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Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love

Author: Tom Colvin Meter: 7.7.9 with refrain Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: Kneels at the feet of his friends Text Sources: Ghana folk song

Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 67 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tom Colvin; Charles H. Webb Tune Sources: Ghana folk song Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 34554 34234 4323 Used With Text: Jesu, Jesu

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Jesu, Jesu

Author: Tom Colvin Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #74 (1993) First Line: Kneels at the feet of his friends Refrain First Line: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love Lyrics: Refrain: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. 1 Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, Master who acts as a slave to them. [Refrain] 2 Neighbors are rich and poor, neighbors are black and white, neighbors are near and far away. [Refrain] 3 These are the ones we should serve, these are the ones we should love; all these are neighbors to us and you. [Refrain] 4 Loving puts us on our knees, serving as though we are slaves, this is the way we should live with you. [Refrain] 5 Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet, this is the way we should live with you. [Refrain] Topics: Jesus Christ our Lord Scripture: John 13:1-17 Languages: English Tune Title: [Kneels at the feet of his friends]

Jesu, Jesu

Author: Tom Colvin, b. 1925 Hymnal: RitualSong #564 (1996) Meter: Irregular First Line: Kneels at the feet of his friends Refrain First Line: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love Lyrics: Refrain: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. 1 Kneels at the feet of his friends, Silently washes their feet, Master who pours out himself for them. [Refrain] 2 Neighbors are rich and poor, Neighbors are black and white, Neighbors are near and far away. [Refrain] 3 These are the ones we should serve, These are the ones we should love. All are neighbors to us and you. [Refrain] 4 Kneel at the feet of our friends, Silently washing their feet, This is the way we should live with you. [Refrain] Topics: Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Commitment; Discipleship; Eucharist; Holy Thursday; Jesus Christ; Love for Others; Love of God for Us; Ministry; Palm Sunday; Service Scripture: John 13:3-15 Languages: English Tune Title: [Kneels at the feet of his friends]

Jesu, Jesu (Jesús, Jesús)

Author: Tom Colvin, b. 1925; Felicia Fina Hymnal: RitualSong (2nd ed.) #595 (2016) Meter: Irregular First Line: Kneels at the feet of his friends (Te arrodillaste a los pies) Refrain First Line: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love (Jesús, Jesús, enséñanos tú) Lyrics: Refrain: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. 1 Kneels at the feet of his friends, Silently washes their feet, Master who pours out himself for them. [Refrain] 2 Neighbors are wealthy and poor, Varied in color and race, Neighbors are nearby and far away. [Refrain] 3 These are the ones we should serve, These are the ones we should love: All these are neighbors to us and you. [Refrain] 4 Kneel at the feet of our friends, Silently washing their feet: This is the way we should live with you. [Refrain] SPANISH - Estribillo: Jesús, Jesús, enséñanos tú a amar y servir al prójimo ya aquí. 1 Te arrodillaste a los pies De tus amigos, Señor; Se los lavaste en señal de amor. [Estribillo] 2 Pobres y ricos serán, De toda raza y color, De todo pueblo y nación también. [Estribillo] 3 Hoy les queremos servir, Hoy les queremos amar; somos iguales, Jesús, en ti. [Estribillo] 4 Nuestra rodilla doblar Y así sus pies lavar, Es el mandato que Dios nos da. [Estribillo] Topics: Holy Thursday Languages: English; Spanish Tune Title: [Kneels at the feet of his friends]

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Jane Marshall

1924 - 2019 Person Name: Jane Marshall, b. 1924 Arranger of "CHEREPONI" in With One Voice Jane Marshall, was born Jane Anne Manton in Dallas in 1924. She became a pianist and organist and composed music as a teenager. She earned a music degree in 1945 from SMU. She married Elbert Marshall. She went on to write more than 200 hymns and other sacred music works. She later earned a Masters degree in 1968 from SMU in choral conducting and composition. She taught at SMU's Perkins School of Theology and tis Church Music Summer School from 1975-2010. She attended Northaven United Methodist Church in Dallas for many years, collaborated often with other hymn writers, and encouraged many students. Dianne Shapiro, from UM News article , May 30, 2019 by Sam Hodges (accessed 6-7-2019)

Tom Colvin

1925 - 2000 Author of "Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Tom Colvin (b. 1925; d. 2000) was trained as an engineer and worked in that profession in Burma and Singapore from 1945 to 1948. After studying theology at Trinity College, Glasgow University, he was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1954. He served as missionary in Nyasaland (now Malawi) from 1954 to 1958, in Ghana from 1958 to 1964, and again in Nyasaland from 1964 to 1974. His work there included preaching, education, and community development. After completing his missionary work, Colvin became a minister in the United Reformed Church of England and served an inner-city church in London. He returned to Africa in 1984 as a development consultant to the Zimbabwe Christian Council. Colvin's writings include Christ's Work in Free Africa (1964) and three collections of hymns, many written in collaboration with African Christians–Free to Serve (1966), Leap My Soul (1976), and Fill Us with Your Love (1983). Bert Polman