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Not for Ourselves
Author: Carl P. Daw Jr. Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Not for ourselves, O LORD, not for ourselves Lyrics: 1 Not for ourselves, O LORD, not for ourselves,
would we claim glory, but for you alone,
for your great love and constant faithfulness,
the steadfast care that makes your presence known.
2 The worldly say of us: "Where is their God?"
They vainly look for what they idolize,
for flaunted wealth, for burnished images,
and trim all gods to their own shape and size.
3 But we will trust in God, our help and shield,
transcendent Life on whom all lives depend,
whose untold mercies give our spirits voice
to bless the LORD in songs that never end. Topics: Blessing; Eternal Life; God as Gracious; God as Help; God as Shield; Grace; Hope; Humility; Lord's Prayer 1st Petition (Hallowed by your name); Passover; Questioning; Rejoicing; Suffering; Ten Commandments 1st Commandment (You shall have no other gods); Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 115 Used With Tune: WOODLANDS
Not for Ourselves
Not for Ourselves, O Lord
Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #115C (2012) Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: Not for ourselves, O Lord, not for ourselves Lyrics: 1 Not for ourselves, O Lord, not for ourselves,
would we claim glory, but for you alone,
because of your great love and faithfulness,
the steadfast care that makes your presence known.
2 The worldly say of us: "Where is their God?"
They vainly look for what they idolize,
for flaunted wealth, for burnished images,
and trim all gods to their own shape and size.
3 But we will trust in God, our help and shield,
transcendent Life on whom all lives depend,
whose untold mercies give our spirits voice
to bless the Lord in songs that never end.
Topics: Biblical Names and Places Aaron; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Blessing; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Eternal Life; Faith; God as Shield; God's Will; God's Armor; God's Faithfulness; God's Glory; God's Goodness; God's Love; God's Name; Hope; Humanity Created by God; Idols and Idolatry; Lord's Prayer 1st petition (hallowed be your name); Lord's Prayer 7th petition (the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours…); Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Questioning; Rejoicing; Suffering; Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages); Trust Scripture: Psalm 115 Tune Title: TOULON
Not for Ourselves, O Lord
Not for Ourselves
Author: Carl P. Daw Jr. Hymnal: Christian Worship #115B (2021) Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: Not for ourselves, O LORD, not for ourselves Lyrics: 1 Not for ourselves, O LORD, not for ourselves,
would we claim glory, but for you alone,
for your great love and constant faithfulness,
the steadfast care that makes your presence known.
2 The worldly say of us: "Where is their God?"
They vainly look for what they idolize,
for flaunted wealth, for burnished images,
and trim all gods to their own shape and size.
3 But we will trust in God, our help and shield,
transcendent Life on whom all lives depend,
whose untold mercies give our spirits voice
to bless the LORD in songs that never end. Topics: Blessing; Eternal Life; God as Gracious; God as Help; God as Shield; Grace; Hope; Humility; Lord's Prayer 1st Petition (Hallowed by your name); Passover; Questioning; Rejoicing; Suffering; Ten Commandments 1st Commandment (You shall have no other gods); Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 115 Languages: English Tune Title: WOODLANDS
Not for Ourselves
Walter Greatorex
1877 - 1949 Composer of "WOODLANDS" in Christian Worship Walter Greatorex (b. Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, 1877; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1949) was director of music at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, where from 1911-1936. Before that he served as assistant music master at Uppingham School in Rutland (1900-1910). Greatorex's musical education began as a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, England, and he received his university music training at St. John's College, Cambridge.
Bert Polman
Walter Greatorex
Carl P. Daw Jr.
b. 1944 Person Name: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Author of "Not for Ourselves, O Lord" in Psalms for All Seasons 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 Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1996), Gathered for Worship (2006). Other publications include A Hymntune Psalter (2 volumes, 1988-1989) and Breaking the Word: Essays on the Liturgical Dimensions of Preaching (1994, for which he served as editor and contributed two essays. In 2002 a collection of 25 of his hymns in Japanese was published by the United Church of Christ in Japan. He wrote Glory to God: A Companion (2016) for the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Emily Brink
Carl P. Daw Jr.
