O Bless the Lord, My Soul, with All Thy Power

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O bless the Lord, my soul, with all thy power

Author: Dewey Westra (1931)
Tune: GENEVAN 103
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: Dewey Westra

Dewey D. Westra (b. Holland, MI, 1899; d. Wyoming, MI, 1979) was a dedicated educator, writer, and musician who faithfully served the Christian Reformed Church. He attended Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Wayne State University in Detroit. In the 1920s and 30s he was a Christian school Principal in Byron Center and Detroit, Michigan. During the 1940s he was involved in various ventures, including becoming a diesel instructor for the Ford Motor Company. After 1947 he became a principal again, serving at Christian schools in Sioux Center, Iowa; Randolph, Wisconsin; and Walker, Michigan. Westra wrote poetry in English, Dutch, and Frisian, and translated poetry into English from Dutch and Frisian. He arranged many songs and composed… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O bless the Lord, my soul, with all thy power
Title:	O Bless the Lord, My Soul, with All Thy Power
Author:	Dewey Westra (1931)
Meter:	11.11.10.11.11.10
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1976 Faith Alive Christian Resources

Psalm 103
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GENEVAN 103

GENEVAN 103 was first published in 1539 in Strasbourg, where Calvin published a small collection of nineteen psalms. Howard Slenk (PHH 3) harmonized the tune in 1985. Psalm 103 is a favorite song in the Dutch Reformed tradition, partially because of its textual content, of course, but also because i…

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