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Text: | Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Works |
Author: | Joseph R. Renville |
Translator: | Philip Frazier |
Tune: | LACQUIPARLE |
Harmonizer: | Emily R. Brink |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Many and great, O God, are thy works,
Maker of earth and sky.
Thy hands have set the heavens with stars;
thy fingers spread the mountains and plains.
Lo, at thy word the waters were formed.
Deep seas obey thy voice.
2 Grant unto us communion with thee,
thou star-abiding One.
Come unto us and dwell with us.
With thee are found the gifts of life.
Bless us with life that has no end,
eternal life with thee.
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First Line: | Many and great, O God, are thy works |
Title: | Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Works |
Author: | Joseph R. Renville (1842) |
Translator: | Philip Frazier (1929, alt.) |
Meter: | Irregular |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Creation; Providence; Sovereignty of God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LACQUIPARLE |
Harmonizer: | Emily R. Brink (1995) |
Meter: | Irregular |
Key: | c minor |
Source: | Dakota melody |
Copyright: | Harm. © 1995 Faith Alive Christian Resources |
First came the evocative Dakota chant, bearing a French name (“the lake that speaks”) for the site of a Native American mission in western Minnesota. That was where the original seven-stanza text based on Jeremiah 10:12–13 was written in the Dakota language to fit the tune.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |