Glory to God ‎#333

333. How Our Hearts with Joy Abound (Psalm 45)

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Text Information

• First Line: How our hearts with joy abound
• Title: How Our Hearts with Joy Abound (Psalm 45)
• Author: Michael Morgan (1995)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 45
• Topic: Joy; The Life of the Nations; Love of God for Us; Mercy
• Copyright: © 2010 Michael Morgan (admin. Congregational Ministries Publishing, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.))
• ONE LICENSE: 5f458b5a6c0ee

Tune Information

• Name: GOTT SEI DANK DURCH ALLE WELT
• Meter: 7.7.7.7
• Key: C Major
• Source: Freylinghausen’s Geistreiches Gesangbuch, 1704, alt.

Text Information:

Though it may have originated as a royal marriage ode, Psalm 45 has come to be understood in both Jewish and Christian traditions as having messianic overtones, and it is quoted that way in Hebrews 1:8–9. This 20th-century paraphrase skillfully maintains that double application.