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05-16-2015, 12:37 PM
"Here I Am, Lord," ELW 574
The text for today's hymn cannot be published due to copyright limitations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The hymn, "Here I Am, Lord" comes to us from the Roman Catholic community. The words and the music are the work of Father Daniel L. Schutte, a composer in residence at the University of San Francisco. Father Daniel was one of the founding members of the St. Louis Jesuits, who popularized a contemporary style of church music set to sacred texts.
The hymn is based on three Old Testament texts: Ezekiel 36:26, Isaiah 6:8 and 1 Samuel 3, each dealing with the theme of God's call to servanthood. The hymn asks "whom shall I send?" and then repeats the very personal response: "Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart." The hymn begs the question we all must ask: how has God's call affected our life and how are we personally responding to that call today?
Help us, O God, to hear your daily call and respond to it openly and actively. Amen.
Kenneth N. Melby
The text for today's hymn cannot be published due to copyright limitations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The hymn, "Here I Am, Lord" comes to us from the Roman Catholic community. The words and the music are the work of Father Daniel L. Schutte, a composer in residence at the University of San Francisco. Father Daniel was one of the founding members of the St. Louis Jesuits, who popularized a contemporary style of church music set to sacred texts.
The hymn is based on three Old Testament texts: Ezekiel 36:26, Isaiah 6:8 and 1 Samuel 3, each dealing with the theme of God's call to servanthood. The hymn asks "whom shall I send?" and then repeats the very personal response: "Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart." The hymn begs the question we all must ask: how has God's call affected our life and how are we personally responding to that call today?
Help us, O God, to hear your daily call and respond to it openly and actively. Amen.
Kenneth N. Melby