Walter Farquharson

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WALTER H. FARQUHARSON (b. 1936) was elected Moderator of The United Church of Canada in 1990, at the 33rd General Council.

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Born in Rosetown, SK, he was settled at the Saltcoats-Bredenbury Pastoral Charge in Saskatchewan Conference in 1961 and remained in pastoral ministry there until his retirement. Walter is the author of hundreds of hymn texts. He contributed 13 selections to Voices United (hymnbook of the United Church of Canada), including the Farquharson/Klusmeier collaboration "Walls That Divide" which is sung at worship in churches throughout the world. Walter's gifts to the ministry of the church are deep and his vision is a loving one: "We need to recover a sense of being a spiritually based people who care for one another." Walter and Joan Farquharson live in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan (Canada). They are the proud parents of four adult children, each with children of their own who are showered with love from Grandma & Grandpa Farquharson!

Teach Me, God, to Wonder

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Teach me, God, to wonder, teach me, God, to see. Let your world of beauty capture me. Praise to you be given. Love for you be lived. Life be celebrated, joy you give! Let me, God, be open, let me loving be. Let your world of people spea...

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The Bible, I Know (A Special Book)

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Words By Walter H. Farquharson

The bible, I know, is a special book. It tells us a lot about God. But some of the stories I read there for certain, have got to be odd! If Adam and Eve in the garden, were the only two who were there, then where did their sons find their girlfriends,...

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The Bread We Eat

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The bread we eat is Jesus' bread and it is sweet and good. The bread we eat is Jesus' bread, so now we share our food. For Jesus came to open doors, to help set prisoners free. And when you've eaten Jesus' bread, it changes you and me. Now, Jesus ...

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The Gentle Breeze

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Words By Walter H. Farquharson

The gentle breeze and budding flower, the birds sweet singing in this hour; the greening grass, the sweep of sky seem captured in a lover's sigh. The song of leaves, the dance of stars, the very warmth of sun is ours, for all seems right and all seems...

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The Gentle Face of Love

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The gentle face of love is shown in smiles and hugs and prayers; we're wrapped in love that is of God through tears and laughter shared. When friends are gathered in this place, Christ-spirit lives and grows. The strength and healing trusted here thr...

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The Life You Give Is Good

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Words By Walter H. Farquharson

The life you give is good, O God, it thrills the inner soul. The love you offer fills our hearts and we're made truly whole. For gift of marriage and of love, for bond that is so strong; For all that's brought us to this hour, Accept our joyful so...

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The Quiet of the Water

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The quiet of the water, the awesomeness of sky, call to my inner being: I wonder "Who am I?" Life's given by the good earth, renewed by falling rain. There's beauty in all laughter, and tenderness in pain. The world around speaks clearly of God who l...

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The Things That Hurt

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Words By Walter H. Farquharson

The things that hurt, whatever's cruel, must all be set aside, if we would work for God's world or in God's love reside. God grant us grace to trust in life, in life and pow'r to heal, to struggle hard for justice now and strike a better deal. ...

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The Wine of Life

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Words By Walter H. Farquharson

The wine of life is running low, the celebration stales; The guests are growing restless, their joy and laughter pales. Your hour, Lord, has surely come to liven up this space, Our world has lost its purpose, Disaster claims the race. For bombs...

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There Comes a Time

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There comes a time when life is done, when we would welcome setting sun; when we would close the book on life, be done with stress and done with strife. Like Simeon we wait for sign to understand our God's design, to make some sense of what is past,...

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There Is No Greater Love

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There is no greater love than this: to give up life for friend; No one can find a purer joy than living to this end. For Christ has promised joy that's full to all disciples true. God's love still makes its healing felt in what Christ's follower...

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There Is No Magic Power

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There is no magic power that's going to set us free; there are no instant changes, faith grants no guarantee. We have to dare to give ourselves in love for God and world. We have to learn to follow through the water's angry swirl. REFRAIN: There is ...

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There Is No Perfect Place

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There is no perfect place in which we might begin; our desperate cry for other scenes becomes a kind of sin. For God expects that we will serve the neighbour close at hand. It's `here' we must as Christians prove, not just in distant land. There ...

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These Women Tell and Idle Tale

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These women tell an idle tale that we just can't believe. The message that they bring to us is one we can't receive. They say that Jesus isn't dead but lives and sends us word that we should welcome this new day remembering all we've heard. The dead d...

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Though Ancient Walls May Still Stand Proud (Walls That Divide)

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Words By Walter H. Farquharson

Though ancient walls may still stand proud and racial strife be fact, though boundaries may be lines of hate, proclaim God's saving act! REFRAIN: Walls that divide are broken down; Christ is our unity! Chains that enslave are thrown aside; Chris...

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Time of Dryness Has Passed from Us

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Time of dryness has passed from us, time of living has begun, for God's Spirit moves among us making real Christ's promise won. As that Spirit moves among us, tongues of fire invade the heart; those whose voices had been muted sing aloud of earth's new...

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Today I Saw a Little Bird (A Song of Love)

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Today I saw a little bird, a bird that could not fly. The bird was hurt and frightened: That made me want to cry. I took the bird right home with me to keep it safe from harm. We bandaged up its damaged wing. We fed and kept it warm. And someday soo...

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