Soul Becomes a Song

New and Selected Hymns by Richard Leach Soul Becomes a Song

New and Selected Hymns by Richard Leach Printed on recycled and acid-free paper

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First edition July 2020 Catalog no. 125-432 Introduction

Welcome to this gathering and sampling of my work. Here are new hymn texts with new music, previously published texts with new music, and a selection of previously published texts with their original music, giving them a new chance to be seen and sung. Many of the texts are based on psalms. There are close paraphrases and more distant paraphrases. There are popular psalms such as 8 and 23, and the “difficult” Psalm 149. Psalm 120, not in the Revised Common Lectionary, becomes a strong song against war. Besides the psalm-based hymns, there are hymns for the Christian year and hymns on the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The title of the collection comes from “As Her Soul Becomes a Song,” a new hymn on the Magnificat which is here in two settings. Two of those reap- pearing with their original settings are “Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings” and “Over the Waves of Words,” two of my personal favorites from my first words and music collection, Over the Waves of Words.

My thanks to all the composers, and especially to those who wrote specifically for this project. David Ashley White’s request for words for a new tune—the reverse of our usual collaboration process—led to the text, “Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift.” Amanda Husberg is always willing and able to create strong, singable tunes and I called upon her as I have many times before. Maggi Tucker and I both attended the Hymn Society conference in Dallas in 2019 and re- newed our collaboration. Pat Michaels has written many tunes for my texts, and we led a successful festival of them together in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2019. Some from that festival, and others com- posed since, are included here. Andrew Donaldson is a close friend with whom I have done varied and interesting projects but not many published hymn settings. His settings included here are especially welcome.

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Text: Richard Leach, 2019. 86 886 _ Music: David Ashley White, 2019. Arvo Text:Text Richard and music Leach, © 2019. 2020 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. 86 886 Music: David Ashley White, 2019 Arvo Text and music © 2019 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. www.selahpub.com Expressively majestic ( =66–69) q Section 008 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Happy Happy Are Are Those Those Who Who Serve Serve b j & b b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Hal ---le lu jah! ‰ œ œ œ. ? b œ œ œ œ b b . J œ. œ œ œ b & b b . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1 Hap - py are those who serveœ the Lord,œ œ. whoœ 2 Splen - did the hous - es of the good; the 3 Jus - tice the shape of all they do— their 4 Stead - fast when news of e - vil breaks; the 5 Gra - cious in giv - ing to the poor; they 6 Hap - py are those who serve the Lord. The

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Text: Psalm 112, adapt. Richard Leach, 2007. 48 76 76 _ Music: Margaret R. Tucker, 2020. Psalm 112 Text:Text Ps. ©112, 2007 adapt. and Richard music © Leach, 2020 Selah 2007. Publishing © 2007 Selah Co., Publishing Inc. Co., Inc. 48 76 76 Music: Margaret R. Tucker, 2020. © 2020 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. Psalm 112 j bbb œ œ œ ‰ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ gifts to be un - wrapped. Their nev - er fade or fail; in lend - ing just and fair; no it be - longs to God; they all the time to come; their melt a - way like wax, and œ œ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ ‰ œ b b œ œ œ œ J b œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ chil - dren will be lead - ers, a dark times they are shin - ing, for bul - ly can co - erce them; their will look down in tri - umph up - names will be like mu - sic that all their vast de - sires be - œ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ. œ b b œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ b j & b b ‰ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ bless - ing toœ theœ land.œ ˙ Hal ---le lu jah! those who look and see. Hal ---le lu jah! stor - ies will be known. Hal ---le lu jah! on their fal - len foes. Hal ---le lu jah! peo - ple love to hear. Hal ---le lu jah! come like bar - ren fields. Hal ---le lu jah! ‰ œ ? œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ . œ œ bbb œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ . œ œ ‰ J J Slowly, after last stanza b & b b ‰ j œ œ œ ˙ Hal ---le lu jah!˙ j ? ‰ œ œ œ ˙ bb ˙ b œ œ œ ˙ _ Section 009 WeWe Are Are Servants Servants and Our Praises # # œ & œ œ wœ œ œ wœ œ œ œ 1 We are ser - vants and our prais - es are our 2 All the rul - ers of the na - tions are be - 3 Joy - ous moth - ers sing to chil - dren that they w w ? ## Ó w w # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ser˙. - vice andœ ourœ joy.˙ Praise˙ the Ho - ly One at low the Ho - ly One. And the Ho - ly One has know are heav - en’s gift. Leg ---is la tion comes from ˙ ? ## œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ # & # œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ ˙œ ˙ ˙ sun - rise! Wel - come sun - set sing - ing praise! glo - ry past the beau - ty of the skies. peo - ple who were liv - ing on the street.

