Glory to God ‎#22

22. God of the Sparrow

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Text Information

• First Line: God of the sparrow God of the whale
• Title: God of the Sparrow
• Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda (1983)
• Meter: 9.6.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1
  ;
  Genesis 2
  ;
  Genesis 9:12-17
  ;
  Leviticus 19:18
  ;
  Joshua 3
  ;
  Judges 7:18
  ;
  1 Kings 19:11-13
  ;
  Isaiah 2:4
  ;
  Jonah 1:7
  ;
  Matthew 10:28-30
  ;
  Matthew 18:10-14
  ;
  Mark 10:46-52
  ;
  Luke 15:11-32
  ;
  Luke 17:11-19
  ;
  Luke 19:1-10
• Topic: Adoration; Animals; Care of Creation; Christian Year: Easter Vigil; Creation; Grace; Providence
• Copyright: © 1983 Concordia Publishing House
• ONE LICENSE: 05148

Tune Information

• Name: ROEDER
• Composer: Carl F. Schalk (1983)
• Meter: 9.6.7.7
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc.
• Notes: Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony.

Text Information:

Though a lack of punctuation makes this text appear freeform and the flowing tune enhances a sense of movement, each stanza here is firmly anchored by a final weighty word (praise, save, thanks, life, peace, home), a sign of God’s eternal presence in an ever-changing world.