Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#478

478. When Stephen, Full of Power and Grace

Text Information

• First Line: When Stephen, full of power and grace
• Title: When Stephen, Full of Power and Grace
• Author: Jan Struther (1931, alt.)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Acts 6:8-8:1
• Topic: Bible: Nature of, Prophets and Stories; Commitment, Discipleship and Service; Pilgrimage; Truth and Integrity
• Source: Enlarged Songs of Praise, 1931, alt.
• Copyright: © 1931 by permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: * author's original line 'a knight without a sword,' altered by permission

Tune Information

• Name: CLONMEL
• Meter: CMD
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Traditional Irish melody; Harm. FCC, 1997
• Copyright: Harm. © 1998 FCC Houston TX

Text Information:

'Jan Struther' is the pen name for Joyce Anstruther Graham, the English novelist who wrote Mrs. Miniver. She was one of the first hymn writers to address God using the pronoun 'you'