World Methodist Social Affirmation

This is a musical setting for congregation or unison choir and congregation of The World Methodist Social Affirmation found at no. 886 in The United Methodist Hymnal. It is especially appropriate for World Communion Sunday, ecumenical settings, Pan-Methodist services, as well as for general use throughout the church year. Hoyt Hickman writes of this affirmation:

This affirmation was adopted by the World Methodist Council when it met at Nairobi, Kenya, in 1986. It had been drawn up by the Council's Social and International Affairs Committee in a process that included the following: (a) all member denominations were invited to send a copy of their current statement of social principles; (b) representatives of each region of world Methodist met for a week and after intensive Bible study and examination of all the social principles statements formulated a first draft; (c) this draft was sent back to the member denominations for their response; and (d) the responses received were the basis of revisions in preparing the final draft for submission to the World Methodist Council, from which the hymnal version was drawn. (The Worship Resources of The United Methodist Hymnal, Hoyt L. Hickman, Volume Editor. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989. pp. 201-202)

There are two musical editions:

• Full accompaniment version with melody, words, keyboard accompaniment and spoken text.
• Melody-only version with music and spoken text for bulletin insert or congregation/choir part.

World Methodist Social Affirmation -- Full accompaniment version with melody, words, keyboard accompaniment and spoken text. (pdf)

World Methodist Social Affirmation -- Melody-only version with music and spoken text for bulletin insert or congregation/choir part.(pdf)