Eternel, ta fidélité

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Eternel, ta fidélité

Author: Clément Marot (1543); Alterer: Valentin Conrart (1677)
Tune: OLD 113TH
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Author: Clément Marot

Born: About 1497, Cahors, France. Died: August 1544, Turin, Italy. At age 16, Marot became a page to Nicolas de Neufville, and at age 21 Valet de Chambre to Marguerite de Valois. He later fought at Pavia, where he was wounded and taken prisoner with Francis I. From 1537-9 he translated about 30 psalms, which were published in 1542. He traveled widely, sometimes fleeing persecution, and stayed at various times in Savoy, Geneva, and Turin. Sources: Julian, p. 714 Lyrics; Rendez à Dieu Louange et Gloire © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

Alterer: Valentin Conrart

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First Line:	Eternel, ta fidélité
Author:	Clément Marot (1543)
Alterer:	Valentin Conrart (1677)
Language:	French
Notes:	English translation: "O like the deep Thy judgments are" by Margaret House; German translation: "O Vater, deine Güte reicht" by Johann Christoph Hampe
Copyright:	Public Domain

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OLD 113TH

GENEVAN 68 is usually attributed to Matthäus Greiter (b. Aichach, Bavaria, 1490; d. Strasbourg, France, 1550). It was published as a setting for Psalm 119 in Das dritt theil Strassburger Kirchenampt (1525), which Greiter and his friend Wolfgang Dachstein edited. Greiter studied at Freiburg Universi…

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