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The document features a song titled 'Woman in the Night' that highlights the significant roles of women in the life of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes their encounters with Jesus and celebrates the inclusivity of the Good News. The text was written by Brian Wren and set to music by Alfred V. Fedak.

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161-Woman in The Night

The document features a song titled 'Woman in the Night' that highlights the significant roles of women in the life of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes their encounters with Jesus and celebrates the inclusivity of the Good News. The text was written by Brian Wren and set to music by Alfred V. Fedak.

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JESUS CHRIST: LIFE

161 Woman in the Night


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A D A D

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1 Wom - an in the night, spent from giv - ing birth,
2 Wom - an at the well, ques - tion the Mes - siah;
3 Wom - an in the house, nur - tured to be meek,
4 Wom - en on the hill, stand when men have fled;

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D E A/C Bm E

& œ œ ˙. œ J
guard our pre - cious light; peace is on the earth.
find your friends and tell: drink your heart’s de - sire!
leave your sec - ond place, lis - ten, think, and speak!
Christ needs lov - ing still, though your hope is dead.

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A D A D

& œ ˙. œ ˙.
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Wom - an in the crowd, creep - ing up be - hind,
Wom - an at the feast, let the righ - teous stare;
Wom - en on the road, from your sick - ness freed,
Wom - en in the dawn, care and spic - es bring,

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D E A/C D Esus E

& ˙. œ J
touch - ing is al - lowed: seek and you will find!
come and go in peace; love him with your hair!
wit - ness and pro - vide, join - ing word and deed:
ear - li - est to mourn, ear - li - est to sing!

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Refrain q = q.

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Come and join the song, wom - en, chil - dren, men.

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A D /F A/C D /F A

& J J
Je - sus makes us free to live a - gain!

Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony.


Beginning with a reference to Mary giving birth to Jesus, this text describes a series of women who had
important encounters with his life, ministry, death, and resurrection. The dancelike refrain celebrates how
their experiences reveal that the Good News is for all people.
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TEXT: Brian Wren, 1982, rev. 1995 NEW DISCIPLES (Fedak)
MUSIC: Alfred V. Fedak, 1989 5.5.5.5.D with refrain
Text © 1983, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing Company
Music © 1990 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

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