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On the Day of Pentecost

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Author: F. Richard Garland

The Reverend F. Richard Garland is a retired United Methodist pastor. He and his wife, Catherine Sprigg, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, live in North Kingstown, RI. Dick was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is a lifelong Methodist. A graduate of Garrett Theological Seminary, he interned in Chicago and then served churches in Indiana, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. He continues to preach on occasion, provide coverage in emergency pastoral situations, and write a monthly essay, "From Where I Sit" for the newsletter of the North Kingstown UMC. He has been a contributor to The Upper Room. Dick is a lifelong hiker who still climbs in the mountains of New Hampshire. At home, he spends a great deal of tim… Go to person page >

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First Line: On the Day of Pentecost Faithful people joined to pray
Title: On the Day of Pentecost
Author: F. Richard Garland (2009)
Meter: 7.7.6.6 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Come, holy spirit: borne on wind and fire
Notes: This hymn may be reproduced and used in congregational worship from http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/on-the-day-of-pentecost
Copyright: © 2009 F. Richard Garland

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