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Now to our loving Father God

Representative Text

1 Now to our loving Father, God,
A gladsome song begin;
His smile is on the world abroad,
His joy our hearts within.
We need not, Lord, our gladness leave
To worship thee aright;
Our joyfulness for praise receive;
Thou make'st our lives so bright!

2 We turn to God a smiling face,
He smiles on us again;
He loves to see our cheerfulness,
And hear our gladsome strain.
The pure in heart are always glad,
The smile of God they feel;
He doth the secret of his joy
To blameless hearts reveal.

Source: The Christian hymnary: a selection of hymns & tunes for Christian worship #72

Text Information

First Line: Now to our loving Father God
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[What is the law of thy beauty?]


EVAN (Havergal)

This tune [EVAN], "the popularity of which in Scotland, America, and the Colonies is quite unprecedented" (Tonic Sol Fa Reporter, May 15, 1870), consists of the 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th strains of "O Thou dread Power" a sacred song by the Rev. W.H. Havergal, the melody being unaltered. EVAN II is the…

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ST. PETER (Reinagle)

Composed by Alexander R. Reinagle (b. Brighton, Sussex, England, 1799; d. Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, 1877), ST. PETER was published as a setting for Psalm 118 in Reinagle's Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pianoforte (c. 1836). The tune first appeared with Newton's text in Hymns Ancient and Mode…

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Timeline

Instances

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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #179

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Christian Science Hymnal #a59

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa59

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Christian Science Hymnal #59

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Christian Science Hymnal #59a

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Christian Science Hymnal #59b

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Christian Science Hymnal #59c

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Christian Science Hymnal #59

Heart and Voice #d169

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Heart and Voice #172

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #287

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Hymns for Heart and Voice (2nd ed.) #204

Hymns of Progress #d127

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Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #19

The Gospel Hymnal #d410

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