[Oe List ...] What a Community

[R Williams]

Ellen,
   
  One place I know the hymn can be found is a Catholic hymn book called Gathering (I think that's the whole name.)  It has a very simple, singable, lilting tune and easy to remember.  I hope you find it.
   
  Randy

RICHARD HOWIE <rhowie3 at verizon.net> wrote:
  Dear Charles,
Thank you for this hymn. My favorite line in the whole hymn is: LET 
ME HOLD THE CHRIST LIGHT FOR YOU IN THE DARKNESS OF YOUR FEAR.
In what hymnal is this? I would love to know the music. I've 
already forwarded this to our pastor, and I can see this also being 
used as a litany.
In the midst of planning for our Living Legacy gathering, I too am so 
grateful for our community.
Love to you and Doris, Grace and Peace, Ellen
On Aug 28, 2007, at 7:05 PM, Charles or Doris Hahn wrote:

> When we returned from a brief visit with Bob and Sandy
> Rafos, I turned on my email and was overwhelmed with
> “Subject: Re: Secondary Ethics, etc. etc, etc. I
> searched to find the origin of this flood and finally
> found Marshalls’s Earthrise Witness. What an
> amazing, swirling, soaring, and mundane dialogue
> flowed from it. To all who participated in this
> tectonic occurrence I extend the arms of warmest
> embrace. As a symbol thanks to all of you, I extend a
> special thanks to Marshall for initiating it and to
> John Kroger for the most powerful counter-point.
>
> Last Sunday at church the preacher at our 8:30 service
> talked about the community of the faithful. As we
> sang the final hymn, The Servant Song by Richard
> Gillard, I was reminded of the wonderful dialogue I
> had been reading from you, and all the others who did
> not write, my eyes misted over in gratitude for my
> continuing community. Here is the hymn. I include
> the last verse because it is the last verse. However,
> it seem to me that we are already singing in heaven.
>
> Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ
> to you;
> Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my
> servant, too.
>
> We are pilgrims on a journey, we’re together on the
> road.
> We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear
> the load.
>
> I will hold the Christ light for you in the darkness
> of your fear;
> I will hold my hand out to you, speak the peace you
> long to hear.
>
> I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh, I’ll
> laugh with you.
> I will share your joy and sorrow till we’ve seen this
> journey through.
>
> When we sing to God in heaven, we shall find such
> harmony,
> Born of all we’ve known together of Christ’s love and
> agony.
>
> In gratitude for you all,
> Grace and Peace,
> Charles Hahn
>
>
>
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