Hymns by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
- Caring for God's Creation
- Genesis 1, 2; Psalms 8, 24
The Earth is the Lord's
ST. DENIO (11.11.11.11) (Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise)
Book: Songs of Grace
A celebration of God's creation and our call to care for it.
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O God, Your Creatures Fill the Earth
ELLACOMBE (8.6.8.6 D) (I Sing the Mighty Power of God)
A hymn for the care and blessing of animals
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Shades of Purple, Shades of Blue
DIX (7.7.7.7.7.7) (For the Beauty of the Earth)
- Genesis 1
At The Dawn of Your Creation
HYMN TO JOY (8.7.8.7 D) (Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee)
A celebration of God's creation and the command to care for it.
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Creator God, You Made the Earth
ST. COLUMBA (8.7.8.7) (The King of Love My Shepherd Is)
Book: Songs of Grace
Keeping Sabbath Time, Relating to Others/Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- Psalms 104, 148
On the Beach, the Waves of Waters
HYMN TO JOY (8.7.8.7 D) (Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee)
Book: Songs of Grace
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O God, the Great, Wide Seas are Yours
MELITA (8.8.8.8.8.8) (Eternal Father, Strong to Save)
Creation care; the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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O God, When Your Land
LYONS (10.10.11.11) (O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!)
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God Made the Heavens and the Earth
SOLID ROCK (8.8.8.8 with Refrain) (My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less)
Book: Gifts of Love
Creation and Environmental Stewardship
- Psalms 95, 104
Creator, We Thank You for All You Have Made
ST. DENIO (11.11.11.11) (Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise)
Book: Songs of Grace
Beauty of creation in every day
- Genesis 1, 2; Psalms 8, 24
You can read more about Carolyn Winfrey Gillette's creation care work in her articles "Shrinking Bills, Growing Membership" (PDF file) (Horizons magazine, November/December 2009), "A Journey Towards a Green Church" (PDF file) by Carolyn and Bruce Gillette in Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching and the Arts (May 2009) Environment and Worship issue, and the solar web page for Limestone Presbyterian Church.
The Green Bible (HarperCollins, 2008) is for those who care about creation (for more details about this Bible and praise for it, see Carolyn's article, "A Journey Towards a Green Church").
- Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Geneva Press, 2000)
- Songs of Grace: New Hymns for God and Neighbor by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Upper Room Books, 2009)
- More Voices (United Church of Canada hymnal supplement) (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2009)
- Singing the New Testament (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Christian Reformed Church, Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2008)
- Sing the Faith: New Hymns for Presbyterians (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2003)
- Voices Found: Women in the Church's Song (Episcopal Church Publishing, 2003)
- Worship and Song (Abingdon Press, 2011)
We are happy to send you news about new hymns by Carolyn. For example, her hymn "Abraham Journeyed to a New Country" is inspired in part by Hebrews 13, the lectionary epistle lesson for August 29th. Church World Service, Sojourners, the National Council of Churches, Mennonite Church USA, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and others are promoting this hymn about the church's ministry with immigrants. Three of Carolyn's hymns ("Down by the Jordan," "O Christ, When You Ascended" and "Whatever You Do") are included in Worship and Song: for United Methodists (Abingdon Press, February 2011). Carolyn has several other hymns in the works.
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