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MERLE'S TUNE
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 46 hymnals Matching Instances: 46 Composer and/or Arranger: Hal H. Hopson Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53121 65512 34253 Used With Text: Blessed Be the God of Israel
MERLE'S TUNE
How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely
Author: Arlo D. Duba, 1929- Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 18 hymnals Matching Instances: 16 Lyrics: 1 How lovely, Lord, how lovely
is your abiding place;
my soul is longing, fainting,
to feast upon your grace.
The sparrow finds a shelter,
a place to build her nest;
and so your temple calls us
within its walls to rest.
2 In your blest courts to worship,
O God, a single day
is better than a thousand
if I from you should stray.
I'd rather keep the entrance
and claim you as my Lord
than revel in the riches
The ways of sin afford.
3 A sun and shield forever
are you, O Lord Most High;
you shower us with blessings;
no good will you deny.
The saints, your grace receiving,
from strength to strength shall go,
and from their life shall rivers
of blessing overflow.
Scripture: Psalm 42:1-4 Used With Tune: MERLE'S TUNE
How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely
Song of Zechariah
Author: Michael Perry Appears in 18 hymnals Matching Instances: 12 First Line: Blessed be the God of Israel Lyrics: RESPONSE
Blessed be the God of Israel,
who comes to set us free.
R
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who has come to set the chosen people free.
God has raised up for us
a mighty Savior from the house of David.
Through the holy prophets, God promised of old
to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us;
to show mercy to our forebears,
and to remember the holy covenant.
This was the oath God swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship without fear,
holy and righteous in God's sight,
all the days of our life. R
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give God's people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace. R Topics: God Known in Jesus Christ Advent; Canticles; Christian Year: Advent; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Advent Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 Used With Tune: [MERLE'S TUNE] Text Sources: Luke 1:68-79 (ICET, rev. ELLC, alt.)
Song of Zechariah
As Grain on Scattered Hillsides
Author: Ruth Duck Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Topics: The Church as Community Unity; Christian unity; Church; Holy Spirit Used With Tune: MERLE'S TUNE
As Grain on Scattered Hillsides
You Feed Us, Gentle Savior
Author: Steve Garnaas-Holmes Hymnal: Worship and Song #3169 (2011) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Blessing; Blindness; Body of Christ; Bread; Calling; Church; Compassion; Eucharist; Feeding; Gathering; Gentleness; Glory; Holy Communion; Invitation; Muisic for Liturgies; Offerings; Sending; Service Music Sending Forth; Sin; Spirit/Soul; Teaching; Weave; Wholeness; Wine; Blessing; Blindness; Body of Christ; Bread; Calling; Church; Compassion; Eucharist; Feeding; Gathering; Gentleness; Glory; Holy Communion; Invitation; Muisic for Liturgies; Offerings; Sending; Service Music Sending Forth; Sin; Spirit/Soul; Teaching; Weave; Wholeness; Wine Languages: English Tune Title: MERLE'S TUNE
You Feed Us, Gentle Savior
How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely
Author: Arlo Duba Hymnal: The Faith We Sing #2042 (2001) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 How lovely, Lord, how lovely
is your abiding place;
my soul is longing, fainting,
to feast upon your grace.
The sparrow finds a shelter,
a place to build her nest;
and so your temple calls us
with in its walls to rest.
2 In your blest courts to worship,
O God, a single day
is better than a thousand
if I from you should stray.
I’d rather keep the entrance
and claim you as my Lord
than revel in the riches
the ways of sin afford.
3 A sun and shield forever
are you, O God most high;
you shower us with blessings
no good will you deny.
The saints, your grace receiving,
from strength to strength shall go,
and from their life shall rivers
of blessings overflow. Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: MERLE'S TUNE
How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely
For All the Faithful Women
Author: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1923-2007 Hymnal: Worship (4th ed.) #908 (2011) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Holy Women Languages: English Tune Title: MERLE'S TUNE
For All the Faithful Women
Hal H. Hopson
b. 1933 Person Name: Hal H. Hopson, b. 1933 Composer of "MERLE'S TUNE" in Worship (4th ed.) Hal H. Hopson (b. Texas, 1933) is a prolific composer, arranger, clinician, teacher and promoter of congregational song, with more than 1300 published works, especially of hymn and psalm arrangements, choir anthems, and creative ideas for choral and organ music in worship. Born in Texas, with degrees from Baylor University (BA, 1954), and Southern Baptist Seminary (MSM, 1956), he served churches in Nashville, TN, and most recently at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. He has served on national boards of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians and the Choristers Guild, and taught numerous workshops at various national conferences. In 2009, a collection of sixty four of his hymn tunes were published in Hymns for Our Time: The Collected Tunes of Hal H. Hopson.
Emily Brink
Hal H. Hopson
Arlo D. Duba
b. 1929 Person Name: Arlo D. Duba, b. 1929 Versifier of "Psalm 84: How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely" in Sing! A New Creation Arlo Duba (b. 1929) was an administrator at Princeton Seminary and is professor of worship (emeritus) and former dean at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) Theological School.
Sing! A New Creation, 2002
Arlo D. Duba
Michael Perry
1942 - 1996 Person Name: Michael A. Perry Author of "Song of Zechariah" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Initially studying mathematics and physics at Dulwich College, Michael A. Perry (b. Beckenham, Kent, England, 1942; d. England, 1996) was headed for a career in the sciences. However, after one year of study in physics at the University of London, he transferred to Oak Hill College to study theology. He also studied at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and received a M.Phil. from the University of Southhampton in 1973. Ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1966, Perry served the parish of St. Helen's in Liverpool as a youth worker and evangelist. From 1972 to 1981 he was the vicar of Bitterne in Southhampton and from 1981 to 1989, rector of Eversley in Hampshire and chaplain at the Police Staff College. He then became vicar of Tonbridge in Kent, where he remained until his death from a brain tumor in 1996. Perry published widely in the areas of Bible study and worship. He edited Jubilate publications such as Hymns far Today's Church (1982), Carols far Today (1986), Come Rejoice! (1989), and Psalms for Today (1990). Composer of the musical drama Coming Home (1987), he also wrote more than two hundred hymns and Bible versifications.
Bert Polman
Michael Perry
