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O God Who Shaped Creation

O God who shaped creation

Author: William Watkins Reid (1987)
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: William Watkins Reid

William W. Reid, Jr. (1923-2007), after graduating from Oberlin College and Seminary and Yale Divinity School served for more than fifty years as pastor in the Wyoming Conference in rural and inner-city Methodist churches. He served on the Executive Committee of The Hymn Society of America. He was involved in social issues, serving as a councilman and county commissioner. His hymns are widely published in hymnals of many denominations. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: O God who shaped creation
Title: O God Who Shaped Creation
Author: William Watkins Reid (1987)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: Words © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
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Tune

TUOLUMNE


STOKESAY CASTLE

Eric H. Thiman (b. Ashford, Kent, England, 1900; d. Camden, London, England, 1975) composed STOKESAY CASTLE in 1923 as a setting for "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus." The tune was published with a variety of other texts in the British Congregational Praise (1951) and in the Canadian Anglican and Unite…

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The United Methodist Hymnal #443

The United Methodist Hymnal #443

Voices United #276

Voices United #276
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