Voices Together ‎#652

652. Before the Waters Nourished Earth

Text Information

• First Line: Before the waters nourished earth
• Title: Before the Waters Nourished Earth
• Author: Jeannette M. Lindholm
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 Iambic
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1-3
  ;
  Genesis 8:21-22
  ;
  Isaiah 65:17-25
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:17-21
  ;
  Revelation 21:1-7
• Topic: God: Love of; Sin; Creation: God as Creator; Funeral / Memorial Service; God: Images and Names of; God: Works of; Joy; New Creation; Suffering
• Copyright: © 1996 Jeannette M. Lindholm (admin. Augsburg Fortress)
• ONE LICENSE: AF2020281

Tune Information

• Name: ST. COLUMBA
• Harmonizer: Charles Villiers Stanford
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 Iambic
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Irish traditional, Irish Church Hymnal, ca. 1873; harm. Charles Villiers Stanford (England), The English Hymnal, 1906
• Notes: For capo chords, see #485.