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Author: Tom Colvin Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Humbly in your sight, we come together, Lord Lyrics: 1 Humbly in your sight, we come together, Lord. Grant us now the blessing of your presence here. 2 These our hearts are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Purify our love to make it like your own. 3 These our ears are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Open them to hear the gospel straight from you. 4 These our eyes are yours, we give them to you, Lord. May we always see this world as with your sight. 5 These our hands are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Give them strength and skill to work and build for you. 6 These our tongues are yours, we give them to you, Lord. May we speak your healing words of light and truth. 7 These our feet are yours, we give them to you, Lord. May we always walk the part of light with you. 8 Our whole selves are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Take us now and keep us safe forevermore. 9 Praise the Father, praise the Spirit, praise the Son; praise to God forevermore the Three-in-One. Topics: Gathering and Celebration Used With Tune: [Humbly in your sight, we come together, Lord]

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TIZA PANTAZI PINU

Meter: 11.11 Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tom Colvin (1925-2000); John L. Bell (b. 1949) Tune Sources: Traditional North Malawian melody Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 11123 33213 23332 Used With Text: Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord

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Humbly in Your Sight

Author: Tom Colvin Hymnal: Global Songs for Worship #2 (2010) First Line: Humbly in your sight, we come together, Lord Lyrics: 1 Humbly in your sight, we come together, Lord. Grant us now the blessing of your presence here. 2 These our hearts are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Purify our love to make it like your own. 3 These our ears are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Open them to hear the gospel straight from you. 4 These our eyes are yours, we give them to you, Lord. May we always see this world as with your sight. 5 These our hands are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Give them strength and skill to work and build for you. 6 These our tongues are yours, we give them to you, Lord. May we speak your healing words of light and truth. 7 These our feet are yours, we give them to you, Lord. May we always walk the part of light with you. 8 Our whole selves are yours, we give them to you, Lord. Take us now and keep us safe forevermore. 9 Praise the Father, praise the Spirit, praise the Son; praise to God forevermore the Three-in-One. Topics: Gathering and Celebration Languages: English Tune Title: [Humbly in your sight, we come together, Lord]

Humbly in your sight

Author: J P Chirwa; Tom Colvin, 1925-2000; Tom Colvin, 1925-2000 Hymnal: In Every Corner Sing #72 (2008) First Line: Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord Lyrics: 1 Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord: grant us now the blessing of your presence here. 2 These our hearts are yours – we give them to you, Lord: purify our love to make it like your own. 3 These our ears are yours, we give them to you, Lord: open them to hear the gospel straight from you. 4 These our eyes are yours, we give them to you, Lord: may we always see this world as with your sight. 5 These our hands are yours, we give them to you Lord: give them strength and skill to work and build for you. 6 These our tongues are yours, we give them to you, Lord: may we speak your healing words of love and truth. 7 These our feet are yours, we give them to you, Lord: may we always walk the path of light with you. 8 Our whole selves are yours, we give them to you, Lord: take us now and keep us safe for evermore. Topics: Offertory Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord]

Humbly in your sight

Author: Tom Colvin Hymnal: Iona Abbey Music Book #56 (2003) First Line: Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord Lyrics: 1 Humbly in your sight we come together, God, grant us now the blessing of your presence here. 2 These, our hearts, are yours, we give them to you, God, purify our love to make it like your own. 3 These, our eyes, are yours, we give them to you, God, may we always see this world as with your sight. 4 These, our hands, are yours, we give them to you, God, give them strength and skill to work and build for you. 5 These, our feet, are yours, we give them to you, God, may we always walk the part of life with you. 6 These, our tongues, are yours, we give them to you, God, may we speak your healing words of life and truth. 7 These, our ears, are yours, we give them to you, God, take us now and keep us yours for evermore. [Alternate words] 1 Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord: grant us now the blessing of your presence here. 2 These, our hearts, are yours; we give them to you, Lord: purify our love to make it like your own. 3 These, our eyes, are yours; we give them to you, Lord: may we always see your world as with your sight. 4 These, our hands, are yours; we give them to you, Lord; give them strength and skill to do our work for you. 5 These, our feet, are yours; we give them to you, Lord: may we walk along the path of life with you. 6 These, our tongues, are yours; we give them to you, Lord: may we speak your healing words of life and truth. 7 These, our ears, are yours; we give them to you, Lord: open them to hear your words of guidance, Lord. 8 Our whole selves are yours; we give them to you, Lord: take us now and keep us yours for evermore. Languages: English Tune Title: TIZA PANTAZI PINU

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John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John L. Bell (b. 1949) Arranger of "TIZA PANTAZI PINU" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink

Tom Colvin

1925 - 2000 Author of "Humbly in Your Sight" in Global Songs for Worship 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