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Thou holy Church, God's city, shine

Author: M. B. Landstad Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou holy Church, God's city, shine, High on His mountain founded? Sing praise to Christ, thy king divine, Who thee with walls surrounded; Thy children He doth bless and sends His peace to thee, thy strife He ends: Now praise thy God, O Zion! 2 He sendeth out His holy word To every land and nation, It swiftly runs, 'tis from the Lord His message of salvation; The hearts that were like ice and snow, It melts so that in streams they flow With tears of true repentance. 3 Who now but will himself deny, And yield to God submission, His word receive, on Christ rely, Obtains a full remission; He is converted and made wise, And goest from hence to Paradise: Grant us this grace, O Savior! Topics: Foundation and Nature; The Church Foundation and Nature; Church of Christ Used With Tune: [Thou holy Church, God's city shine] Text Sources: Anon. German, 1526
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Lord of Spirits, I Surrender

Author: Johann S. C. Welhaven; George T. Rygh, 1860-1942 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lord of spirits, I surrender For Thy use Thy gifts to me: O but show Thy mercy tender When my song no more shall be; More and more my heart’s aflutter With the thoughts I may not utter, While life’s riddle great I ponder. 2. Let my laurels in oblivion Turn to dust, I shall rejoice If my soul, renewed, is given There to sing with sacred voice, If, in accents pure and glorious, I may join the hymn victorious At Thy throne to harps of Heaven. Used With Tune: LORD OF SPIRITS Text Sources: En Digtsamling, 1859
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What God Ordains Is Always Right

Author: Samuel Rodigast, 1649-1708; Gracia Grindal Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Commitment & Dedication; Will of God; Creation and Providence; Commitment & Dedication; Guidance; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Providence; Refuge; Rest; Will of God Scripture: Romans 8:28 Used With Tune: WAS GOTT TUT

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[All glory be to God on high]

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 219 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: N. Decius, d. 1541 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 13454 32333 23421 Used With Text: All glory be to God on high
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WAS GOTT TUT

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 157 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Severus Gastorius Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51234 54365 43321 Used With Text: What God Ordains Is Always Right
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LORD OF SPIRITS

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Friedrich August Reissiger, 1809-1883 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 51176 56555 54323 Used With Text: Lord of Spirits, I Surrender

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All glory be to God on high

Author: N. Decius, d. 1541 Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #2 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 All glory be to God on high, Who hath our race befriended! To us no harm shall now come nigh, The strife at last is ended; God showeth His good will to men, And peace shall reign on earth again; O thank Him for His goodness! 2 We praise, we worship Thee, we trust, And give Thee thanks for ever, O Father, that Thy rule is just And wise, and changes never; Thy boundless power o'er all things reigns, Done is whate'er Thy will ordains: Well for us that Thou rulest! 3 O Jesus Christ, God's only Son, Who with Thy Father reignest, Thou, who didst save a world undone, Our hope and stay remainest; O Lamb of God, to Thee on high From out our depths we sinners cry, Have mercy on us, Jesus! 4 O Holy Ghost, Thou precious Gift, Thou Comforter unfailing, O'er Satan's snares our souls uplift, And let Thy power availing Avert our woes and calm our dread, For us the Saviour's blood was shed, We trust in Thee to save us! Topics: Worship in General Prayer and Praise; Worship in General Prayer and Praise; Praise and Prayer Tune Title: [All glory be to God on high]
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Thou holy Church, God's city, shine

Author: M. B. Landstad Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #79 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Thou holy Church, God's city, shine, High on His mountain founded? Sing praise to Christ, thy king divine, Who thee with walls surrounded; Thy children He doth bless and sends His peace to thee, thy strife He ends: Now praise thy God, O Zion! 2 He sendeth out His holy word To every land and nation, It swiftly runs, 'tis from the Lord His message of salvation; The hearts that were like ice and snow, It melts so that in streams they flow With tears of true repentance. 3 Who now but will himself deny, And yield to God submission, His word receive, on Christ rely, Obtains a full remission; He is converted and made wise, And goest from hence to Paradise: Grant us this grace, O Savior! Topics: Foundation and Nature; The Church Foundation and Nature; Church of Christ Tune Title: [Thou holy Church, God's city shine]

