Rusty Edwards

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Rusty Edwards DMin DD is a hymnwriter who was born in Dixon, Illinois, on January 22, 1955. In 2015, he received the Doctor of Divinity degree from Lutheran Southern Seminary at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Dozens of his hymns have been published in 100 books in Australia, Brasil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and USA. He has published six collections of hymns, including The Yes of the Heart (with a foreword by Chick Corea), Grateful Praise, As Sunshine to a Garden, Each Breath Every Heartbeat (Abingdon Nashville) and Bidden, Unbidden. His sixth book is entitled Uncommon Mercy with co-writers from fifteen countries. Dave Brubeck wrote a tune for his song "As the Moon is to the Sun", which is included in the 2008 book, Dave Brubeck at the Piano. His best-known songs so far are: "We All are one in Mission", "Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness", "Now it is Evening", "To a Maid Engaged to Joseph", and "Each Breath, Every Heartbeat" and “Grace, Point Us Toward God (co-written by Jen Butler.) He was a 2009 Visiting Fellow at Yale University Institute of Sacred Music and Africa University in Zimbabwe in 2012. He has also led workshops in Brasil, Russia, England, and Sweden.

As the Moon Is to the Sun

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By Rusty Edwards

As the moon is to the sun, shining with a borrowed light was the humble servant, John, shedding daylight through the night. John the Baptist jumped with joy long before his natal day. He was not to be the Christ, but he came to point the way. John was...

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Blest Are the Poor in Spirit

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Blest are the poor in spirit: heaven will some day be theirs. Blest are the mourning children: comfort comes from One who cares. Blest the meek and patient, having courage to hang on. Soon all earth they will inherit; times of trials will be gone. Ble...

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Bread of Life

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By Rusty Edwards; Ray Makeever

Bread of Life, our host and meal, Jesus, feed us. Christ, by faith, to see and feel, feed us with your love. Bread now break and wine now pour. Jesus, feed us. Make us one, our hope restore. Feed us with your love. Grant forgiveness in the feast. Jes...

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

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Praise God for you, my Brother Sun you are the gift of days-- A touch of God each time I feel the warmth within your rays. A touch of God each time I feel the warmth within your rays. Praise God for you, my Sister Moon and all my Sister Stars. From yo...

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Faith Is the Yes of the Heart

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By Rusty Edwards

Faith is the yes of the heart and the playing of children. Faith is the walk in the dark and the ring for the wedding. Faith is the blush of the mind and the kiss of the Spirit. Faith is the mother of love and the child in the making. Faith sees the ...

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For God So Loved the World

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REFRAIN: For God so loved the world that God gave the only Son, that whoever believes in him shall have eternal life. As Moses lifted the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of God must be lifted that we may have life. Refrain For God sent Jesus fr...

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I Hear Creation Groaning

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I hear creation groaning for what it cannot see; a cry of ancient longing for dreams to be set free. How long by patient waiting can nature bear the pain of labor culminating in Eden born again? The clock is ticking slowly: when will this future live?...

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I Will Not Forget You

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By Rusty Edwards

REFRAIN: I will not forget you. I will not forget. You are always in my memory. I will not forget. You may say that I have forsaken you. You may say you are all alone and I seem far away. But I say that I will always be with you. I will not forget. Re...

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In Jesus' Name, We Pause to Pray

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By Rusty Edwards

In Jesus' Name we pause to pray: give us our daily bread today, bless us with strength, that we may bless our neighbor out of gratefulness....

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Key of the Morning

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Key of the morning, make way the new dawn; unlock the future; open my prayers. You are so faithful; I will stay near you, casting upon you all of my cares. Door to the daylight, all day I praise you, through work and leisure; all is your time. Welcome...

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Lamp of God Unveiled

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Lamp of God unveiled in the starry night. Wisdom from the east knelt before the sight. REFRAIN: Plan of God exposed through epiphany. Shine on, midnight star! Give us light to see. Light unveiled again at the river's edge. As the heir was cleansed a...

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May the Words of Praise Sung from My Mouth

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By Rusty Edwards

May the words of praise sung from my mouth be acceptable and blest in your sight, my Lord. And may the meditation of my heart be made pure and lovely, centered, focused on your sweet soul. Soul that numbers both the sand and stars, number my days with...

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New Days Are Coming

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By Rusty Edwards

New days are coming, Christ is arriving, old life forgotten, new life is near! God will transform us, and earth around us. There will be laughter, no longer tears! Life in the new earth will be delightful: there will be plenty for all to eat. Lions an...

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Nothing in This World

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Nothing in this world can shake you, cut you off, or separate you, from the love of God in Jesus. Mountain height nor ocean deepness. Not our laughter or our crying, not our final hour of dying. Love from God is not occasional. Love from God is uncondi...

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Once When Jesus Christ Was Hungry

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By Rusty Edwards

Once when Jesus Christ was hungry in the desert much alone, Christ was tested by the devil: "Make a loaf of bread from stone." Jesus knew the truth of living: We are more than flesh and bone. Jesus, perched on Herod's Temple would be tempted once agai...

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Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

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By Rusty Edwards

Praise the One who break the darkness with a liberating light. Praise the One who frees the prisoners turning blindness into sight. Praise the One who preached the Gospel healing every dread disease. Calming storms and feeding thousands with the ve...

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Rejoice and Prepare Now

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By Rusty Edwards

Rejoice and prepare now the way of the Lord. Make ready a path for the lifesaving Word. Make straight in the desert a suitable road that all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Rejoice and prepare for a miracle birth. Prepare for a gift of remarkabl...

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The Greatest Love of All

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By Rusty Edwards

The greatest love of all is love that never ends; Greater than any romance or love between two friends May your heart be filled with the greatest love of all. The greatest love is God who listens through your fear. Never again will you shed an unimpo...

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Two People

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By Rusty Edwards

Two people in the name of Christ are now together joining. Two lives become one family when they receive God's blessing. Committed lives new steps now take as solemn vows they soon will make. Faith, hope, and love surround them. The grace of God has fo...

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We All Are One in Mission

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By Rusty Edwards

We all are one in mission, We all are one in call, Our varied gifts united By Christ, the Lord of all. A single, great commission Compels us from above To plan and work together That all may know Christ's love. We all are called for service To witness...

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What Can We Say?

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By Rusty Edwards

What can we say that has not been said, worshipping Christ who rose from the dead? What novel thoughts could possibly find the will or way to enter the mind? Glory and might and honor and praise-- over-used words. We seek fresher ways to favor Christ...

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When This Child Was Born

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By Rusty Edwards

When this child was born there was cause for joy for the Lord makes each new girl and boy. Behold this awesome gift of grace. See the love of God in this small face. Now we gather here on this happy morn look and see this infant be reborn by water and...

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Worship God for Saints before Us

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By Rusty Edwards

Worship God for saints before us; all who gave our church its birth. They are shielded by God's power-- Gold has never known such worth! As we now by faith move forward praise the Lord of Heav'n and Earth. Let us greet our God with gladness filled wit...

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Worship, Praise, and Meditation

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By Rusty Edwards

Worship, praise, and meditation are not merely obligation. Freely we with joy are bringing all our needs and all our singing. We are drawn to join in worship; gathered by a single spirit: whether standing, whether kneeling we receive an inner healing....

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