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[Three things I promise, Holy God]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dan Damon Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 51765 34551 76712

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Three Things I Promise (Ce que je promets)

Author: Brian Wren; David Fines Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Three things I promise, Holy God (Ce que je promets, ô Dieu saint) Lyrics: ENGLISH: 1 Three things I promise, Holy God, in age and youth, in life and death: to bless your Name, and cling to Christ, and listen for the Spirit's breath. 2 Your love unfolded time and space, and life, and all that life became, and so, with thankful heart and voice, through good and ill, I bless your Name. 3 I follow, serve, and cling to Christ amid our culture's tides and trends, for here your Name is most revealed: Majestic Love, and Best of Friends. 4 Enlivened as the Spirit moves to cleanse, awaken, and renew, I pray that justice, peace, and truth, may seed and grow in all I do. 5 If I should live when vigour fades, and family and friends are gone, three acts of loving faith remain when days are slow, and work is done. 6 Revive and guide me, Living God, as day by day, until my death, I bless your Name, and cling to Christ, and listen for the Spirit's breath. FRENCH: 1 Ce que je promets, ô Dieu saint, c'est d'être á toi dès aujourd'hui, chanter pour toi chaque matin, d'être á l'écoute de l'Esprit. 2 Ton amour a créé le temps, créé l'univers et la vie; ainsi mon coeur reconnaissant, Dieu, te rend grâce et te bénit. 3 Je veux servir, suivre Jésus que ce soit loin ou bien ici; son nom nous offire le salut. Majesté, Amour, Tendre Ami. 4 Par ton Esprit-Saint, animé, pour guérir et renouveler, que paix, justice et vérité, germent de tout ce que je fais. 5 Quand j'aurai atteint les vieux jours, que seront partis mes amis, ce que j'ai promis dans l'amour sera comme un dernier merci. 6 Oui, gardemoi, ô Dieu vivant, en chaque matin de ma vie; que jusqu'au dernier, confiant, je chante et j'écoute l'Esprit. Topics: Response; Aging; Commitment; Discipleship; Love of God/Christ; Obedience; Trinity Scripture: Psalm 103:1 Used With Tune: [Three things I promise, Holy God]

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Three Things I Promise (Ce que je promets)

Author: Brian Wren; David Fines Hymnal: More Voices #176 (2007) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Three things I promise, Holy God (Ce que je promets, ô Dieu saint) Lyrics: ENGLISH: 1 Three things I promise, Holy God, in age and youth, in life and death: to bless your Name, and cling to Christ, and listen for the Spirit's breath. 2 Your love unfolded time and space, and life, and all that life became, and so, with thankful heart and voice, through good and ill, I bless your Name. 3 I follow, serve, and cling to Christ amid our culture's tides and trends, for here your Name is most revealed: Majestic Love, and Best of Friends. 4 Enlivened as the Spirit moves to cleanse, awaken, and renew, I pray that justice, peace, and truth, may seed and grow in all I do. 5 If I should live when vigour fades, and family and friends are gone, three acts of loving faith remain when days are slow, and work is done. 6 Revive and guide me, Living God, as day by day, until my death, I bless your Name, and cling to Christ, and listen for the Spirit's breath. FRENCH: 1 Ce que je promets, ô Dieu saint, c'est d'être á toi dès aujourd'hui, chanter pour toi chaque matin, d'être á l'écoute de l'Esprit. 2 Ton amour a créé le temps, créé l'univers et la vie; ainsi mon coeur reconnaissant, Dieu, te rend grâce et te bénit. 3 Je veux servir, suivre Jésus que ce soit loin ou bien ici; son nom nous offire le salut. Majesté, Amour, Tendre Ami. 4 Par ton Esprit-Saint, animé, pour guérir et renouveler, que paix, justice et vérité, germent de tout ce que je fais. 5 Quand j'aurai atteint les vieux jours, que seront partis mes amis, ce que j'ai promis dans l'amour sera comme un dernier merci. 6 Oui, gardemoi, ô Dieu vivant, en chaque matin de ma vie; que jusqu'au dernier, confiant, je chante et j'écoute l'Esprit. Topics: Response; Aging; Commitment; Discipleship; Love of God/Christ; Obedience; Trinity Scripture: Psalm 103:1 Languages: English; French Tune Title: [Three things I promise, Holy God]

Three Things I Promise

Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #511 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Three things I promise, Holy God Lyrics: 1 Three things I promise, Holy God, in age and youth, in life and death: to bless your name, and cling to Christ, and listen for the Spirit's breath. 2 Your love unfolded time and space, and life, and all that life became, and so, with thankful heart and voice, through good and ill, I bless your name. 3 I follow, serve, and cling to Christ amid our culture's tides and trends, for here your name is most revealed: Majestic Love, and Best of Friends. 4 Enlivened as the Spirit moves to cleanse, awaken, and renew, I pray that justice, peace, and truth, may seed and grow in all I do. 5 If I should live when vigor fades, and family and friends are gone, three acts of loving faith remain when days are slow, and work is done. 6 Revive and guide me, Living God, as day by day, until my death, I bless your name, and cling to Christ, and listen for the Spirit's breath. Topics: Aging; Confirmation; Covenant; Holy Spirit; Renewal; Service; Trinity; Vocation Scripture: Philippians 4:11-13 Languages: English Tune Title: BLANN

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Dan Damon

b. 1955 Person Name: Daniel Charles Damon Composer of "[Three things I promise, Holy God]" in More Voices Daniel Charles Damon (b. 1955) is an internationally published writer of hymn texts and tunes and is Associate Editor of Hymnody for Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, Illinois. Damon is also a jazz pianist and has played in many hotels and clubs in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds degrees from Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois (BME, 1977) and Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California (MDiv, 1987). He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church in the San Francisco Bay area and a life member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Several single-author collections of Damon's hymns have been published: Faith Will Sing (Carol Stream, 1993), The Sound of Welcome (Carol Stream, 1998), To the Thirsty World (Nashville, 2002), Fields of Mercy (Carol Stream, 2007), and Garden of Joy (Carol Stream, 2011). He collaborated with text writer Gracia Grindal in A Treasury of Faith: Lectionary Hymns Series A (Colfax. 2012). Damon's hymns have been included in several major hymnals and supplements. He has also written hymn translations from Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Shona languages, and, with Patrick Matsikenyiri, edited Njalo, A Collection of 16 Hymns in the African Tradition (Nashville, 1996). He has released three recordings of hymns, carols, and traditional songs, and a solo piano recording of jazz standards (available at www.damonstuneshop.com). Damon has presented his work at national conferences of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He is a contributor to the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. In 2016, Damon was made a Fellow of the hymn Society, the highest honor The Hymn Society can confer. Dan Damon

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, 1936- Author of "Three Things I Promise" in Community of Christ Sings Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman