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650. O Beauty Ever Ancient

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Text Information

• First Line: O beauty ever ancient
• Title: O Beauty Ever Ancient
• Author: Shirley Erena Murray (2000)
• Refrain First Line: in gratitude, in worship
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 29:2
  ;
  Psalm 96:6
  ;
  Philippians 4:8
• Topic: Creation; Praise; Thanksgiving
• Copyright: © 2000 Hope Publishing Company
• CCLI Number: 4070399

Tune Information

• Name: ANCIENT BEAUTY
• Composer: Alfred V. Fedak (2007)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: © 2009 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Text Information:

Both Psalm 29:2b and 96:6a encourage us to “worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,” yet celebrating the beauty of the holy God is not an end in itself but involves a call to oppose unjust ugliness. The beauty that draws us to God also urges us to work for mercy and justice