Glory to God ‎#174

174. Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom

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Text Information

• First Line: Come and seek the ways of Wisdom
• Title: Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom
• Author: Ruth Duck (1993)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 85:10
  ;
  Psalm 111:10
  ;
  Proverbs 1:7
  ;
  Proverbs 1:20-21
  ;
  Proverbs 2:6-9
  ;
  Proverbs 3:13
  ;
  Proverbs 3:17-18
  ;
  Proverbs 4:5
  ;
  Proverbs 4:7
  ;
  Proverbs 7:4
  ;
  Proverbs 8:1-8
  ;
  Proverbs 9:10
  ;
  John 1:14
  ;
  James 1:5
• Topic: Christian Year: Baptism of Jesus; Christian Year: Transfiguration; Gift of the Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ: Life; The Triune God; Wisdom
• Copyright: © 1996 The Pilgrim Press
• ONE LICENSE: 05032

Tune Information

• Name: MADELEINE
• Composer: Donna Kasbohm (1995)
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © 1997 The Pilgrim Press

Text Information:

Drawing on numerous scriptural images of Wisdom (Greek: Sophia), especially in Proverbs, this text offers an alternative perspective on Trinitarian theology. The Wisdom tradition has played a role in Christian mysticism for centuries, as witnessed by the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.