Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#148

148. O Israel's God, How Good Thou Art

Text Information

• First Line: O Israel's God, how good Thou art
• Title: O Israel's God, How Good Thou Art
• Versifier: Rev. William Kuipers (1931)
• Meter: 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 73
• Topic: Backsliding; Doubt; Eternal Life; Longing for God or Christ; Love for God; Nearness to God; Spiritual Life; Temptation; Wandering from God
• Copyright: Words copyrighted by the Publication Committee of the Christian Reformed Church, 1934
• Notes: Selected stanzas

Tune Information

• Name: NEAR UNTO GOD
• Composer: L. Bourgeois
• Meter: 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8
• Key: D Major
• Source: Dutch Psalter, Psalm 73
• Copyright: Music copyrighted by the Publications Committee of the Christian Reformed Church, 1934
• Notes: This selection can also be played and sung as a plain chorale, with all notes of equal length