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We Thank You, God
Author: Frances Hill West Appears in 4 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 First Line: We thank you, God, for soft green grass Topics: The Goodness and Providence of God Used With Tune: EMERY
We Thank You, God
Love Makes a Bridge
Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Meter: 8.4.8.4 Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 First Line: Love makes a bridge from heart to heart Lyrics: 1 Love makes a bridge from heart to heart, and hand to hand.
Love finds a way when laws are blind,
and freedom banned.
2 Love breaks the walls of language,
gender, class, and age.
Love gives us wings to slip the bars
of every cage.
3 Love lifts the hopes that force and fear
have beaten down.
Love breaks the chains and gives us strength
to stand our ground.
4 Love rings the bells of wanted birth
and wedding day.
Love guides the hands that promise more
than words can say.
5 Love makes a bridge that winds may shake,
yet not destroy.
Love carries faith through life and death,
to endless joy. Topics: Humanist Teachings Humanity: Women and Men; Marriage and Services of Union; Social Justice Used With Tune: EMERY
Love Makes a Bridge
Love Makes a Bridge
Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #325 (1993) Meter: 8.4.8.4 First Line: Love makes a bridge from heart to heart Lyrics: 1 Love makes a bridge from heart to heart, and hand to hand.
Love finds a way when laws are blind,
and freedom banned.
2 Love breaks the walls of language,
gender, class, and age.
Love gives us wings to slip the bars
of every cage.
3 Love lifts the hopes that force and fear
have beaten down.
Love breaks the chains and gives us strength
to stand our ground.
4 Love rings the bells of wanted birth
and wedding day.
Love guides the hands that promise more
than words can say.
5 Love makes a bridge that winds may shake,
yet not destroy.
Love carries faith through life and death,
to endless joy. Topics: Humanist Teachings Humanity: Women and Men; Marriage and Services of Union; Social Justice Languages: English Tune Title: EMERY
Love Makes a Bridge
We Thank You, God
Author: Frances Hill West, 1911- Hymnal: The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #203 (1971) Meter: 8.4.8.4 First Line: We thank you, God, for soft green grass Tune Title: EMERY
We Thank You, God
We Thank You, God
Author: Frances Hill West Hymnal: Ecumenical Praise #93 (1977) First Line: We thank you, God, for soft green grass Topics: The Goodness and Providence of God Languages: English Tune Title: EMERY
We Thank You, God
Frances H. West
Person Name: Frances Hill West Author of "We Thank You, God" in Ecumenical Praise
Frances H. West
Brian A. Wren
b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, 1936- Author of "Love Makes a Bridge" in Singing the Living Tradition 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
