Glory to God ‎#71

71. Surely, It Is God Who Saves Me

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Text Information

• First Line: Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing
• Title: Surely, It Is God Who Saves Me
• Refrain First Line: Surely, it is God who saves me
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 9:9
  ;
  Psalm 18:2
  ;
  Psalm 27:1
  ;
  Psalm 56:11
  ;
  Psalm 68:5
  ;
  Psalm 144:2
  ;
  Proverbs 23:11
  ;
  Isaiah 12:2-6
  ;
  Isaiah 49:8-16
  ;
  John 4:13
  ;
  Psalm 56:4
• Topic: God's Covenant with Israel; Morning; Thanksgiving
• Source: The Draft Proposed Book of Common Prayer, 1976, alt.
• ONE LICENSE: 98531

Tune Information

• Name: FIRST SONG
• Composer: Jack Noble White (1976)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: © 1977 Charles Mortimer Guilbert (admin. Church Publishing, Inc.)

Text Information:

This text is a slightly altered form of an adaptation of Isaiah 12:2–6 that appears as a canticle for Morning Prayer in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church. This selection is identified there as The First Song of Isaiah, a title that influenced the tune name.