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Now join we, to praise the creator
Author: Fred Kaan (b. 1929) Appears in 10 hymnals Matching Instances: 3 Lyrics: 1 Now join we, to praise the creator,
our voices in worship and song;
we stand to recall with thanksgiving
that to him all seasons belong.
2 We thank you, O God, for your goodness,
for the joy and abundance of crops,
for food that is stored in our larders,
for all we can buy in the shops.
3 But also of need and starvation
we sing with concern and despair--
of skills that are used for destruction,
of land that is burnt and laid bare.
4 We cry for the plight of the hungry
while harvests are left on the field,
for orchards neglected and wasting,
for produce from markets withheld.
5 The song grows in depth and in wideness:
the earth and its people are one.
There can be no thanks without giving,
no words without deeds that are done.
6 Then teach us, O Lord of the harvest,
to be humble in all that we claim;
to share what we have with the nations,
to care for the world in your name. Topics: Harvest; World and Society World Development Used With Tune: HARVEST
Now join we, to praise the creator
The Lord is a light to my pathway
Author: Keith Landis Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: Psalm 27:1-4 Used With Tune: Harvest
The Lord is a light to my pathway
Now Join We to Praise the Creator
Author: Fred Kaan, b. 1929 Hymnal: RitualSong #827 (1996) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Lyrics: 1 Now join we to praise the creator,
Our voices in worship and song;
We stand to recall with thanksgiving
That to God all seasons belong.
2 We thank you, O God, for your goodness,
For the joy and abundance of crops,
For food that is stored in our larders,
For all we can buy in the shops.
3 But also of need and starvation
We sing with concern and despair,
Of skills that are used for destruction,
Of land that is burnt and laid bare.
4 We cry for the plight of the hungry
While harvests are left on the field,
For orchards neglected and wasting,
For produce from markets withheld.
5 The song grows in depth and in wideness:
The earth and its people are one.
There can be no thanks without giving,
No words without deeds that are done.
6 Then teach us, O Lord of the harvest,
To be humble in all that we claim;
To share what we have with the nations,
To care for the world in your name. Topics: Discipleship; Ecology; Food; Gathering; Harvest; Hunger; Ministry; Nation; Poverty; Sharing; Social Concern; Social Concern; Solidarity; Song; Stewardship; Thanksgiving; World Scripture: 1 John 4:20-21 Languages: English Tune Title: HARVEST
Now Join We to Praise the Creator
Now Join We to Praise the Creator
Author: Fred Kaan, b. 1929 Hymnal: Gather Comprehensive #720 (1994) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Lyrics: 1 Now join we to praise the creator,
Our voices in worship and song;
We stand to recall with thanksgiving
That to God all seasons belong.
2 We thank you, O God, for your goodness,
For the joy and abundance of crops,
For food that is stored in our larders,
For all we can buy in the shops.
3 But also of need and starvation
We sing with concern and despair,
Of skills that are used for destruction,
Of land that is burnt and laid bare.
4 We cry for the plight of the hungry
While harvest are left on the field,
For orchards neglected and wasting,
For produce from markets withheld.
5 The song grows in depth and in wideness;
The earth and its people are one.
There can be no thanks without giving,
No words without deeds that are done.
6 Then teach us, O Lord of the harvest,
To be humble in all that we claim;
To share what we have with the nations,
To care for the world in your name.
Topics: Sharing Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Languages: English Tune Title: HARVEST
Now Join We to Praise the Creator
Now Join We to Praise the Creator
Author: Fred Kaan, b. 1929 Hymnal: Worship (3rd ed.) #647 (1986) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Topics: Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Ecology; Food; Gathering; Harvest; Humility; Hunger; Poverty; Sharing; Social Concern; Song; Stewardship; Thanksgiving; World Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Languages: English Tune Title: HARVEST
Now Join We to Praise the Creator
Geoffrey Laycock
b. 1927 Person Name: Geoffrey Laycock, b. 1927 Composer of "HARVEST" in Gather Comprehensive Geoffrey Laycock (b. 1927) was director of music at a teachers college in Norwich.
--The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
Geoffrey Laycock
Fred Kaan
1929 - 2009 Person Name: Fred Kaan, b. 1929 Author of "Now Join We to Praise the Creator" in Gather Comprehensive Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens.
Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregational Church in Barry, Glamorgan.
In 1963 he was called to be minister of the Pilgrim Church in Plymouth. It was in this congregation that he began to write hymns. The first edition of Pilgrim Praise was published in 1968, going into second and third editions in 1972 and 1975. He continued writing many more hymns throughout his life.
Dianne Shapiro, from obituary written by Keith Forecast in Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/fred-kaan-minister-and-celebrated-hymn-writer-1809481.html)
Fred Kaan
Keith Landis
Author of "The Lord is a light to my pathway" in A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools
Keith Landis
