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Sweeter are Thy words to me
Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: How I love Thy law, O Lord! Used With Tune: [How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
Sweeter are Thy words to me
[How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
Appears in 537 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Benjamin Carr Incipit: 17161 53142 17117 Used With Text: How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
[How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
[How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 32155 55211 77774 Used With Text: Thou Hast Made Me Hop
[How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
[How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: D. Ward Milam Used With Text: My Meditation
[How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
Hymnal: Victorious Life Hymns #130 (1919) Refrain First Line: Sweeter are Thy words to me Lyrics: 1 How I love Thy law, O Lord!
Daily joy its truths afford;
In its constant light I go,
Wise to conquer ev’ry foe.
Refrain:
Sweeter are Thy words to me
Than all other good can be;
Safe I walk, Thy truth my light,
Hating falsehood, loving right.
2 Thy commandments in my heart,
Truest wisdom can impart;
To my eyes Thy precepts show
Wisdom more than sages know. [Refrain]
3 While my heart Thy word obeys,
I am kept from evil ways;
From Thy law, with Thee to guide,
I have never turned aside. [Refrain] Topics: The Bible; Praise and Worship; Psalms Scripture: Psalm 119 Tune Title: [How I love Thy law, O Lord!]
How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #119M (2023) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 How I love Thy law, O Lord!
Daily joy its truths afford;
in its constant light I go,
wise to conquer every foe.
2 Thy commandments in my heart
truest wisdom can impart;
to my eyes Thy precepts show
wisdom more than sages know.
3 While my heart Thy word obeys,
I am kept from evil ways;
from Thy law, with Thee to guide,
I have never turned aside.
4 Sweeter are Thy words to me
than all other good can be;
safe I walk, Thy truth my light,
hating falsehood, loving right. Topics: Instruction Scripture: Psalm 119:97-104 Languages: English Tune Title: CANTERBURY
How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
Hymnal: The Hymnbook #253 (1955) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Refrain First Line: Sweeter are Thy words to me Lyrics: 1 How I love Thy law, O Lord!
Daily joy its truths afford;
In its constant light I go,
Wise to conquer every foe.
Refrain:
Sweeter are Thy words to me
Than all other good can be;
Safe I walk, Thy truth my light,
Hating falsehood, loving right.
2 Thy commandments in my heart
Truest wisdom can impart;
To my eyes Thy precepts show
Wisdom more than sages know. [Refrain]
3 While my heart Thy word obeys,
I am kept from evil ways;
From Thy law, with Thee to guide,
May I never turn aside. [Refrain]
Amen. Topics: Bible, The; Scriptures, The Holy Scripture: Psalm 119 Tune Title: SPANISH HYMN
How I Love Thy Law, O Lord!
Anonymous
Author of "How I Love Thy Law, O Lord" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
William B. Bradbury
1816 - 1868 Composer of "ALETTA" in The Psalter William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life.
John Perry
William B. Bradbury
David Evans
1874 - 1948 Harmonizer of "SPANISH HYMN" in The Hymnbook David Evans (b. Resolven, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1874; d. Rosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, 1948) was an important leader in Welsh church music. Educated at Arnold College, Swansea, and at University College, Cardiff, he received a doctorate in music from Oxford University. His longest professional post was as professor of music at University College in Cardiff (1903-1939), where he organized a large music department. He was also a well-known and respected judge at Welsh hymn-singing festivals and a composer of many orchestral and choral works, anthems, service music, and hymn tunes.
Bert Polman
David Evans
