LAWSON (Wedd)

LAWSON (Wedd)

Composer: Patrick Wedd
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: Patrick Wedd

Patrick Wedd was an organist and choral conductor. He was born in Simcoe, Ontario. By the age of twelve he was organist and choir director in his church. He studied at the University of Toronto and U.B.C. He was music director at Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral. In 1986 he moved to Montreal and served at Church os Saint Andrew and Saint Paul from 1986-1992, at the Church of St. John the Evangelist from 1992-1996, and at Christ Church Cathedral from 1996 to 2018. He also directed the Tudor Singers and Musica Orbium, a semi-professional choir he founded. Dianne Shapiro, from www.cbc.ca article accessed 5/24/2019 Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LAWSON (Wedd)
Composer: Patrick Wedd
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 11234 51123 45234
Key: d minor
Copyright: © Patrick Wedd

Texts

Be Our Light in the Darkness

Be our light in the darkness,
we ask you, O Lord,
and in your great mercy defend us
and keep us from the perils
and danger this night may afford,
for the sake of Christ Jesus
whose love never leaves us;
he is peace that will ease us,
and your bright living Word.

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Common Praise (1998) #32

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