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And may the promise of Advent be yours this day and always.

Upon Thy great church universal

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Author: Jean-Maximillien de Carbon-Ferriere

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Translator: Margaret House

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Text Information

First Line: Upon Thy great church universal
French Title: Sur ton Eglise universelle
Translator: Margaret House (1949)
Author: Jean-Maximillien de Carbon-Ferriere (1823)
Language: English
Copyright: Words from Cantate Domino; used by permission of the World Student Christian Federation.

Tune

RENDEZ À DIEU

GENEVAN 98/118 is the one tune in the Psalter Hymnal used for two psalms. It was first published in the 1551 Genevan Psalter as a setting for Psalm 118; in the 1562 edition it was also set to Psalm 98 (hence both numbers in the tune name). The tune is also often named RENDEZ A DIEV, the French incip…

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[Wie groß ist des Allmächt'gen Güte] (Freylinghausen)

DIE TUGEND WIRD is derived from the more ornamented version found in Johann Freylinghausen's (PHH 34) Geistreiches Gesangbuch (1704), where it was used as a setting for "Die Tugend wird am Kreus geubet." The tune is a rounded bar form (AABA) with harmony suited to part singing. Congregational singin…

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Timeline

Instances

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E. A. C. C. Hymnal #36

Hymnal for Juniors in Worship and Study #d102

The Worshipbook #611

Worship and Hymns for All Occasions #d225

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