Glory to God ‎#543

543. God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me (O Christ, Surround Me)

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Text Information

• First Line: God, be the love to search and keep me
• Title: God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me (O Christ, Surround Me)
• Author: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan (2004)
• Meter: 9.8.9.5.5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Exodus 13:21
  ;
  Exodus 15:2
  ;
  Psalm 3:3
  ;
  Psalm 62:6
  ;
  Psalm 119:105
  ;
  Psalm 139:1
  ;
  Psalm 139:7-8
  ;
  Psalm 139:23
  ;
  Isaiah 42:5-6
  ;
  Matthew 28:20
  ;
  Luke 24:32
  ;
  Colossians 1:27
  ;
  Hebrews 12:1
  ;
  Jude 1:24-25
• Topic: Christian Life; Commitment; Guidance; Living in Christ; Prayer; Providence; Sending
• Copyright: © 2004 This Here Music, Worldmaking.net
• ONE LICENSE: 16018

Tune Information

• Name: GREEN TYLER
• Composer: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan (2004)
• Meter: 9.8.9.5.5
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: © 2004 This Here Music, Worldmaking.net

Text Information:

This hymn is a 21st-century adaptation of the traditional Celtic prayer style known as a lorica (Latin for “armor” or “breastplate”). Many such petitions for God’s presence and protection were never written down but this one is based on an example attributed to St. Patrick.