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God of freedom, God of justice
Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of freedom, God of justice,
God whose love is strong as death,
God who saw the dark of prison,
God who knew the price of faith:
touch our world of sad oppression
with your Spirit's healing breath.
2 Rid the earth of torture's terror,
God whose hands were nailed to wood;
hear the cries of pain and protest,
God who shed the tears and blood;
move in us the power of pity,
restless for the common good.
3 Make in us a captive conscience
quick to hear, to act, to plead;
make us truly sisters, brothers
of whatever race or creed:
teach us to be fully human,
open to each other's need. Topics: Compassion; Freedom; Healing; Intercession of the Church; International Affairs; Jesus Christ Humanity; Justice; Martyrs; Ministry of God's People; Mission/Sending; Our Love to Others; Unity of Humanity Scripture: 1 John 3:14-17 Used With Tune: TREDEGAR
God of freedom, God of justice
Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us
Author: Samuel M. Waring Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 31 hymnals Used With Tune: TREDEGAR
Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us
Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us
Author: Samuel M. Waring Hymnal: The Believers Hymn Book #465a (2011) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Languages: English Tune Title: TREDEGAR
Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us
God of Freedom, God of Justice
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Hymnal: Chalice Hymnal #656 (1995) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 God of freedom, God of justice,
you whose love is strong as death,
you who saw the dark of prison,
you who knew the price of faith--
touch our world of sad oppression
with your Spirit's healing breath.
2 Rid the earth of torture's terror,
you whose hands were nailed to wood;
hear the cries of pain and protest,
you who shed the tears and blood;
move in us the power of pity,
restless for the common good.
3 Make in us a captive conscience
quick to hear, to act, to plead;
make us truly sisters, brothers,
of whatever race or creed:
teach us to be fully human,
open to each other's need. Topics: God's World Justice and Righteousness; Dignity and Equality; God: Righteousness; Justice; Righteousness Languages: English Tune Title: TREDEGAR
God of Freedom, God of Justice
God of freedom, God of justice
Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Hymnal: Together in Song #657 (1999) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 God of freedom, God of justice,
God whose love is strong as death,
God who saw the dark of prison,
God who knew the price of faith:
touch our world of sad oppression
with your Spirit's healing breath.
2 Rid the earth of torture's terror,
God whose hands were nailed to wood;
hear the cries of pain and protest,
God who shed the tears and blood;
move in us the power of pity,
restless for the common good.
3 Make in us a captive conscience
quick to hear, to act, to plead;
make us truly sisters, brothers
of whatever race or creed:
teach us to be fully human,
open to each other's need. Topics: Compassion; Freedom; Healing; Intercession of the Church; International Affairs; Jesus Christ Humanity; Justice; Martyrs; Ministry of God's People; Mission/Sending; Our Love to Others; Unity of Humanity Scripture: 1 John 3:14-17 Languages: English Tune Title: TREDEGAR
God of freedom, God of justice
Shirley Erena Murray
1931 - 2020 Author of "God of Freedom, God of Justice" in Chalice Hymnal 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
Samuel Miller Waring
1792 - 1827 Person Name: Samuel M. Waring Author of "Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us" in The Believers Hymn Book Waring, Samuel Miller, son of Jeremiah Waring, of Alton, Hampshire, and uncle of Anna L. Waring, was born at Alton, in March, 1792, and died at Bath, Sept. 19, 1827. His hymns appeared in his Sacred Melodies, 1826; and from that work the following, which are in common use were taken:—
1. Now to Him Who loved us, gave us. Praise to Jesus. Sometimes, "Unto Him Who loved us."
2. Plead Thou, 0 plead my cause. Jesus, the Advocate Implored. [George Arthur Crawford, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Samuel Miller Waring
