Now Thank We All Our God (Bushfire Memorial Hymn)

Representative Text

To view this media, please accept the license agreement:

Hope Publishing: one copy

In order to use resources from the Hope Publishing Company, you must reside in the United States or Canada. Hope Publishing Company owns or administers the contents in these territories.
You may download one copy of this selection for your own personal use. To make any further copies or to perform the work you must get permission from Hope Publishing Company or belong to and report the copying activity to CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net. By selecting "I Agree" you are verifying that you reside in the U.S. or Canada and will only legally use this selection.



Source: New Hymns of Hope #168
(This is the only representative text available.)^ top

Author: Shirley Erena Murray

Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymn… Go to person page >

^ top

Text Information

First Line: Now thank we all our God for lives beloved and cherished
Title: Now Thank We All Our God (Bushfire Memorial Hymn)
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (2009)
Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6
Language: English
Notes: Written as a memorial hymn during the 2009 Australian bushfires
Copyright: © 2009 Hope Publishing Company
^ top

Tune

NUN DANKET

NUN DANKET, named for the incipit of Rinkart's text, has been associated with this text ever since they were published together by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) in his Praxis Pietatis Melica (1647). Like most modern hymnals, the Psalter Hymnal prints the isorhythmic (all equal rhythms) version. The tune w…

Go to tune page >


All tunes published with 'Now Thank We All Our God (Bushfire Memorial Hymn)'^ top

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)
Text

New Hymns of Hope #168

New Hymns of Hope #168
Include 1 pre-1979 instance
All instances^ top
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us