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Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Author: Frank. M. North Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 368 hymnals Scripture: Mark 9:41 Lyrics: 1 Where cross the crowded ways of life,
where sound the cries of race and clan,
above the noise of selfish strife,
we hear your voice, O Son of Man.
2 In haunts of wretchedness and need,
on shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
from paths where hide the lures of greed,
we catch the vision of your tears.
3 The cup of water given for you
still holds the freshness of your grace;
yet long these multitudes to see
the true compassion of your face.
4 O Master, from the mountainside
make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
among these restless throngs abide,
and tread the city's streets again
5 till all the world shall learn your love
and follow where your feet have trod,
till glorious from your heaven above
shall come the city of our God.
Topics: Sickness & Health; Society/Social Concerns; War & Revolution; Missions; Poverty; Sickness & Health; Society/Social Concerns; Walk with God; War & Revolution Used With Tune: GERMANY
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service
Author: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 50 hymnals Scripture: Mark 9:30-39 Topics: Chrism Mass; Burdens; Commissioning; Commitment; Compassion; Discipleship; Gathering; Life; Life in Christ, Christian Life; Ministry; Mission; Redemption; Going Forth, Sending Forth; Service; Social Concern Used With Tune: BEACH SPRING
Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service
Touch the earth lightly
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 23 hymnals Scripture: Mark 9:50 Lyrics: 1 Touch the earth lightly,
use the earth gently,
nourish the life of the world in our care:
gift of great wonder,
ours to surrender,
trust for the children tomorrow will bear.
2 We who endanger,
who create hunger,
agents of death for all creatures that live,
we who would foster
clouds of disaster,
God of our planet, forestall and forgive!
3 Let there be greening,
birth from the burning,
water that blesses and air that is sweet,
health in God's garden,
hope in God's children,
regeneration that peace will complete.
4 God of all living,
God of all loving,
God of the seedling, the snow and the sun,
teach us, deflect us,
Christ reconnect us,
using us gently and making us one. Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in the stewardship of the earth; Our Response to God in the stewardship of the earth; Care of Creation; Children; Renewal Used With Tune: TENDERNESS
Touch the earth lightly
TENDERNESS
Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Colin Alexander Gibson (b. 1933) Scripture: Mark 9:50 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 12325 17673 65451 Used With Text: Touch the earth lightly
TENDERNESS
IN BABILONE
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 187 hymnals Scripture: Mark 9:30-39 Tune Sources: Oude en Nieuwe Hollanste Boerenlites, c.1710 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 17651 21231 43232 Used With Text: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service
IN BABILONE
There's a wideness in God's mercy
Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 Hymnal: Singing the Faith #416a (2011) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Scripture: Mark 9:38-40 Topics: Mission and Evangelism Languages: English Tune Title: CROSS OF JESUS
There's a wideness in God's mercy
There's a wideness in God's mercy
Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 Hymnal: Singing the Faith #416b (2011) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Scripture: Mark 9:38-40 Topics: Mission and Evangelism Languages: English Tune Title: CORVEDALE
There's a wideness in God's mercy
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Author: Frank Mason North Hymnal: Glory to God #343 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: Mark 9:41 Lyrics: 1 Where cross the crowded ways of life,
where sound the cries of race and clan,
above the noise of selfish strife,
we hear your voice, O Son of Man.
2 In haunts of wretchedness and need,
on shadowed thresholds fraught with fears,
from paths where hide the lures of greed,
we catch the vision of your tears.
3 From tender childhood's helplessness,
from human grief and burdened toil,
from famished souls, from sorrow's stress,
your heart has never known recoil.
4 The cup of water given for you
still holds the freshness of your grace;
yet long these multitudes to view
the sweet compassion of your face.
5 O Master, from the mountainside,
make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
among these restless throngs abide;
O tread the city's streets again;
6 Till all the world shall learn your love,
and follow where your feet have trod;
till glorious from your heaven above
shall come the city of our God. Topics: Compassion; Ecumenical; Healing; The Life of the Nations; A New Heaven and a New Earth; Social Concerns Languages: English Tune Title: GERMANY
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Frank Mason North
1850 - 1935 Person Name: Frank. M. North Scripture: Mark 9:41 Author of "Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) North, Frank Mason, D.D., b. at New York, Dec. 3, 1850, graduated at Wesleyan University 1872, and entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church 1872. In 1892 he became Correspondence Secretary of the New York City Church Extension and Missionary Society, and is now (1905) editor of The Christian City. His hymns in common use include:—
1. Jesus, the calm that fills my breast. [Peace.] In The Plymouth Hymnal,1894; Sursum Corda, 1898; The Methodist Hymnal, 1905, &c.
2. When cross the crowded ways of life. [City Missions.] In The Methodist Hymnal, 1905. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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North, Frank Mason, D.D. (December 3, 1850--December 17, 1935). The Appendix Index reference, p.1607 in Julian, to Dr. North is to John Post Attwater who used "Frank North" as his nom de plume. In addition to the information included in the short biographical sketch at p.1677 it should be added that Dr. North continued his studies at Wesleyan University, advancing to the M.A. degree in 1875, later being honored by that institution's D.D., 1894, and L.L.D., 1918. He was a member of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served several pastorates in New York State and City as well as one at Middletown, Connecticut, 1887-1892. During the years 1892-1912, while Corresponding Secretary of the New York City Extension and Missionary Society and the editor of The Christian City, he was also Corresponding Secretary of the National City Evangelical Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church. From 1912 to 1924 he was the Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of his church and through these years he served as Chairman of its Executive Committee. He was also Secretary, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and President of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. It was largely through his efforts and influence that the Federal Council was organized.
Trustee and member of governing boards of numerous institutions in the United States, China, and Japan, among the additional honors which came to him were Chevalier Legion of Honor and "Officer de l'Instruction Publique," France; Officer of the Royal Order of George I, Greece. He was one of the great Protestant leaders of his generation. The leading article in The Hymn, 30 April 1950, was an excellent appreciation of Dr. North and his work.
Sources: Handbooks of various hymnals; Who Was Who I; Foote, Henry Wilder, Three Centuries of American Hymnody; Ninde, Edward S., Story of the American Hymn; Bailey, ALbert E., The Gospel in Hymns; Pratt, John Barnes, Present Day Hymns; correspondence.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
Frank Mason North
Shirley Erena Murray
1931 - 2020 Person Name: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Scripture: Mark 9:50 Author of "Touch the earth lightly" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing.
I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago
Shirley Erena Murray
Erik Routley
1917 - 1982 Scripture: Mark 9:50 Author of "Christ, the Church's Lord" in Scripture Song Database
Erik Routley
