[Oe List ...] What a Community

Tue Sep 4 05:20:42 EDT 2007

Our daughter Anne telephoned to sing the hymn to me.  David, I love  
the line you suggest changing, as I feel that 'heaven' is within all  
of life in whatever way it is that we would articulate that.  Ellen
On Sep 3, 2007, at 11:23 PM, <cdzoll at comcast.net> wrote:

> I changed the line..."when we sing to God in heaven" to When we  
> sing to God Almighty....(we've got to hit theism wherever we  
> can...and hard!) David Zollars
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: RICHARD HOWIE
> To: Order Ecumenical Community
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] What a Community
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> Thanks to you also, Priscilla.  Ellen
> On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:05 PM, Wilson Priscilla wrote:
>
>> I sent the words to the hymn to our music director at church this  
>> morning. He replied that he and the organist had just been  
>> discussing using it this Sunday...and decided to wait until  
>> another Sunday as another hymn fit the sermon subject better.
>> I'll find out from him what book he has it in if you still need to  
>> know that.
>> Priscilla
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2007, at 12:39 PM, R Williams wrote:
>>
>>> 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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>> Priscilla Wilson
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