774. There Is Now a New Creation
Text Information |
First Line: |
There is now a new creation |
Title: |
There Is Now a New Creation |
Author: |
David Gambrell (2009) |
Meter: |
8.7.8.7 |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
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Topic: |
Justice and Reconciliation; Salvation; Welcome |
Copyright: |
© 2011 David Gambrell (admin. Presbyterian Publishing Corp.) |
Tune Information |
Name: |
STUTTGART |
Meter: |
8.7.8.7 |
Key: |
F Major |
Source: |
Witt's Psalmodia Sacra,, 1715, alt. |
Text Information:At the center of this text stands a reference to the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11–32), and the fourth stanza forms an effective bridge between that gospel story and the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. The first and last stanzas draw on 2 Corinthians 5:17.