Hymns by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

  • Hymns Celebrating Biblical Women
    • A Voice Was Heard in Ramah
      LLANGLOFFAN (7.6.7.6 D) (Lead On, O King Eternal; Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers)
      Books: Songs of Grace, More Voices
      This hymn remembers Rachel and her lament for killed children while also being a prayer for peace today.
    • God of the Women
      SLANE (10.10.9.10) (Be Thou My Vision)
      Books: Gifts of Love, Voices Found
      This hymn celebrates the faithfulness of biblical women, including as the first witnesses to Jesus' resurrection, and is a popular hymn for Mother's Day.
    • Jesus Sat and Watched the Crowd
      HENDON (7.7.7.7.7) (Take My Life)
      Book: Songs of Grace
      This hymn celebrates the faithfulness of the widow in the Temple.
    • Jesus, You Once Called Disciples
      IN BABILONE (8.7.8.7 D) (There's a Wideness in God's Mercy)
      Book: Songs of Grace
      This hymn includes the names of the original twelve disciples, but also biblical stories of Jesus' followers who were women and children.
    • Long Ago, When Pharaoh's Daughter
      NETTLETON (8.7.8.7 D) (Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing)
      A hymn celebrating adoption
    • Mary Gladly Told Her Cousin
      IRBY (8.7.8.7.7.7) (Once in Royal David's City)
      Mary rejoices in the promise of Jesus before his birth with song, the Magnificat (Luke 1:39-56)
    • Mary Heard the Angel's Message
      BEECHER (8.7.8.7 D) (Love Divine, All Loves Excelling)
      HYFRYDOL (8.7.8.7 D) (Alleluia, Sing to Jesus)
      Books: Gifts of Love, Voices Found
      This hymn celebrates many biblical stories about Mary, from before Jesus' birth, fleeing from Herod, his teaching about his family, her presence at his death and with the disciples after his resurrection.
    • No Longer
      LEONI (6.6.8.4) (The God of Abraham Praise)
      Book: Songs of Grace
      This hymn, based on Galatians 3:23-29, celebrates "Here men and women, called by God, serve side by side."
    • O Christ, You Are Life!
      LYONS (10.10.11.11) (O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!)
      HANOVER (10.10.11.11) (Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim)
      Luke's stories of Jesus raising the widow's son at Nain (Luke 7:11-17) and forgiving a sinful woman (Luke 7:36-50) tell us about how Jesus lives out his teachings of compassion for the poor and outcasts.
    • O God, Your Grace Has Now Appeared
      WINCHESTER OLD (8.6.8.6) (While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks)
      A hymn for Christmas
    • O Lord, You Called Disciples
      LANCASHIRE (7.6.7.6 D) (The Day of Resurrection)
      Book: Songs of Grace
      Jesus Calling Disciples
      "You met a busy woman out in the noonday sun.
      You shared God's love, you listened; you told all she had done.
      She called her friends and neighbors and brought them face to face
      With you, the living water, the bearer of God's grace."
    • She Came to Jesus
      SLANE (10.10.9.10) (Be Thou My Vision)
      Books: Songs of Grace, Singing the New Testament
      The Canaanite Woman's Faith
    • The Water God Gives Us
      FOUNDATION (11.11.11.11) (How Firm a Foundation)
      Thhis hymn celebrates the faithful witness after the Samaritan woman at the well meets Jesus (John 4:5-42).
    • Once a Woman Seeking Water
      BEACH SPRING (8.7.8.7 D) (God Whose Giving Knows No Ending)
      A hymn about Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (John 4:1-42), the need for clean water and Living Water today. This hymn was originally written for Living Waters for the World.
    • Abraham Journeyed to a New Country
      BUNESSAN (5.5.5.4 D) (Morning Has Broken)
      This hymn is about immigrants in the Bible and today; it remembers that Sarah, Ruth and Mary were immigrants.
    • God's Great Love is So Amazing!
      CONVERSE (8.7.8.7 D) (What a Friend We Have in Jesus)
      Books: Gifts of Love, Sing the Faith
      This hymn celebrates Jesus' lost and found parables in Luke 15, including the woman looking for the lost coin.
    • God, You Wrap Your Love Around Us
      CONVERSE (8.7.8.7 D) (What a Friend We Have in Jesus)
      BEECHER (8.7.8.7 D) (Love Divine, All Loves Excelling)
      Book: Gifts of Love
      This hymn about refugees remembers that Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15).
    • In Cana at a Wedding Feast
      ELLACOMBE (8.6.8.6 D) (I Sing the Mighty Power of God)
      Books: Gifts of Love, Singing the New Testament
      Jesus does his first miracle after his mother tells him the wedding party has no wine (John 2:1-12).
    • Welcoming God
      ASSURANCE (9.10.9.9 with Refrain) (Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!)
      Book: Gifts of Love
      This hymn celebrates Jesus' welcome to all and his calling women to ministry.
    • When Mary Poured a Rich Perfume
      ELLACOMBE (8.6.8.6 D) (I Sing the Mighty Power of God)
      Book: Songs of Grace
      Mary's Anointing of Jesus
 
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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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