GOD THE FATHER >> Majesty & Power of God
SDAH 90
Eternal God, whose power upholds Both flower and flaming star,
To whom there is no here nor there, No time, no near nor far,
No alien race, no foreign shore, No child unsought, unknown:
O send us forth, Your prophets true, To make all lands Your own!
Text
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Eternal God, whose power upholds Both flower and flaming star,
To whom there is no here nor there, No time, no near nor far,
No alien race, no foreign shore, No child unsought, unknown:
O send us forth, Your prophets true, To make all lands Your own!
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O God of truth, whom science seeks And reverent souls adore,
Illumine every earnest mind Of every clime and shore:
Dispel the gloom of error’s night, Of ignorance and fear,
Until true wisdom from above Shall make life’s pathway clear!
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O God of beauty, oft revealed In dreams of human art,
In speech that flows to melody, In holiness of heart:
Teach us to ban all ugliness, And all disharmony,
Till all shall know the loveliness Of lives made fair and free!
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O God of righteousness and grace, Seen in the Christ, Your Son,
Whose life and death reveal Your face, By whom Your will was done;
Help us to spread Your gracious reign Till greed and hate shall cease,
And kindness dwell in human hearts, And all the earth find peace!
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Heb 1:3 (b) Jam 3:17 (c) Ps 29:2 (d) John 14:9; 4:34
Author
Henry H. Tweedy (1868-1953)
Year Published
1929, 1972
Copyright
Music from The English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.
Hymn Tune
FOREST GREEN
Metrical Number
C.M.D.
Arranger
Arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 (1872-1958)
Tune Source
Traditional English Melody
Theme
MAJESTY & POWER OF GOD
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Notes
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The lyric says, “O God of truth, whom science seeks and reverent souls adore, illumine every earnest mind of every clime and shore. Dispel the gloom of error’s night, of ignorance and fear, until true wisdom from above shall make life pathway’s clear”.
-Notes for SS Lesson 4th Quarter 2020 “Education.” Lesson 10 -Education in Arts and Sciences (Thursday)
The child mentioned in Isaiah 9:6 is a child greater than any human being and that child is no other that Jesus. He is the Eternal God, whose power upholds. (Lesson 5, 1st Quarter 2021 -Monday, A Child for Us, 1/25/2021)
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