Psalm 8

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Author: Christopher L. Webber

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE WEBBER was born 5 January 1932 in Cuba, New York, son of the Rev. Roy Lawrence Webber and Hortense Marie Basquin. He graduated from South Kent School (South Kent, CT) in 1949, Princeton University in 1953, and General Theological Seminary (NYC) in 1956. He is the author of A New Metrical Psalter (1986), Hymns from the Bible (2000), and Songs of Justice, Peace, and Love: The Sharon Hymnal (2022). Chris Fenner Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Lord, our God, in all the world
Title: Psalm 8
Author: Christopher L. Webber (1986)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: ©1986 Church Publishing

Tune

ST. MAGNUS (Clarke)

ST. MAGNUS first appeared in Henry Playford's Divine Companion (1707 ed.) as an anonymous tune with soprano and bass parts. The tune was later credited to Jeremiah Clark (b. London, England, c. 1670; d. London, 1707), who was a chorister in the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of James II in…

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