We Are People of God's Peace

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We are people of God's peace, As a new creation

Translator: Esther Bergen; Author: Menno Simons (1552)
Tune: GAUDEAMUS PARITER
ONE LICENSE: VT797
Published in 5 hymnals

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Handbells
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Translator: Esther Bergen

Esther Bergen was born on June 18, 1921 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She was the daughter of a Mennonite minister and graduated from the Mennonite College Institute in Gretna, Manitoba. After teaching in several rural schools, she attended the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg. She taught music at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College, and served as Dean and Registrar at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. She also worked as a missionary in Mexico with her husband, Menno Bergen (1956-68). She translated some 150 hymns, and composed several hymn tunes. She was a teacher, musician, poet, translator, church worker, wife, and mother… Go to person page >

Author: Menno Simons

Dutch Anabaptist church leader Go to person page >

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First Line:	We are people of God's peace, As a new creation
Title:	We Are People of God's Peace
Author:	Menno Simons (1552)
Translator:	Esther Bergen
Meter:	7.6.7.6 D
Place of Origin:	Netherlands
Copyright:	© 1990 Mennonite World Conference