CHILDER

Composer: John L. Bell

John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditi… Go to person page >

Composer: Graham Maule

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Tune Information

Title: CHILDER
Composer: John L. Bell
Composer: Graham Maule
Meter: Irregular with Alleluia
Incipit: 12353 21711 23556
Key: D Major
Copyright: © 1989 WGRG / The Iona Community (Scotland) / G.I.A. Publications, Inc.

Timeline

Instances

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #434

Common Praise (1998) #232

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #434

The Book of Praise #254

Text

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #436

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