The prolific and celebrated American hymn writer, Ruth Duck, died on Boxing Day. Her text for “As a Fire Is Meant For Burning” is a favourite of mine and set here to the traditional shape note tune BEACH SPRING.
This just about gets us to Lent.
Entrance: Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12
Psalm 91 (McKenna)
Lord, it is good to give thanks to you,’
To give thanks to you.
Gifts: Open My Eyes (Manibusan) AOV 1/166
Communion: To the Table We Are Called (O’Brien/Harvey) AOVD
Recessional: As a Fire is Meant for Burning (Duck) GA 481
500 God, Whose Purpose Is to Kindle [Trueblood / IN BABILONE]
480 Deliver Us, O Lord of Truth [Stuempfle, Jr. / SAINT BERNARD]
638 Where There Is Charity and Love [Connolly / JEREMY]
569 O God, Refine Our Faith [Forster / FRANCONIA]