Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#516

516. O Day of God, Draw Near

Text Information

• First Line: O day of God, draw near in beauty
• Title: O Day of God, Draw Near
• Author: Robert B. Y. Scott (1937, alt.)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 105:7
  ;
  2 Peter 3:11-13
• Topic: God: Justice and Righteousness; Justice; World Peace
• Copyright: © Emmanuel College, Toronto, Canada

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MICHAEL
• Arranger: William Crotch (1836)
• Meter: SM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, Geneva 1551

Text Information:

An ordained minister of the United Church of Canada, Robert Scott taught at McGill and Princeton

Tune Information:

The tune is from Louis Bourgeois' 1551 psalter, edited for John Calvin in Geneva