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Text: Richard Leach, 2019. 87 87 with refrain _ Music: Patrick Michaels, 2019. Servants Text:Text Richard © 2019 Leach, and music2019. © 20192020 Selah Publishing Co.,Co., Inc. Inc. 8787 with refrain Music: Patrick Michaels, 2019. © 2020 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. Tune Name # & # œ n˙ ˙ w ˙ œ œ n˙w. ˙ w w ˙ ˙œ œ Who is like the Ho - ly One, know -ing œ œ n n ? # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ # ˙ n˙œ ˙ œ œ n˙ w w # & # ˙ bœ n˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ nw nw ˙ œ œœ us from high a - bove? Who nœ œ b b nœ b ? # ˙œ œ nw œ œ œ n˙ œ œ # ˙ n˙ œ bœ n˙ bw ˙ bœ œ # & # œ b˙ ˙ nw˙. n w ˙ nœ nœ w˙ ˙ saves and bless - es us, bless - es us? ˙ n˙ n˙ ? # ˙œ œ ˙ œ n ˙ œ nœ ˙ ˙ # . nœ bœ nw ˙. œ # # œ œ bœ w & w˙. ˙˙ ˙˙œ œ ww ˙ Praise, O praise the Ho - ly One.

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_ New Heaven and Earth 00039 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Wind Wind from from Heaven Heaven 1087 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings Unison b j j & b œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ 1 Hal ---le lu jah, wind from heav --en com ing with a might - y 1 Rise, my song, and stretch your wings, de - light and need to trace. 2 Then the sound of ho --ly bab ble, and a crowd of peo - ple 2 Rise, my song, and have no fear of soar - ing wide and high; 3 Hal ---le lu jah, men and wom - en will speak out and pro --phe 3 Soar, my song, with wings wide fanned, de - light and need to trace. 4 Sweep a - side the dreams that hurt us with your wind, O Ho - ly œ ˙ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ œ ? b œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ J J œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b j j & b œ œ. œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Rise for those the gos - pel brings to seek a sing - ing place. ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Christ the fal - con - er is near, wher-ev - er you may fly. rush; hal ---le lu jah, fire ap --pear ing, each be - Come to Christ’s up - lift - ed hand, and find a rest - ing place. stirred; past the bor - ders kept by lan - guage came the sy; hal ---le lu jah, dreams and vi - sions for the One; give to us the dreams of heal - ing, vi - sions ? œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ bb œ œ œ. œ œ œ. J œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ J ? œ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ j b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ This will be our sing - ing day, word and tune will both be true. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œœ œ œ œ œ nœ See the hu - man world be - low, show-ing scars and beau - ty too. liev - er felt the touch; wind and fire, the Ho - ly One day soar - ing song will see ev - ery-thing made whole and new. wit - ness and the word. Hal ---le lu jah for the young and old a - like. May a world in need of œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ ˙ of your king - dom come. Ev - ery tongue will join the ? b œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ b œ. J œ œ œ j ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ b œ œ œ. œ œ œ j œ œ w œ œ & œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ w Song, soar up but not a - way— the fal - c’ner waits for you. In a clos - ing cir - cle go, the fal - c’ner waits for you. b œ œ Day of glad - ness, come to be!— the fal - c’ner waits for you. & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Spir - it, on the day of Pen --te cost! œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ gos - pel; ev --ery one who lis - tened, heard. ? b œ œ œ œ J œ œ w mend - ing dream of mak - ing all things right. b œ. œ œ chor - us; hal ---le lu jah will be sung! J

