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The has been and is published in more than fifty hymnbooks, including those of a number of significant denominations, such as the Church of England; [1] the United Church of Canada [1] and the Presbyterian Church in Canada (Book of Praise 1972 version, as Thy hand, O God, has guided; [2] and the current Book of Praise 1997 version, as Your hand, O God, has guided [3]); the Evangelical Lutheran ...
8.6.8.6 (C.M.) Melody. "St. Anne" by William Croft. " Our God, Our Help in Ages Past " (or " O God, Our Help in Ages Past ") is a hymn by Isaac Watts in 1708 that paraphrases the 90th Psalm of the Book of Psalms. It originally consisted of nine stanzas; however, in present usage the fourth, sixth, and eighth stanzas are commonly omitted to ...
The song is a contemporary version of a classic worship song making the case for "10,000 reasons for my heart to find" to praise God. The inspiration for the song came through the opening verse of Psalm 103: "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name". It is also based on the 19th century English hymn "Praise, My Soul ...
Composition and usage. "The Summons" is set to the tune of Kelvingrove, a traditional Scottish melody. Its text contains thirteen questions asked by Jesus in the first person. [5][6] The initial four stanzas with the questions are in Jesus' voice, and the fifth stanza is the singer's response to them. [1] The hymn is based on Mark 1:16–20 and ...
Scripture. Though the hymn is originally based on the Old Testament verse from the Book of Job, where Job proclaims "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" (Job 19:25), [3] it is mostly used as a hymn for Easter Sunday commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus. [6] Medley was also inspired by Thomas the Apostle coming to believe after having seen Jesus ...
Later form. " A Mighty Fortress Is Our God " (originally written in German with the title " Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott ") is one of the best known hymns by the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnwriter. Luther wrote the words and composed the hymn tune between 1527 and 1529. [ 1 ] It has been translated into English at least ...
1647. " Now thank we all our God " is a popular Christian hymn. Catherine Winkworth translated it from the German " Nun danket alle Gott ", written c.1636 by the Lutheran pastor Martin Rinkart. Its hymn tune, Zahn No. 5142, was published by Johann Crüger in the 1647 edition of his Praxis pietatis melica. [ 1 ][ 2 ]
The hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal. 6:14b.