716. God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
Text Information |
First Line: |
God, whose giving knows no ending |
Title: |
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending |
Author: |
Robert L. Edwards (1961, alt.) |
Meter: |
8.7.8.7.D |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: |
Dedication and Stewardship; Offering; Service; Thanksgiving; Unity; Work (3 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1961, ren. 1989 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company) |
Tune Information |
Name: |
BEACH SPRING |
Harmonizer: |
James H. Wood (1958) |
Meter: |
8.7.8.7.D |
Key: |
F Major |
Source: |
The Sacred Harp, 1844 |
Copyright: |
Harm. © 1958, ren. 1986 Broadman Press (admin. Music Services) |
Text Information:This text on stewardship was one of about 450 submissions in a search for such hymns conducted by the Hymn Society of America in 1961. These words are well grounded by their musical setting, an early American shape note tune named for a Baptist church in Harris County, Georgia