Glory to God ‎#813

813. God, My Help and Hiding Place (Psalm 71)

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Text Information

• First Line: God, my help and hiding place
• Title: God, My Help and Hiding Place (Psalm 71)
• Author: Ruth Duck (2011)
• Meter: 7.5.7.5.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 71
• Topic: Aging; Living and dying in Christ; Teaching/Education; Youth
• Copyright: © 2011 GIA Publications, Inc.
• ONE LICENSE: 90505

Tune Information

• Name: TOKYO
• Composer: Isao Koizumi (1958)
• Meter: 7.5.7.5.D
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: © 1958 Isao Koizumi

Text Information:

The delicacy of the Japanese melody adds to the sense of isolation and vulnerability in this 21st-century paraphrase of Psalm 71. Yet the prayerful tone shows that a lifetime of trust has taught the psalmist to be confident of God’s steadfast care, a theme worth singing about.