Friday, July 05, 2024
What hath Sanders wrought?
Captain of Israel's Host
1 Captain of Israel's host, and guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace; our rule, Thy word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.
2 By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
We shall not full direction need,
Nor miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While love, almighty love, is near.
Charles Wesley
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
<idle musing>
Unusually for a Charles Wesley hymn, there are only two verses and I could find no variations.
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Thursday, July 04, 2024
Theology or ethics?
O Lord, Our Lord, in All the Earth
1 O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth,
how excellent Thy name!
Thy glory Thou hast spread afar
in all the starry frame.
2 When I regard the wondrous heav'ns,
Thy handiwork on high,
the moon and stars ordained by Thee,
"O what is man?" I cry.
3 O what is man, in Thy regard
to hold so large a place,
and what the son of man, that Thou
dost visit him in grace.
4 On man Thy wisdom hath bestowed
a pow'r well nigh divine;
with honor Thou hast crowned his head
with glory like to Thine.
5 Thy mighty works and wondrous grace
Thy glory, LORD, proclaim,
O LORD, our Lord, in all the earth,
How excellent Thy name.
Psalm 8
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
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Hymnary.org adds two verses:
2 From lips of children, Thou, O LORD</idle musing>
hast mighty strength ordained,
that adversaries should be stilled
and vengeful foes restrained.6 Thou hast subjected all to him,
and lord of all is he,
of flocks and herds, and beasts and birds,
and all within the sea.
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Bultmann on grace
Praise the Lord! ye heav'ns adore him
1 Praise the Lord! ye heav'ns adore him;
Praise him angels, in the height;
Sun and moon, rejoice before him;
Praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise the Lord! for he has spoken;
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed;
Laws which never shall be broken
For their guidance he has made.
2 Praise the Lord! for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail;
God has made his saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation!
Hosts on high his pow'r proclaim;
Heav'n, and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify his name.
Psalm 148
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
<idle musing>
While the Methodist hymnal doesn't list an author,Hymnary.org lists a Richard Mant as the translator from the Latin. They also add a verse:
3 Worship, honor, glory, blessing,</idle musing>
Lord, we offer unto thee;
Young and old, thy praise expressing,
In glad homage bend the knee.
All the saints in heav'n adore thee,
We would bow before thy throne;
As thine angels serve before thee,
So on earth thy will be done.
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Integral, but not prior
Party on! (Tozer for a Tuesday)
O How Glorious, Full of Wonder
1. O how glorious, full of wonder
Is thy name o’er all the earth;
Thou who wrought creation’s splendor,
Bringing suns and stars to birth!
Rapt in reverence we adore thee,
Marveling at thy mystic ways,
Humbly now we bow before thee,
Lifting up our hearts in praise.
2. When we see they lights of heaven,
Moon and stars, thy power displayed,
What is man that thou shouldst love him,
Creature that thy hand hath made?
Child of earth, yet full of yearning,
Mixture strange of good and ill,
From thy ways so often turning,
Yet thy love doth seek him still.
3. Thou hast given man dominion
O’er the wonders of thy hand,
Made him fly with eagle pinion,
Master over sea and land,
Soaring spire and ruined city,
These our hopes and failures show,
Teach us more of human pity,
That we in thine image grow.
4. O how wondrous, O how glorious
Is thy name in every land!
Thou whose purpose moves before us
Toward the goal that thou hast planned.
‘Tis thy will our hearts are seeking,
Conscious of our human need.
Spirit in our spirit speaking,
Make us sons of God indeed!
Curtis Beach
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
<idle musing>
The story behind this hymn is interesting. Read it here.
</idle musing>
Monday, July 01, 2024
More on Luther and grace
Luther and imputation
Many and Great, O God (Dakota hymn)
1 Many and great, O God, are your works, maker of earth and sky.
Your hands have set the heavens with stars;
your fingers spread the mountains and plains.
Lo, at your word the waters were formed; deep seas obey your voice.
2 Grant unto us communion with you, O star-abiding One.
Come unto us and dwell with us;
with you are found the gifts of life.
Bless us with life that has no end, eternal life with you.
American Folk Hymn
Paraphrase by Philip Frazier
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
<idle musing>
Actually, it isn't an "American Folk Hymn"; it's a Dakota hymn. Hymnary.org gives the original Dakota:
1 Wakantanka taku nitawa tankaya qa ota;According to hymnary.org, there is no information available about the translator. They also say the hymn only occurs in 46 hymnals. I don't recall ever singing it, or even hearing it sung.
mahpiya kin eyahnake ça,
maka kin he duowanca;
mniowanca śbeya wanke cin, hena oyakihi.2 Woehdaku nitawa kin he minaġi kin qu wo;
mahpiya kin iwankam yati,
wicowaśte yuha nanka,
wiconi kin he mayaqu nun, owihanke wanin.
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