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We Need A Church That's Inside-Out, Heather Josselyn-Cranson
We Need A Church That's Inside-Out, Heather Josselyn-Cranson
Northwestern Review
This hymn gives voice to one frustration that many Christians feel: a despair over watching Christian factions argue about doctrine while the poor suffer outside of church walls. This hymn calls us to see the self-obsession which prevents us from attending to those in need (first stanza), confess our neglect of Jesus' mandate to care for others (second stanza), and turn away from the distractions of petty bickering toward the expression of Christ's peace, grace, and love to all those outside the church (third stanza).
Days Will Come That Sap Our Vigor, Heather Josselyn-Cranson
Days Will Come That Sap Our Vigor, Heather Josselyn-Cranson
Northwestern Review
"Days Will Come that Sap our Vigor" speaks encouragement to individuals and congregations in the face of exhaustion (the first stanza), depression (the second stanza), and even death (the last stanza). In each case, God restores to us strength, hope, and life. The tune for this text, FALLS PARK, alludes to the fact that the author wrote the hymn text after visiting Falls Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.