	Text copyright © 1975 by Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.