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SDAH 548: Now Praise the Hidden God of Love

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SDAH 548

Now praise the hidden God of love
In whom we all must live and move,
Who shepherds us, at every stage
Thro’ youth, maturity, and age.

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Now praise the hidden God of love
In whom we all must live and move,
Who shepherds us, at every stage
Thro’ youth, maturity, and age.

2
Who challenged us, when were young
To storm the citadels of wrong;
In care for others taught us how
God’s true community must grow.

3
Who bids us never lose our zest,
Tho’ age is urging us to rest,
But proves to us that we have still
A work to do, a place to fill.

4
Then talk no more of wasted time,
But Godward look, and upward climb,
Content to sleep, when day is done,
And rise refreshed, and travel on.

Hymn Info
Hymn Info


Biblical Reference
(a) Ps 23:1 (b) 1 John 2:13 (c) John 9:4

Author
Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000)

Copyright
Words copyright 1982 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Hymn Tune
CANONBURY

Metrical Number
L.M.

Composer
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Theme
GUIDANCE

Hymn Score

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Piano Accompaniment

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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.

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