JESUS CHRIST >> LOVE OF CHRIST FOR US

SDAH 194

Sing we of the modern city,
Scene alike of joy and stress;
Sing we of its nameless people
In their urban wilderness.

Text

1
Sing we of the modern city,
Scene alike of joy and stress;
Sing we of its nameless people
In their urban wilderness.
Into endless rows of houses
Life is set a millionfold,
Life expressed in human beings
Daily born and growing old.

2
In the city full of people,
World of speed and hectic days,
In the ever-changing setting
Of the latest trend and craze,
Christ is present, and among us;
In the crowd we see Him stand.
In the bustle of the city
Jesus Christ is every man.

3
God is not remote in heaven,
But on earth to share our shame,
Changing graph and mass and number
Into persons with a name.
Christ has shown, beyond statistics,
Human life with glory crowned,
By His timeless presence proving
People matter, people count!

Hymn Info

Biblical Reference
(b) John 1:26

Author
Fred H. Kaan (1929-2009)

Performance Suggestions
Unison

Copyright
Words copyright 1968.by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Music from The Hymnal 1940, copyright by The Hymnal 1940, copyright by The Church Pension Fund. Used by permission.

Hymn Tune
GENEVA

Metrical Number
8.7.8.7.D.

Composer
George Henry Day (1883-1966)

Hymn Score

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Notes

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