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Sermons from St. John the Divine

Sermon at the Rededication of the Chapel, September 15, 2008

There’s a hymn we’ll sing after communion, a hymn we’ve often used here on anniversaries and dedications and re-dedications. It’s emblematic of this ministry and indeed, of lots of ministries on this campus. The name of its tune is “Commemoration.” Here’s what we’ll be singing:

Our Father, by whose servants our house was built of old,
Whose hand hath crowned her children with blessings manifold,
For thine unfailing mercies far-strewn along our way,
With all who passed before us, we praise thy Name today.

The changeful years unresting their silent course have sped,