The Lord God appointed

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Themes:
Scriptures:
  • Leviticus 25:10
  • Isaiah 28:5
  • Isaiah 61:1-3
  • Isaiah 61:10
  • Matthew 11:4-5
  • Matthew 20:29-34
  • Matthew 9:27-31
  • Mark 10:46-52
  • Luke 18:35-43
  • Luke 4:18-19
  • Luke 7:22
  • John 1:12
  • John 15:11
  • John 16:20-22
  • Romans 4:16
  • Hebrews 2:15
  • 1 Peter 3:18-20
  • 1 John 4:9-10
Book Number:
  • 673

The Lord God appointed
the way of salvation,
by sending his own Son
to die in our place;
to preach the good tidings
of our liberation-
for those who receive him,
the promise of grace.

2. So Jesus came bringing
an end to our sadness,
forgiveness and healing,
the year of the Lord.
He lifts up the broken
and fills them with gladness;
the blind are enlightened
and led by his word.

3. He comforts the weary
with hope for tomorrow,
releases the prisoner
from sin and its fear;
gives beauty for ashes
and joy for their sorrow;
a garment of praise
for the soul in despair.

© Author / Jubilate Hymns This is an unaltered JUBILATE text. Other JUBILATE texts can be found at www.jubilate.co.uk
Barbara Woollett

The Gospel - Invitation and Warning

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The story behind the hymn

Barbara Woollett’s hymn has been available for some years in ms, but appears here for the first time in a hymnal. Like her other texts, several of which are included in Jubilate publications, it was written at her home in Sholing, a SE suburb of Southampton. It was the subject of detailed correspondence with Christopher Idle in 1996, resulting in some revision. Among points made by the author are (on stz 1): ‘I wanted to convey that Jesus is God’s Son, so avoided (originally) the word Saviour’. Stz 2: ‘… to emphasise Jesus’ willingness to fulfil God’s purpose …’; the change of tense (came/lifts etc) ‘will, I hope, convey to the reader/singer that although Jesus came then he lives now to be that fulfiller of God’s promise/purpose for us.’ Stz 3: ‘I’ve chosen gives (line 5, rather than with); a much more active word. I sometimes think that joy, thankfulness, praise are difficult options to cope with in times of deep sadness—we Christians can do each other great harm by trying to jolly people along; a bit like the world’s “Cheer up!

A look at the author

Woollett, Barbara

b Merryoake, Southampton 1937. She left school at 16 to work in a chemist’s shop, 1953–60, and married David W (engineer) in 1960; they have 3 children and now several grandchildren. Her first hymn text, a version of Ps 147, was published by ‘Jubilate’ in 1984. She formerly belonged to Southampton’s Above Bar Church, taking part in choir events there; by 1996 she had written more than 20 hymn texts. From 1999 she no longer had any church affiliation; she retired in 2002, ‘still trying to make Jesus Christ known by my daily walk of faith in God’s grace’, living at Sholing, Southampton. Her version of Ps 13, How long, O Lord, will you forget features in several books including Spring Harvest collections Sing Glory (1999) and Sing Praise (2010). No.673.