[The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases] (McNeill)

[The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases] (McNeill)

Composer: Edith McNeill
Published in 11 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Edith McNeill

Composer: Not much is known about Edith McNeill (1920-2014), except that she was a long-time member of the Church of the Redeemer (Episcopal) in Houston, Texas, and that her husband was a professor at the University of Texas. The Church of the Redeemer, founded in the 1920s in a depressed inner city area, went through a charismatic renewal in the early 1960s under the leadership of pastor Graham Pulkingham and his wife Betty, a composer and musician who was the spark behind many worship songs that arose out of that community, some of which are still sung today, including songs like “The Steadfast Love of the Lord” and “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” by Kathleen Thomerson. The worship life of this congregation was very infl… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases] (McNeill)
Composer: Edith McNeill
Meter: 11.9.7.5.8.6
Incipit: 51231 34321 55123
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © 1974, 1975, 1986, Celebration

Timeline

Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • My Father's World: Inspirational Hymn Settings for the Piano Soloist
    Composer/Editor Susan Caudill
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2006) pp. 39
  • Holy Ground: 23 Praise & Worship Favorites Arranged for Piano
    Composer/Editor Tim Conyers
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1996) pp. 39
  • Praise Classics The Best of Our Praise: 20 Praise Classics for Piano
    Composer/Editors Carl Seal; Edith McNeill
    Published By: Maranatha! Music (1993) pp. 22

Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)

Complete Mission Praise #666

Text InfoAudio

Glory to God #59

TextAudio

Lift Up Your Hearts #347

Psalms for All Seasons #105B(alt)

Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship #23

Audio

Sing! A New Creation #242

Singing the Faith #66

The Book of Praise #20

The Celebration Hymnal #576

The Covenant Hymnal #98

The Covenant Hymnal #822

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us