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Life is great ! (A song of love and living)
Author: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 First Line: Life is great! So sing about it Topics: Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Marriage Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Used With Tune: LITHEROP
Life is great ! (A song of love and living)
Jesus, come! for we invite you
Author: Christopher Idle (born 1938) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 15 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, come! for we invite you,
guest and master, friend and Lord;
now, as once at Cana's wedding,
speak, and let us hear your word:
lead us through our need or doubting,
hope be born and joy restored.
2 Jesus, come! transform our pleasures,
guide us into paths unknown;
bring your gifts, command your servants,
let us trust in you alone:
though your hand may work in secret,
all shall see what you have done.
3 Jesus, come in new creation,
heaven brought near in power divine;
give your unexpected glory
changing water into wine:
rouse the faith of your disciples -
come, our first and greatest Sign!
4 Jesus, come! surprise our dullness,
make us willing to receive
more than we can yet imagine,
all the best you have to give:
let us find your hidden riches,
taste your love, believe, and live! Topics: God, Saviour Growing, Teaching, Serving; Epiphany 3, Revelation Signs of Glory; Christ the Friend of Sinners Scripture: John 2:1-11 Used With Tune: LITHEROP
Jesus, come! for we invite you
Life Is Great! So SIng About It
Author: Brian Wren (1936- ) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #467 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Life is great! So sing about it,
As we can and as we should-
Shop and buses, towns and people,
Village, farmland, field and wood,
Life is great and life is given;
Life is lovely, free and good.
2 Life is great! What ever happens,
Snow or sunshine, joy or pain,
Hardship, grief or disillusion,
Suffering that I can’t explain
Life is great if someone loves me,
Holds my hand and calls my name.
3 Love is great! The love of lovers,
Whispered words and longing eyes;
Love that gazes at the cradle
Where a child of loving lies;
Love that lasts when youth has faded,
Bends with age, but never dies.
4 Love is giving and receiving
Boy and girl, or friend with friend;
Love is bearing and forgiving
All the hurts that hate can send;
Love’s the greatest way of living,
Hoping, trusting to the end.
5 God is great! in Christ He loved us,
As we should, but never can-
Love that suffered, hoped and trusted
When disciples turned and ran,
Love that broke through death forever.
Praise that loving, living Man! Topics: Christan Life Joy and Peace Tune Title: LITHEROP
Life Is Great! So SIng About It
Life is great ! (A song of love and living)
Author: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936 Hymnal: Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #393 (2000) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 First Line: Life is great! So sing about it Topics: Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Marriage Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Languages: English Tune Title: LITHEROP
Life is great ! (A song of love and living)
Jesus, come! for we invite you
Author: Christopher Idle (born 1938) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #109 (1987) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, come! for we invite you,
guest and master, friend and Lord;
now, as once at Cana's wedding,
speak, and let us hear your word:
lead us through our need or doubting,
hope be born and joy restored.
2 Jesus, come! transform our pleasures,
guide us into paths unknown;
bring your gifts, command your servants,
let us trust in you alone:
though your hand may work in secret,
all shall see what you have done.
3 Jesus, come in new creation,
heaven brought near in power divine;
give your unexpected glory
changing water into wine:
rouse the faith of your disciples -
come, our first and greatest Sign!
4 Jesus, come! surprise our dullness,
make us willing to receive
more than we can yet imagine,
all the best you have to give:
let us find your hidden riches,
taste your love, believe, and live! Topics: God, Saviour Growing, Teaching, Serving; Epiphany 3, Revelation Signs of Glory; Christ the Friend of Sinners Scripture: John 2:1-11 Languages: English Tune Title: LITHEROP
Jesus, come! for we invite you
Peter Cutts
b. 1937 Person Name: Peter Cutts (born 1937) Composer of "LITHEROP" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)
Peter Cutts
Brian A. Wren
b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren (1936- ) Author of "Life Is Great! So SIng About It" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship.
Bert Polman
Brian A. Wren
Christopher M. Idle
b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle (born 1938) Author of "Jesus, come! for we invite you" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary.
Bert Polman
Christopher M. Idle
