Let Us Gather (1995)

Listen:

Let us gather, sisters, brothers, let us gather for the work
The work of Jesus, the work of Jesus
Let us gather, sisters, brothers, let us gather for the work
The work of Jesus, the work of Jesus
To walk in Jesus’ way is the reason we have come here today
Let us gather, sisters, brothers
Continuing the work, the work of Jesus

As we do the work of Jesus, sisters, brothers, let us pray
Working peacefully, working peacefully
As we do the work of Jesus, sisters, brothers, let us pray
Working peacefully, working peacefully
As we walk in Jesus’ way
We will study war no more, the tools of hatred rust away
Let us gather, sisters, brothers
Continuing the peaceful work of Jesus

And as we do the work of Jesus, sisters, brothers, let us pray working simply…
As we walk in Jesus’ way
We let the clamor and the clutter of the world die away
Let us gather, sisters, brothers, continuing the simple work of Jesus

And as we do the work of Jesus, sisters, brothers, let us pray, work together…
As we walk in Jesus’ way
See how the walls come down, our divisions fade away
Let us gather, sisters, brothers
Come together for the work, the work of Jesus

Let us gather, sisters, brothers, let us gather for the work, the work of Jesus…
To walk in Jesus’ way is the reason we have come here today
Let us gather, sisters, brothers, continuing the peaceful work of Jesus
Let us gather, sisters, brothers, continuing the simple work of Jesus
Let us gather, sisters, brothers, come together for the work, the work of Jesus

Copyright ©1996 by Lee Krähenbühl / Found Space Music. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. Permissions: LeeKrahenbuhl@aol.com.

Composed: Richmond, Indiana, May 1995

First public performance: Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 1995. Reprised at Annual Conference 2007, Cleveland, Ohio.

Notes: Theme song of the General Board Live Report, Church of the Brethren Annual Conference 1995, in response to the introduction of a new identity line for the denomination that year: “Continuing the work of Jesus: Peacefully, Simply, Together.”

Recording: David Frantz and Lee Krähenbühl, Love Unexplored (1996)