734. Hope of the World
Text Information |
First Line: |
Hope of the world, thou Christ of great compassion |
Title: |
Hope of the World |
Author: |
Georgia Harkness (1954) |
Meter: |
11.10.11.10 |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
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Topic: |
Discipleship and Mission; Healing; Hope; Salvation; Temptation; Will of God (3 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1954, ren. 1982 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company) |
ONE LICENSE: |
03037 |
Tune Information |
Name: |
DONNE SECOURS |
Meter: |
11.10.11.10 |
Key: |
d minor |
Text Information:This winning entry by a groundbreaking woman theologian was selected from over 500 others in a search for a hymn to be used at the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Evanston, Illinois, in October 1954. The theme of the assembly was “Jesus Christ, Hope of the World.”