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SDAH 541: Lord, Speak to Me

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SDAH 541

Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
in living echoes of thy tone;
as thou has sought, so let me seek
thine erring children lost and lone.

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Text

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Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
in living echoes of thy tone;
as thou has sought, so let me seek
thine erring children lost and lone.

2
O lead me, Lord, that I may lead
the wandering and the wavering feet;
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed
thy hungering ones with manna sweet.

3
O strengthen me, that while I stand
firm on the rock, and strong in thee,
I may stretch out a loving land
to wrestlers with the troubled sea.

Hymn Info
Hymn Info


Biblical Reference
(a) Rom 14:7 (b) Isa 58:7 (c) Ps 40:2

Author
Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Year Published
1872

Hymn Tune
CANONBURY

Metrical Number
L.M.

Arranged
from Robert A. Schumann (1810-1856)

Year Composed
1839

Theme
GUIDANCE

Get the hymn sheet in other keys here

The general idea when it comes to hymns is that there is a close bond between the author and the composer. That the author writes a hymn and the composer invents a tune to suit it, and then provides the harmony to accompany the tune. However, such wasn’t always the case.

Many hymns actually worked vice versa wherein authors would write verses according to existing tunes. Hundreds of hymns are sung from borrowed tunes, such as secular songs, chants, and even classical works. That being said, I went ahead and researched which hymns in the SDA Hymnal were originally classical works.

Notes

As Christians, we are called to be educators for people who seek truth and light and the hymn reminds us to consecrate ourselves to God that we may have the Holy Spirit as we serve others.

-Notes for SS Lesson 4th Quarter 2020 “Education.” Lesson 10 -Education in Arts and Sciences (Tuesday)

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