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As the Wind Song
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: As the wind song through the trees
As the Wind Song
WAIRUA TAPU
Meter: Irregular Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Swee Hong Lim Incipit: 56112 35321 1615 Used With Text: As the Wind Song (風 之 頌)
WAIRUA TAPU
As the Wind Song Through the Trees
Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #42 (2013) Lyrics: 1 As the wind song through the trees,
as the stirring of the breeze,
so it is with the Spirit of God,
as the heart made strangely warm,
as the voice within the storm,
so it is with the Spirit of God.
Never seen, ever known
where this wind has blown,
bringing life, bringing power to the world,
as the dancing tongues of fire,
as the soul's most deep desire,
so it is with the Spirit of God.
2 As the rainbow after rain,
as the hope that's born again,
so it is with the Spirit of God,
as the green in the spring,
as a kite on a string,
so it is with the Spirit of God,
making worlds that are new,
making peace come true,
bringing gifts, bringing love to the world,
as the rising of the yeast,
as the wine at the feast,
so it is with the Spirit of God. Topics: Communion; Gifts of the Spirit; God Mystery of; Holy Spirit; Hope; New Life in Christ; Pentecost; Sacredness of Creation Scripture: John 3:8 Languages: English Tune Title: WAIRUA TAPU
As the Wind Song Through the Trees
As the Wind Song Through the Trees
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Hymnal: Sing a New Creation #157 (2022) Meter: Irregular Topics: Holy Spirit; Pentecost Languages: English Tune Title: WAIRUA TAPU
As the Wind Song Through the Trees
As the Wind Song through the Trees
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Hymnal: Voices Together #373 (2020) Meter: Irregular Lyrics: 1 As the wind song through the trees,
as the stirring of the breeze,
so it is with the Spirit of God;
as the heart made strangely warm,
as the voice within the storm,
so it is with the Spirit of God.
Never seen, ever known
where this wind has blown,
bringing life, bringing pow’r to the world,
as the dancing tongues of fire,
as the soul’s most deep desire,
so it is with the Spirit of God.
2 As the rainbow after rain,
as the hope that’s born again,
so it is with the Spirit of God;
as the green in the spring,
as a kite on a string,
so it is with the Spirit of God,
making worlds that are new,
making peace come true,
bringing gifts, bringing love to the world;
as the rising of the yeast,
as the wine at the feast,
so it is with the Spirit of God. Topics: Holy Spirit gifts of; Peace Inner; Holy Spirit gifts of; Peace Inner; Pentecost Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2 Tune Title: WAIRUA TAPU
As the Wind Song through the Trees
Shirley Erena Murray
1931 - 2020 Author of "As the Wind Song (風 之 頌)" in Glory to God Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing.
I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago
Shirley Erena Murray
Swee-Hong Lim
b. 1963 Person Name: Swee Hong Lim Composer of "WAIRUA TAPU" in Glory to God Dr. Swee Hong Lim is the Deer Park Assistant Professor of Sacred Music at Emmanuel College, and the Director of the Master of Sacred Music Program. He also serves as Director of the Chapel for the worship life of Emmanuel College. Before joining Emmanuel on July 1, 2012, Dr. Lim served as an Assistant Professor of Church Music at Baylor University. Prior to his work at Baylor, he served as a Lecturer of Worship, Liturgy, and Music at Trinity Theological College in Singapore.
Swee Hong is widely utilized as a leader for global seminars and conferences dealing with sacred music. He currently serves as the Co-Moderator of the Worship Committee for the 10th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches for its meeting in Busan, South Korea (2013), and also served as a member of the Worship Planning Committee for the 2011 Ecumenical Peace Convocation sponsored by the World Council held in Jamaica. From 2008-2010, he chaired the Board of Worship and Music for the Trinity Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Singapore.
Swee Hong holds a PhD in Liturgical Studies from Drew University, where his dissertation won the Helen LePage and William Hale Chamberlain Prize for Outstanding Dissertation. He also holds a Master of Arts in Sacred Music from Perkins School of Theology. He completed his undergraduate work in Church Music at the Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music in the Philippines. Swee Hong is well-published in global music, with his monograph, Giving Voice to Asian Christians, especially known among global musicians. He is also a prolific composer of hymnody.
By Swee Hong Lim, From: http://www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/about/faculty/lim.htm, 24 June 2014.
Swee-Hong Lim
