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SOFIA

Meter: 7.6.8.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel Brink Towner Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 35546 55335 54533 Used With Text: O Word of God

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O Word of God

Author: Louis A. Waterman Meter: 7.6.8.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O Word of God, how marvelous Refrain First Line: O Word of God, how wondrously Lyrics: 1. O Word of God, how marvelous Thy wisdom and thy power! How manifold thy mightiness To meet our need each hour! Refrain O Word of God, how wondrously Does thy sweet voice resound; What gracious loving kindnesses In every tone abound! 2. With sound of thy sweet promises Our longing hearts beat time; Thy messages waft melody, Like bells at evening chime! [Refrain] 3. Thy warnings sound, how solemnly, Alarms deep toned and dark; Like fog bells on the rocky coast That guide the storm tossed bark! [Refrain] 4. Thy piloting how sure, how safe, Until, all breakers passed, We triumph o’er each hurricane, And anchor, home at last! [Refrain] Used With Tune: SOFIA

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O Word of God

Author: Louis A. Waterman Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5520 Meter: 7.6.8.6 D First Line: O Word of God, how marvelous Refrain First Line: O Word of God, how wondrously Lyrics: 1. O Word of God, how marvelous Thy wisdom and thy power! How manifold thy mightiness To meet our need each hour! Refrain O Word of God, how wondrously Does thy sweet voice resound; What gracious loving kindnesses In every tone abound! 2. With sound of thy sweet promises Our longing hearts beat time; Thy messages waft melody, Like bells at evening chime! [Refrain] 3. Thy warnings sound, how solemnly, Alarms deep toned and dark; Like fog bells on the rocky coast That guide the storm tossed bark! [Refrain] 4. Thy piloting how sure, how safe, Until, all breakers passed, We triumph o’er each hurricane, And anchor, home at last! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: SOFIA
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O Word of God

Author: Louis A. Waterman Hymnal: The Gospel Hymn Book #119 (1903) First Line: O Word of God, how marvelous Refrain First Line: O Word of God, how wondrously Topics: The Bible Languages: English Tune Title: [O Word of God, how marvelous]
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O Word of God, how wondrously

Author: Louis A. Waterman Hymnal: Revival Hymns #132 (1905) First Line: O Word of God, how marvelous Tune Title: [O Word of God, how marvelous]

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D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Person Name: Daniel Brink Towner Composer of "SOFIA" in The Cyber Hymnal Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives

Louis M. Waterman

Person Name: Louis A. Waterman Author of "O Word of God" in The Cyber Hymnal
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