Queer Hymns

Jane has a gift for the altar (A gift for the altar)

Hymn

Text by Amanda Udis-Kessler, 2000

Suggested tune(s): [no tune name]

Meter: Irregular with refrain

Publication information: Turney, Kelly, ed. Shaping Sanctuary: Proclaiming God’s Grace in an Inclusive Church. Chicago, IL: Reconciling Congregation Program, 2000. P. 347.

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