Glory to God ‎#42

42. Your Faithfulness, O Lord, Is Sure (Psalm 145)

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Text Information

• First Line: Your faithfulness, O Lord, is sure
• Title: Your Faithfulness, O Lord, Is Sure (Psalm 145)
• Author: Joy F. Patterson (1989)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English; Latin
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 145
  ;
  Psalm 104:5-30
  ;
  Lamentations 3:22-23
• Topic: Care of Creation; Creation; Faithfulness; Justice; Praise; Providence
• Copyright: © 1990 Joy F. Patterson
• ONE LICENSE: 19376

Tune Information

• Name: WINCHESTER NEW
• Harmonizer: William Henry Havergal (1847, alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Musikalisches Handbuch, 1690

Text Information:

This paraphrase of verses from the latter part of Psalm 145 celebrates God’s providential care for all creation, especially for those in any need or trouble. This anonymous German tune was apparently introduced to English hymnody by John Wesley in a 1742 music collection.