#691: Accept, O Lord, the Gifts We Bring
Aug. 15th, 2020 11:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Sometimes when the offerings are being brought to the front of the church the congregation sings a relatively short response, maybe only one verse of a longer hymn--it's the kind of thing that they rotate in and out every few months. I'm not sure whether this specific hymn was used this way at one of my churches, but it feels like it certainly could have been; it's brief, and as the title suggests, it's precisely about asking God to accept our offerings!
(Sometimes instead of just copying the text the bulletins screenshot the hymn and then try to crop out the unused verses, which is its own proofreading adventure.)
The arranger, Alice Parker, has done a lot of arrangements, including a choir anthem version of "I Shall Not Be Moved," a gospel song that became the protest song "We Shall Not Be Moved."
(Sometimes instead of just copying the text the bulletins screenshot the hymn and then try to crop out the unused verses, which is its own proofreading adventure.)
The arranger, Alice Parker, has done a lot of arrangements, including a choir anthem version of "I Shall Not Be Moved," a gospel song that became the protest song "We Shall Not Be Moved."