Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#22

22. O Lord, Almighty God, Thy Works

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, almighty God, thy works both great and wondrous be!
• Title: O Lord, Almighty God, Thy Works
• Paraphraser (St. 3,4,5): John Milton (1648, alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 82
  ;
  Psalm 86
  ;
  Psalm 82:8
  ;
  Psalm 86:8-10
• Topic: God: Adoration and Praise; God: Realm of
• Source: St. 1, 2 The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1647 (The Bay Psalm Book), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: YORK
• Harmonizer: John Milton Sr. (c. 1563 - 1647)
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1615

Text Information:

Stanzas 1 and 2 are from the hymn called 'The Song of Moses and the Lamb,' which was sung at the close of the meeting of the Cambridge Synod in 1648, the first great council of the Congregational churches in New England. The Bay Psalm Book was the first significant book printed in English North America

Tune Information:

The tune was also known as THE STILT because of its angular melody