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Author: Carl P. Daw
Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New… Go to person page >
The tune NOEL (also used at 185) is also known as EARDISLEY or GERARD. Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) adapted this traditional English melody (probably one of the variants of the folk song "Dives and Lazarus"), added phrases of his own to rec…
Display Title: O God, Who Gives Us LifeFirst Line: O God, who gives us life and breathTune Title: NOELAuthor: Carl P. Daw Jr.Meter: CMDScripture: Exodus 13:21; Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 139; Isaiah 42:5; Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 3:16; John 4:14; Romans 8:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:17Date: 2013Subject: Faith | ; Faithfulness | ; God's Covenant with Israel | ; Hope | ; Providence | ; Renewal |
Display Title: O God, who gives us lifeFirst Line: O God, who gives us life and breathTune Title: GRACIOUS GIFTAuthor: Carl P. Daw, Jr.Date: 1992Source: A Year of Grace, 1990
Display Title: O God, who Gives Us Life and BreathFirst Line: O God, who gives us life and breathTune Title: IN NOMINE DEIAuthor: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944Meter: CMDDate: 2016Subject: Faith |
Display Title: O God, Who Gives Us Life and BreathFirst Line: O God, who gives us life and breathTune Title: IN NOMINE DEIAuthor: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944Meter: CMDDate: 2011Subject: Faith |