? œ œ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ ˙ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ _ _ Text: Richard Leach, 2006. © 2006 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. 87 87 87 Music:Text: Richard Thomas Leach, Pavlechko, 2006. © 2019.2006 Selah© 2019 Publishing Augsburg Co., Fortress. Inc. 87 Roni87 87 Text: Richard Leach, 1994. St. 1 adapt. from “Rise, my soul” by Robert Seagrave, 1748. 76 76 77 76 Music: Thomas Pavlechko, 2019. © 2019 Augsburg Fortress. Roni Music: Alfred V. Fedak, 1996. ©1996 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. The Falconer New Heaven and Earth 108740 Rise,Rise, My My Song, Song, and and Stretch Stretch Your Your Wings Wings Unison j bb j œ œ. œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ 1 Rise, my song, and stretch your wings, de - light and need to trace.˙ 2 Rise, my song, and have no fear of soar - ing wide and high; 3 Soar, my song, with wings wide fanned, de - light and need to trace. œ ˙ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ b œ . J J œ œ j bb j œ œ. œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ Rise for those the gos - pel brings to seek a sing - ing place.˙ Christ the fal - con - er is near, wher-ev - er you may fly. Come to Christ’s up - lift - ed hand, and find a rest - ing place. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ b œ . J J œ œ j bb œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ This will be our sing - ing day, word and tune will both be true. See the hu - man world be - low, show-ing scars and beau - ty too. One day soar - ing song will see ev - ery-thing made whole and new. œ. ˙ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ b œ. J œ œ j bb œ œ œ. œ œ œ j œ œ w & œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ w Song, soar up but not a - way— the fal - c’ner waits for you. In a clos - ing cir - cle go, the fal - c’ner waits for you. Day of glad - ness, come to be!— the fal - c’ner waits for you. œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ w ? b œ œ œ œ J œ œ w b œ. J œ

Text: Richard Leach, 1994; st. 1 adapt. from “Rise, my soul” by Robert Seagrave, 1748. 76 76 77 76 _ Music: Alfred V. Fedak, 1996. The Falconer Text:Text Richard and music Leach, © 1994. 1996 St.Selah 1 adapt. Publishing from “Rise,Co., Inc. my soul” by Robert Seagrave, 1748. 76 76 77 76 Music: Alfred V. Fedak, 1996. ©1996 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. The Falconer 70 Previous publications Previous publications with alternate tunes with the tunes included in this volume “Imagine,” Said Jesus, “A Rich Man, a “A Fruitless Fig Tree,” in And Jesus Said: Rich Man” Parables in Song; Richard Leach, David – Imagine, Margaret Tucker in And Jesus Schaap, editors; Selah, 2009 Said: Parables in Song; Richard Leach, David Schaap, editors; Selah, 2009 “Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven,” in Healing Leaves of Grace; Thomas Pavlechko, Jesus and the Fig Tree Augsburg-Fortress, 2019 – Mulberry, Dan Damon in We Sing the ; Richard Leach, Selah, 2005 “How Far Away Is Heaven,” in Pray Then Shoreline Like This; Richard Leach, Carson Cooman; Good Shepherd Selah, 2002 – Laguna Gloria, Carl Schalk, in Shepherd , Russell Schulz-Widmar, editor; Selah, “How Many Pearls,” in And Jesus Said: Par- Songs ables in Song; Richard Leach, David Schaap, 2002 editors; Selah, 2009

Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven “O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline,” in – Wind and Fire, David Ashley White, in , David Ashley New Harmony: A Harp of Thousand Strings; Songs for a New Creation Richard Leach, David Ashley White; Selah, White, Selah, 2003 2006 “Over the Waves of Words,” in Over the Waves of Words, Richard Leach, Selah, 1996 How Can It Be, the Life of Jesus – Nakoma Road, Sally Ann Morris, in Over “Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings,” the Waves of Words; Richard Leach, Selah, in Over the Waves of Words; Richard Leach, 2006 Selah, 1996; and Selah Songs of Rejoicing, Selah 2011; O the Angels Did Bow Down – African-American spiritual melody “What Did You Find,” in And Jesus Said: arranged by Amanda Husberg, in Hear the Parables in Song; Richard Leach, David Angels Sing; Richard Leach, David Schaap, Schaap, editors; Selah, 2009 editors; Selah, 2005 The Angels Sing – Shining Praise, David Ashley White, in New Harmony: A Harp of Thousand Strings; Richard Leach, David Ashley White; Selah, 2006 and Selah Songs of Rejoicing; Selah 2011 The Stone the Builders Cast Away – Lucile, David Ashley White, in The Sower Comes Again; Richard Leach, Selah, 2016 71 Scripture Index

Psalm Matthew 8 4:18–22 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 14 6:9 When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 15 9:17 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 23 13:44 Sing of a Shepherd What Did You Find...... 27 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 13:45–46 30 How Many Pearls...... 29 Like Mountains 14:28–31 We Were High and Proud...... 5 We Will Be Upheld...... 28 30:5 21:1–11 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 62:5–12 27:39–44 For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 98 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Mark 112 1:16–20 Hallelujah! Happy Are Those O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 Who Serve the Lord...... 8 2:22 113 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 4:30–32 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 How Can It Be, the Life of Jesus...... 31 116:1–9 10:17–27 I Love the Lord...... 12 Song of the Rich Young Man...... 32 118:22 11:1–11 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 120 11:12–14,20 When I Speak of Peace...... 16, 17, 18 Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 137 13:24–37 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 147:4 15:29–32 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 148 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 149 Sing It Softly...... 22 72 Scripture Index Topical Index

Luke Advent 1:46–55 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 2:7 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Animals and Birds 5:8 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 5:37–38 Angels Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 10:1–9 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 12:13–21 Beginning of Worship “Imagine,” Said Jesus, Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 13:6–9 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33 15:11–32 Christmas How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 17:6 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 19:28–40 Church The Donkey’s Song...... 30 O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 23:35–39 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 24:5 Communion O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 24:13–35 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Creation (The Created World) God Ever Faithful...... 11 John Over the Waves of Words...... 1 John 1:14 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Dance 10:2, 11 Like Mountains Good Shepherd ...... 38 We Were High and Proud...... 5 14:6 Sing It Softly...... 22 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Discipleship Acts Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 2:1–21 O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 Song of the Rich Young Man...... 32 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Romans What Did You Find...... 27 8:26 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Donkeys James The Donkey’s Song...... 30 2:15–16 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Easter How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Revelation 21:5 Emmaus Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 73

Topical Index

Faith Joy A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33 Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 We Will Be Upheld...... 28 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6

Fear Judgment We Will Be Upheld...... 28 A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33

Glory of God Justice Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Good Friday Sing It Softly...... 22 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 When the Plans of the Poor...... 2

Grace Kingdom of God/Heaven “Imagine,” Said Jesus, How Many Pearls...... 29 “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 Love of God Heaven How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Magnificat As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Holy Spirit Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 Mary As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Hope The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 Mortality “Imagine,” Said Jesus, Incarnation “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 New Heaven and Earth Jesus O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 How Can It Be, the Life of Jesus...... 31 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 “Imagine,” Said Jesus, Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 Palm/Passion Sunday O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 Parables We Will Be Upheld...... 28 A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33 What Did You Find...... 27 How Many Pearls...... 29 “Imagine,” Said Jesus, Jesus’ Birth “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 What Did You Find...... 27 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Peace Jesus Crucified and Risen When I Speak of Peace...... 16, 17, 18 How Can It Be, the Life of Jesus...... 31 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Pentecost O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 74

