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Arch Song
Hymn composed by
Traditional English melodyContextual information
This piece was created as an alternative to “Go Now In Peace.” At Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church (TN), the children are in the worship service through the Story for All Ages, after which they are sung out as they walk down the sanctuary’s center aisle. Adults seated along the aisle form an arch with their arms for the children to pass through.
This piece was created as an alternative to “Go Now In Peace.” At Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church (TN), the children are in the worship service through the Story for All Ages, after which they are sung out as they walk down the sanctuary’s center aisle. Adults seated along the aisle form an arch with their arms for the children to pass through.
Tune Name
GIFT OF LOVE
Tune Name
Text Meter
L.M.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Traditional English melodyHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Composer Website LinkSpiritual tags
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Lyricist Background information
Nancy Owen Starr was Director of Music at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church (TN) for about fifteen years, until 2011.
Arranger Background information
Arranger Website LinkLyrics
Beneath our arms we shelter you.
You warm our hearts as you pass through.
May our love guide you as you go
To help you learn and help you grow.
Resources
Music XML and MEI and MIDI and Musescore files