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KENSINGTON

Meter: 8.5.8.5.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John D. Horman Tune Key: C Major Used With Text: Behold the Lamb of God

Emmanuel, Who Walked Among Us Here

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Meter: 10.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Emmanuel, who walked among us here, Refrain First Line: May we walk, may we walk with each other Lyrics: Emmanuel, who walked among us here inspiring hope, removing doubt and fear, your friends are gathered now, so come as you said. Be known to us in cup and broken bread. Refrain: May we walk, may we walk with each other to life's end, not as servant nor as slave, but as a friend. As once you walked the Galilean shore and voiced a call your friends could not ignore, draw us to follow in your footsteps today. Good Teacher, lead us in Love's joyful way. Refrain Great Healer, as you walked each dusty lane dispensing love to those who suffered pain, grant us your gentle touch and soft-spoken phrase. Make us your healing body now, always. Refrain Dear Savior, as you walked up Calvary's hill to suffer there and feel death's awful chill, when Love demands of us such great sacrifice. give us your will and heart to pay the price. Refrain Lord, as you walked with friends Emmaus way, and turned their mourning into joy that day, in us such faith, such hope, such love now increase. Dear Risen Friend, grant us new life and peace. Refrain Topics: Jesus Jesus' role as Friend, Teacher, Healer, Savior, Risen Lord; Friend Discipleship as friendship Scripture: John 15:12-15 Used With Tune: KENSINGTON

Behold the Lamb of God

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Meter: 8.5.8.5.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: As of old God promised us in Refrain First Line: Agnus Dei! Gloria! Topics: Call to Discples; Church Year Christmas; Church Year Epiphany; Church Year Lent; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Good Friday; Church Year Easter/Season of Easter Scripture: John 1:29 Used With Tune: KENSINGTON

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Emmanuel, Who Walked Among Us Here

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Come Away with Me #4 (1998) Meter: 10.10.11.10 with refrain First Line: Emmanuel, who walked among us here, Refrain First Line: May we walk, may we walk with each other Lyrics: Emmanuel, who walked among us here inspiring hope, removing doubt and fear, your friends are gathered now, so come as you said. Be known to us in cup and broken bread. Refrain: May we walk, may we walk with each other to life's end, not as servant nor as slave, but as a friend. As once you walked the Galilean shore and voiced a call your friends could not ignore, draw us to follow in your footsteps today. Good Teacher, lead us in Love's joyful way. Refrain Great Healer, as you walked each dusty lane dispensing love to those who suffered pain, grant us your gentle touch and soft-spoken phrase. Make us your healing body now, always. Refrain Dear Savior, as you walked up Calvary's hill to suffer there and feel death's awful chill, when Love demands of us such great sacrifice. give us your will and heart to pay the price. Refrain Lord, as you walked with friends Emmaus way, and turned their mourning into joy that day, in us such faith, such hope, such love now increase. Dear Risen Friend, grant us new life and peace. Refrain Topics: Jesus Jesus' role as Friend, Teacher, Healer, Savior, Risen Lord; Friend Discipleship as friendship Scripture: John 15:12-15 Languages: English Tune Title: KENSINGTON

Behold the Lamb of God

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #110 (2013) Meter: 8.5.8.5.7.7 First Line: As of old God promised us in Refrain First Line: Agnus Dei! Gloria! Topics: Call to Discples; Church Year Christmas; Church Year Epiphany; Church Year Lent; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Good Friday; Church Year Easter/Season of Easter Scripture: John 1:29 Languages: English Tune Title: KENSINGTON

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Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Author of "Emmanuel, Who Walked Among Us Here" in Come Away with Me 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 together, some of which are included in these hymnals and supplements: Community of Christ Sings, God’s Mission, God’s Song, Hymns of Heritage and Hope, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sing Justice! Do Justice, Sing the Faith, Singing Our Savior’s Story, Singing the New Testament, The Faith We Sing, Upper Room Worshipbook, Voices Found, Voices United, and Worship and Song. They have also published four collections of their hymns: Come Away with Me and Time Now to Gather (Abingdon, 1998), The Song Lingers On (Zimbel, 2003), and Faith That Lets Us Sing (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017). Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Achievement Award from her alma mater, Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in recognition of her work in composing text for religious music. Mary was married to the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn, a U.C.C. pastor, and widowed in 1986. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. --mnk