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God, Our Help and Constant Refuge

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Author: Fred R. Anderson

FRED R. ANDERSON is pastor emeritus of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, a liturgical theologian, and a recognized hymn writer whose hymn and psalm texts appear in Protestant and Catholic hymnals around the world. —Singing God's Psalms (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016) His collections of psalm paraphrases include Singing Psalms of Joy and Praise (1986) and Singing God's Psalms (2016). Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: God, our help and constant refuge
Title: God, Our Help and Constant Refuge
Author: Fred R. Anderson (1986; alt.)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.3.3.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1986 Fred R. Anderson; from Singing Psalms of Joy and Praise. Used by permission.
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Instances

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Catholic Book of Worship III #645

Catholic Book of Worship III #645

Hymnal Supplement 1991 #704

Hymnal Supplement 1991 #704

Psalms for All Seasons #46C

Psalms for All Seasons #46C
Audio

Sing! A New Creation #183

Sing! A New Creation #183

The Presbyterian Hymnal #192

The Presbyterian Hymnal #192
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