Text:O God of earth and altar
Author:Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)
Tune:KING'S LYNN
Arranger:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

241. O God of earth and altar

Text Information
First Line: O God of earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry
Title: O God of earth and altar
Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)
Meter: 76 76 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2001
Source: Used by permission from the 'English Hymnal'
Copyright: © Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP
Tune Information
Name: KING'S LYNN
Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Meter: 76 76 D
Key: d minor or modal
Source: Traditional English melody collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams; Used by permission from the 'English Hymnal'
Copyright: © Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP



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