A Touching Place

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Christ's is the world in which we move

Author: John L. Bell
Tune: DREAM ANGUS
ONE LICENSE: 01416
Published in 10 hymnals

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Author: John L. Bell

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 traditi… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Christ's is the world in which we move
Title: A Touching Place
Author: John L. Bell
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Refrain First Line: To the lost Christ slows his face
Copyright: © 1989, Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc. agent

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)

Ancient and Modern #512

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #724

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #101

Gather Comprehensive #640

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #724

Iona Abbey Music Book #136

RitualSong #760

Sing Glory #252

The Book of Praise #758

Together in Song #677

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