Psalms for All Seasons ‎#4A

4A. O God, Defender of the Poor

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Text Information

• First Line: O God, defender of the poor
• Title: O God, Defender of the Poor
• Author: Christopher Idle
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 4
• Topic: Affliction; Comfort and Encouragement; Daily Prayer: Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer: Night Prayer; Disciples / Calling; God as: Defender; God's: Armor; God's: Protection; Grace; Hope; Impatience; Jesus Christ: Mind of; Joy; Lament: Individual; Mercy; Peace; Prayer; Rest; Ten Commandments: 9th Commandment (do not bear false witness); Trust; Year B, Easter, 3rd Sunday
• Copyright: © 1986 The Jubilate Group, admin. Hope Publishing Company
• CCLI Number: 3812390

Tune Information

• Name: BROTHER JAMES' AIR
• Composer: J. L. Macbeth Bain, ca. 1840-1925
• Harmonizer: Gordon Jacob, 1895-1984
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Reproduced with permission from Oxford University Press
• Notes: The tune BROTHER JAMES’ AIR is often associated with Ps. 23. Consider singing Pss. 4 and 23 together with this tune (see 23C), noting both the stark contrasts and common themes, especially in the last stanza of each setting.