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Text:A Place at the Table
Author:Shirley Erena Murray
Tune:MENSA
Composer:Colin Gibson

2. A Place at the Table

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First Line: For everyone born, a place at the table
Title: A Place at the Table
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (1996)
Refrain First Line: And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace;
Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Topic: Justice: Inclusiveness; Justice: Freedom
Copyright: © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
ONE LICENSE: 00003
Notes: Honorable mention in the search for hymns on justice sponsored by Alternatives for Simple Living and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
Tune Information
Name: MENSA
Composer: Colin Gibson (1996)
Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain
Key: f minor
Copyright: © 1996 Hope Publishing Co., Inc.



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