Earth's creator, everyday God (StF 45)
- Authors & translators:
- Farrell, Bernadette (auth)
- Elements of Worship:
- Gathering
- Elements of Worship:
- Intercessory response
- Theme:
- The Adoration of God
- Metre:
- Irregular
- Composers & arrangers:
- Farrell, Bernadette (comp)
- Tune:
- Everyday God
- Source:
- Singing the Faith: 45 (CD2 #20)
- Verses:
- 11
- STF Number:
- 45
Ideas for use
This is a hymn that lends itself to imaginative sharing between different groups and individuals worshipping together. most simply, the verses and/or lines of this hymn can be alternated between a cantor or soloist and the congregation. This could be done in a number of ways, e.g.
Earth's creator,
everyday God,
Loving Maker,
O Jesus etc.
or
Earth's creator,
everyday God,
Loving Maker,
O Jesus etc.
You may also wish to assign certain verses to specific groups within the congregation, such as children (vv.5&6), men and women (v.9).
Several verses suggest the possibility of accompanying mime or dance (v.8 for instance), and verse 10 could both draw together and challange the different generations within a congregation:
Our beginning, (Young people)
everyday God,
our unfolding, (30s-60s age group)
O Jesus,
our enduring, (Older people)
O Spirit,
journey's ending, (All together)
come, be with us.