Topical Index

Praise and Adoration Shepherd/God as Shepherd As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Sing of a Shepherd God Ever Faithful...... 11 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 I Love the Lord...... 12 Like Mountains Society/Social Concerns We Were High and Proud...... 5 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Sing It Softly...... 22 Sing It Softly...... 22 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 When I Speak of Peace...... 16, 17, 18 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14

Prayer Song and Singing I Love the Lord...... 12 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40

Prayer (The Lord’s Prayer) Trust in God How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7

Pride Truth Like Mountains The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 We Were High and Proud...... 5 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3

Prodigal Son War How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 When I Speak of Peace...... 16, 17, 18

Psalms Wealth For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 God Ever Faithful...... 11 “Imagine,” Said Jesus, I Love the Lord...... 12 “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 Like Mountains We Were High and Proud...... 5 Weeping Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Sing It Softly...... 22 Word of God Sing of a Shepherd Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 When I Speak of Peace...... 16, 17, 18 When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14

Salvation I Love the Lord...... 12 Like Mountains We Were High and Proud...... 5 75 Composers of Music Tune Names

Cooman, Carson Adella...... 12 Cisco...... 25 Angels Sing...... 21 Ardèche...... 5 Donaldson, Andrew Ardèche...... 5 Arvo...... 6 Colt...... 30 Bigger Future...... 35 Hambly...... 19 Cisco Molard...... 32 ...... 25 Montèze...... 22 Colt...... 30 Perroy...... 26 Encruzilhada...... 34 Rue Verdaine...... 28 Uzès...... 15 Found At Last...... 29 Hambly...... 19 Faustini, João Hand in Hand...... 3 Encruzilhada...... 34 Home...... 4 Fedak, Alfred V. Parable...... 33 Justice Now...... 11 The Falconer...... 40 Leach...... 1 Listen...... 14 Husberg, Amanda Angels Sing...... 21 Listening...... 13 Found At Last...... 29 Mary Sings...... 20 Home...... 4 Molard...... 32 Justice Now...... 11 Montèze...... 22 Leach...... 1 Listening...... 13 O the Angels...... 36 Mary Sings...... 20 Only a Seed...... 31 Servants...... 10 Open Gate...... 38 Song of the Poor...... 2 Parable...... 33 Speak Peace...... 17 Perroy...... 26 Step By Step...... 37 Psalm 112...... 8 Waiting for God...... 7 Roni...... 39 What Love...... 23 Rue Verdaine...... 28 Michaels, Patrick St. Andrew by the Sea...... 24 Bigger Future...... 35 Listen...... 14 Servants...... 10 O the Angels...... 36 Song of the Poor...... 2 Only a Seed...... 31 Speak of Peace...... 18 Open Gate...... 38 Speak Peace...... 17 Time for Peace...... 16 Step By Step...... 37 Who Indeed...... 9 The Falconer...... 40 Time for Peace...... 16 Pavlechko, Thomas Roni...... 39 Treasure...... 27 Uzès...... 15 Tucker, Margaret Adella...... 12 Waiting for God...... 7 Hand in Hand...... 3 What Love...... 23 Psalm 112...... 8 Who Indeed...... 9 Speak of Peace...... 18 Treasure...... 27 White, David Ashley Arvo...... 6 St. Andrew by the Sea...... 24 76 Metrical Index

