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685. Unseen God, Your Hand Has Guided

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First Line: Unseen God, your hand has guided
Title: Unseen God, Your Hand Has Guided
Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr (1998)
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Celebrating Time; Evening; Morning (1 more...)
Copyright: © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc.
ONE LICENSE: 29577
Tune Information
Name: MERTON
Composer: William Henry Monk (1850)
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Key: E♭ Major


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This wedding or anniversary text effectively weaves together metaphorical and literal references to hands. The metaphors, referring to God’s providential care, are always singular, while the human references all involve more than one hand and evoke visual and tactile images.


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