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Text: | The Glory of These Forty Days |
Author (attributed): | Gregory the Great |
Translator: | Maurice F. Bell |
Tune: | WAREHAM |
Composer: | William Knapp |
1 The glory of these forty days
we celebrate with songs of praise,
for Christ, by whom all things were made,
himself has fasted and has prayed.
2 Alone and fasting Moses saw
the loving God who gave the law.
And to Elijah, fasting, came
the steed and chariots of flame.
3 So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
delivered from the lion’s might.
And John, the Savior’s friend, became
the herald of Messiah’s name.
4 Then grant, O God, that we may, too,
return in fast and prayer to you.
Our spirits strengthen with your grace,
and give us joy to see your face.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The glory of these forty days |
Title: | The Glory of These Forty Days |
Author (attributed): | Gregory the Great (6th c.) |
Translator: | Maurice F. Bell |
Meter: | LM |
Publication Date: | 2020 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Ash Wednesday; Heritage: Before 1500; John the Baptist(1 more...) |
Source: | Clarum decus jejunii, 11th c.; trans. Maurice F. Bell (England), The English Hymnal, 1906, alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WAREHAM |
Composer: | William Knapp |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | A Major |
Source: | A New Sett of Psalm-Tunes and Anthems, 1738 |
Notes: | Chord symbols represent a simplified harmony. |