CM with refrain 86 86 6 Step By Step – How Far You Have to Go... 37 Angels Sing – The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 CMD 86 87 Uzès – The Stone the Builders Cast Away... 15 Listen – Whom Shall We Listen, LM Listen To...... 14 Adella – I Love the Lord...... 12 Listening – Whom Shall We Listen, Parable – A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33 Listen To...... 13 48 76 76 86 886 Psalm 112 – Hallelujah! Happy Arvo – Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift.... 6 Are Those Who Serve the Lord ...... 8 87 87 and refrain 55 54 Montèze – Sing It Softly...... 22 Justice – God Ever Faithful ...... 11 Servants – We Are Servants...... 10 Who Indeed – We Are Servants...... 9 55 75 Rue Verdaine – We Will Be Upheld...... 28 87 87 87 Roni – Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven.... 39 56 55 Speak Peace – When I Speak of Peace ... 17 87 87 D Time for Peace – When I Speak of Peace ...16 What Love – Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 56 55 D Speak of Peace – When I Speak of Peace....18 887 Found at Last – How Many Pearls...... 29 66 45 55 44 with refrain Open Gate – Good Shepherd ...... 38 98 98 D Only a Seed – How Can It Be, 66 66 D the Life of Jesus...... 31 Hand in Hand – We Do Not Walk Alone.... 3 10 4 10 4 47 677 677 and refrain Perroy – Your Word and Your Ways...... 26 Song of the Poor – When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 10 10 10 4 Waiting for God 68 66 – For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 Colt – The Donkey’s Song...... 30 10 10 10 10 (mixed rhythm) 76 73 66 73 Treasure – What Did You Find...... 27 Hambly – As Her Soul Becomes a Song... 19 Mary Sings 10 10 10 10 and coda – As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 20 Molard – Song of the Rich Young Man.... 32 76 76 D 11 10 11 10 Cisco – How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 Encruzilhada – Jesus and the Fig Tree .... 34 St. Andrew by the Sea Home – Sing of a Shepherd – O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 76 76 77 76 11 10 11 10 and coda The Falconer – Rise, My Song, Leach – Over the Waves of Words...... 1 and Stretch Your Wings...... 40 12 11 12 11 84 84 83 7 Bigger Future Ardèche – Like Mountains – “Imagine,” Said Jesus, “A Rich Man”.... 35 We Were High and Proud...... 5 Irregular O the Angels – O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 77 Lectionary Index *indicates the first lesson is from the Easter Vigil Revised Common Lectionary’s God Ever Faithful...... 11 semi-continuous readings Easter The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 Year A Easter Evening How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Advent 3 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Easter 3 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Christmas Day 1 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Easter 4 Good Shepherd ...... 38 Christmas Day 2 Sing of a Shepherd Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 Christmas Day 3 Easter 5 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Christmas Day 3 Pentecost God Ever Faithful...... 11 Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 Christmas 1 Trinity Sunday The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Christmas 2 Proper 12 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 How Many Pearls...... 29 New Year Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 What Did You Find...... 27 Holy Name Proper 14 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 We Will Be Upheld...... 28 Epiphany Proper 18* O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 Sing It Softly...... 22 Epiphany 4 Proper 23 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Sing of a Shepherd Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 Epiphany 5 Hallelujah! Happy Are Those Who Serve the Lord...... 8 Lent 4 Sing of a Shepherd Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 Palm/Passion Sunday O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 78

Lectionary Index

Easter Vigil Year B God Ever Faithful...... 11 Advent 1 Easter O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 Advent 3 Easter Evening As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Advent 4 Easter 4 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Good Shepherd ...... 38 Sing of a Shepherd Christmas Day 1 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Easter 6 Christmas Day 2 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Pentecost Christmas Day 3 Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Christmas Day 3 Proper 6 God Ever Faithful...... 11 How Can It Be, the Life of Jesus...... 31 Christmas 1 Proper 8 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 Like Mountains Christmas 2 We Were High and Proud...... 5 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 New Year Proper 11 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 Sing of a Shepherd Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 Holy Name Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Proper 12* When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 Epiphany 3 For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 Proper 17 O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Epiphany 5 Proper 18 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Epiphany 6 Proper 19 Like Mountains I Love the Lord...... 12 We Were High and Proud...... 5 Proper 22 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Epiphany 8 Proper 23 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Song of the Rich Young Man...... 32 Palm/Passion Sunday All Saints O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 The Donkey’s Song...... 30 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 79

