Your strength rules the rage of the sea

Your strength rules the rage of the sea

Author: The Iona Community (1991)
Tune: MARTINEZ
Published in 1 hymnal

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Author: The Iona Community

Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to I… Go to person page >

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First Line: Your strength rules the rage of the sea
Author: The Iona Community (1991)
Meter: 8.8.8.9 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Let heaven your wonders proclaim
Copyright: ©1991 The Iona Community. Used by permission of G.I. A. Publications, Inc.

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