Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#372

372. Prayer is the soul’s supreme desire

Text Information

• First Line: Prayer is the soul’s supreme desire
• Author: J. Montgomery (1771-1854)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Topic: God's Church: Penitence and Prayer; Christ the Friend of Sinners; Easter 4: The Way, the Truth, and the Life
• Copyright: Revision © Jubilate Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 67
• Composer (bass): Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
• Key: D Major
• Source: Later form of melody in E. Prys' Psalter 1621