Lectionary Index

Easter 5 Year C Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 Advent 4 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Pentecost Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 Christmas Day 1 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Proper 5 Like Mountains We Were High...... 5 Christmas Day 2 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Proper 9* Christmas Day 3 Like Mountains We Were High...... 5 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Christmas Day 3 Proper 9 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Christmas 1 Proper 11 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 Christmas 2 Proper 13 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 “Imagine,” Said Jesus, “A Rich Man”...... 35 New Year Proper 17 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings.... 40 Hallelujah! Happy Are Those Holy Name Who Serve the Lord...... 8 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Proper 19* Epiphany 5 When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 Proper 20 Lent 3 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 Lent 4 Proper 22 How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 Palm/Passion Sunday Proper 22* The Donkey’s Song...... 30 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 All Saints C Easter Vigil Sing It Softly...... 22 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Proper 27* O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Easter Proper 28 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 God Ever Faithful...... 11 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 Reign of Christ (Christ the King) Easter Evening O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 Easter 2 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 Special Days Easter 3 The Visitation ABC Like Mountains We Were High...... 5 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 Easter 4 Sing of a Shepherd Holy Cross ABC Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 God Ever Faithful...... 11 80 First Lines and Titles A Fruitless Fig Tree...... 33 Rise, My Song, and Stretch Your Wings... 40 Angels Sing in Praise Tonight, The...... 21 Sing It Softly...... 22 As Her Soul Becomes a Song...... 19, 20 Sing of a Shepherd For God Alone My Soul Will Wait...... 7 Like No Other Shepherd...... 4 Song of the Rich Young Man...... 32 God Ever Faithful...... 11 Stone the Builders Cast Away, The...... 15 Good Shepherd ...... 38 The Angels Sing in Praise Tonight...... 21 Hallelujah! Happy Are Those The Donkey’s Song...... 30 Who Serve the Lord...... 8 The Mother, the Father, the Stable...... 38 Hallelujah, Wind from Heaven...... 39 The Stone the Builders Cast Away...... 15 How Can It Be, the Life of Jesus...... 31 How Far Away Is Heaven...... 25 We Are Servants...... 9, 10 How Far You Have to Go...... 37 We Do Not Walk Alone...... 3 How Many Pearls...... 29 We Will Be Upheld...... 28 What Did You Find...... 27 I Love the Lord...... 12 When I Speak of Peace...... 16, 17, 18 “Imagine,” Said Jesus, When the Plans of the Poor...... 2 “A Rich Man, a Rich Man”...... 35 “Where Is Your Fruit?” “I’m No More than a Colt”...... 30 Jesus Said to a Fig Tree...... 34 I Ran up to the Rabbi on the Road...... 32 Whom Shall We Listen, Listen To...... 13, 14 Jesus and the Fig Tree ...... 34 Will You Leave the Light of Heaven...... 23 Like Mountains Your Word and Your Ways Call Us In...... 26 We Were High and Proud...... 5 Mother, the Father, the Stable, The...... 38 O Christ, We Sing the Shoreline...... 24 O the Angels Did Bow Down...... 36 Our Every Breath Is Heaven’s Gift...... 6 Over the Waves of Words...... 1 Richard Leach is a leading contemporary writer of words for hymns. He uses traditional forms to create striking new texts with biblical and theological integ- rity. His work is included in hymnals and hymnal sup- plements from a wide spectrum of denominations, and in many independent hymnals and hymnal supple- ments. He is a frequent presenter at conferences of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, and has been called a master of his craft in the review pages of The Hymn Society journal. Dozens of anthem set- tings of his words have been composed and published. Selah Publishing Co. has been publishing collections of his work since 1995. Besides hymn and anthem texts, Leach has written words for cantatas and art song. With David Schaap, he edited The Selah Psalter, Hear the Angels Sing, and And Jesus Said: Hymns on the Parables. Born in Bangor, Maine in 1953, Leach received a B.A. in religion from Bowdoin College and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He was a United Church of Christ pastor in Connecticut from 1978 to 1999. Since then he has been a member of the Evan- gelical Lutheran Church in America. He writes secular as well as sacred poetry and is a visual artist working chiefly in collage. Leach lives in Stamford, Connecticut with his wife, Beverly, and is a member of St. John’s Lu- theran Church in Stamford. Richard and Beverly have two sons and three grandchildren.

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