Display Title: They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love (Somos Uno en Espíritu) First Line: We are one in the Spirit (Somos uno en espíritu) Tune Title: ST. BRENDAN'S Author: Federico J. Pagura, b. 1923; Peter Scholtes, 1938-2000 Meter: 7 6 7 6 8 6 with refrain Scripture: John 13:35 Date: 2013 Subject: Alabanza | ; Amor Para Otros | ; Children's Hymns | ; Daily Life and Work | ; Despedida | ; Discipleship | ; Discipulado | ; Ecumenism | ; Ecumenismo | ; Espíritu Santo | ; Holy Spirit | ; Jesucristo | ; Jesus Christ | ; Love for Others | ; Misión | ; Mission | ; Música Para Los Jóvenes | ; Petition/Prayer | ; Praise | ; Presence of God | ; Presencia de Dios | ; Rites of the Church | Pastoral Care of the Sick; Ritos de la Iglesia | Cuidado Pastarol de los Enfermos; Sending Forth | ; Súplica/Oración | ; Trinidad, Santísima | ; Trinity | ; Unidad | ; Unity | ; Vida y Trabjo Diario |
Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #669
Peter Scholtes (1938–2009)
Peter was born in Evanston, Illinois and grew up in Oak Park, where he attended Ascension School and Fenwick High School before studying at Quigley and St. Mary of the Lake-Mundelein seminaries. He earned his Masters in Adult Education and Organization Development at Boston University.
Peter wrote the hymn "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love" while he was a parish priest at St. Brendan's on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s. At the time, he was leading a youth choir out of the church basement and was looking for an appropriate song for a series of ecumenical, interracial events. When he couldn't find such a song, he wrote the now-famous hymn in a single day. His experiences at St. Brendan's, a… Go to person page >
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