What God Ordains Is Always Right

Author: Samuel Rodigast; Gracia Grindal Hymnal: The Worshiping Church #82 (1990) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Topics: God the Father Providence and Care; God Sustainer; Adoration of God; Encouragement; God Guide; God Mystery; God Providence; God Sustainer Scripture: Genesis 18:25 Languages: English Tune Title: WAS GOTT TUT

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Nicolaus Decius

1485 - 1541 Person Name: N. Decius, d. 1541 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Author of "All glory be to God on high" in The Lutheran Hymnary Decius, Nicolaus (Nicolaus a Curia or von Hofe, otherwise Hovesch, seems to have been a native of Hof, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, and to have been originally called Tech. He became a monk, and was in 1519 Probst of the cloister at Steterburg, near Wolfenbüttel. Becoming favourable to the opinions of Luther, he left Steterburg in July, 1522, and went to Brunswick, where he was appointed a master in the St. Katherine and Egidien School. In 1523 he was invited by the burgesses of Stettin to labour there as an Evangelical preacher along with Paulus von Rhode. He became preacher at the Church of St. Nicholas; was probably instituted by the Town Council in 1526, when von Rhode was instituted to St. Jacob's; and at the visitation in 1535 was recognized as pastor of St. Nicholas'. He died suddenly at Stettin, March 21, 1541, with some suspicion of being poisoned by his enemies of the Roman Catholic faction (Koch, i. 419-421, 471, 472; ii. 483; Allg. Deutsche Biography, iii. 791-793).He seems to have been a popular preacher and a good musician. Three hymns are ascribed to him. These are versions of the “Sanctus," the "Gloria in excelsis," and the "Agnus Dei." The second and third are noted under these Latin first lines. He is also said to have composed or adapted the melodies set to them.      [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Samuel Rodigast

1649 - 1708 Person Name: Samuel Rodigast, 1649-1708 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Author of "What God Ordains Is Always Good" in Lutheran Worship Samuel Rodigast, son of Johann Rodigast, pastor at Groben near Jena, was born at Groben Oct. 19, 1649. He entered the University of Jena in 1668 (M.A. 1671), and was in 1676 appointed adjunct of the philosophical faculty. In 1680 he became conrector of the Greyfriars Gymnasium at Berlin. While in this position he refused the offers of a professorship at Jena and the Rectorships of the Schools at Stade and Stralsund. Finally, in 1698, he became rector of the Greyfriars Gymnasium, and held this post till his death. His tombstone in the Koster-Kirche in Berlin says he died "die xxix. Mart. a. MDCCVII . . . aetatis anno lix." ...Two hymns have been ascribed to him, on of which has passed into English, viz.:--"Whatever God ordains is right." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Gracia Grindal

b. 1943 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8 Translator of "What God Ordains Is Always Right" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Gracia Grindal (b. Powers Lake, ND, 1943). Grindal was educated at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the University of Arkansas; and Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has served since 1984 as a professor of pastoral theology and communications. From 1968 to 1984 she was a professor of English and poet-in-residence at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Included in her publications are Sketches Against the Dark (1981), Scandinavian Folksongs (1983), Lessons in Hymnwriting (1986, 1991), We Are One in Christ: Hymns, Paraphrases, and Translations (1996), Good News of Great Joy: Advent Devotions for the Home (1994 with Karen E. Hong), Lina Sandell, the Story of Her Hymns (2001 with John Jansen), and A Revelry of Harvest: New and Selected Poems (2002). She was instrumental in producing the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978) and The United Methodist Hymnal (1989). Bert Polman
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