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While I Keep Silence

Author: David Wright Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: While I keep silence, silence, silence
While I Keep Silence

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SILENCE

Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James E. Clemens Tune Key: b minor Used With Text: While I Keep Silence
SILENCE

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While I Keep Silence

Author: David Wright Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #32C (2012) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 First Line: While I keep silence, silence, silence Topics: Blessing; Church Year Ash Wednesday; Church Year Lent; Elements of Worship Assurance of Pardon; Elements of Worship Call to Confession; Elements of Worship Confession (Corporate); Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Endurance; Forgiveness; God's Wisdom; God's Forgiveness; God's Way; Grâce; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Joy; Occasional Services New Year; Prayer; Rest; Temptation And Trial; Trust; Wisdom Psalms; Year A, Lent, 1st Sunday; Year C, Lent, 4th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 30-November 5 Scripture: Psalm 32 Tune Title: SILENCE
While I Keep Silence

While I Keep Silence

Author: David Wright Hymnal: Voices Together #310 (2020) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 First Line: While I keep silence, silence, silence in my flesh Topics: Confession of Sin; Conversion and New Life; Lent; Psalms; Silence; Suffering Scripture: Psalm 32:3-5 Tune Title: SILENCE
While I Keep Silence

While I Keep Silence

Author: David Wright Hymnal: Sing a New Creation #146 (2022) Meter: Irregular First Line: While I keep silence, silence Topics: Lament; Longing for God; Penitence Scripture: Psalm 32:3 Languages: English Tune Title: SILENCE
While I Keep Silence

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James E. Clemens

b. 1966 Composer of "SILENCE" in Psalms for All Seasons
James E. Clemens

David Wright

b. 1966 Author of "While I Keep Silence" in Psalms for All Seasons David Wright is a poet and professor of English at Monmouth College (IL). In addition to his poetry collections--A Liturgy for Stones (Cascadia, 2003), The Small Books of Bach (Wipf & Stock, 2014) and Local Talent (Purple Flag, 2019)--he has collaborated with composer Jim Clemens on several dozen hymns and choral works. Before teaching at Monmouth, Wright taught at Richland Community College, Wheaton College, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He still considers First Mennonite Church of Urbana his home church. David Wright
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