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Text:O Thou Almighty Lord and God
Author:Hans Hut, died 1527
Translator:John J. Overholt
Tune:ST. MARGARET NEW
Arranger:Compiler
Composer:Albert Lister Peace (1844-1912)

419. O Thou Almighty Lord and God

Text Information
First Line: O Thou Almighty Lord and God (O Allmächtiger Herre Gott!)
Title: O Thou Almighty Lord and God
German Title: O Allmächtiger Herre Gott!
Author: Hans Hut, died 1527
Translator: John J. Overholt (1969)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
Language: English; German
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Church: Hymns of Martyrs (Ausbund)
Source: the 16th Century Anabaptist Ausbund, Hymn No. 8, from
Copyright: English Translation Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: Thy law is my delight. Ps. 119:77. I will delight myself in Thy commandments. Ps. 119:47. More to be desired are they than gold. Ps. 19:10.
Tune Information
Name: ST. MARGARET NEW
Composer: Albert Lister Peace (1844-1912) (1885)
Arranger: Compiler (1971)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
Incipit: 55556 71177 77712
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Arrangement Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: M.M. 60



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