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MACPHERSON'S RANT

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: David Iliff Tune Sources: Scottish traditional melody Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51232 12123 23212
MACPHERSON'S RANT

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How deep the silence of the soul

Author: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955=1993 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Courage; God Love and Grace of; Jesus Christ Union with; Jesus Christ Presence of; One Life in Christ Peace Used With Tune: MACPHERSON'S FAREWELL
How deep the silence of the soul
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Psalm 130

Author: Christopher Martin Idle (b. 1938) Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Up from the depths I cry to God Lyrics: 1 Up from the depths I cry to God: O listen, Lord, to me; O hear my voice in this distress, this mire of misery. [Refrain:] I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word; and more than watchmen for the dawn I'm longing for the Lord. 2 If you, my God, should measure guilt who then stands free from blame? But true forgiveness comes from you; we trust, and fear your name. [Refrain] 3 O Israel, set your hope on God, whose mercy is supreme: the nation mourning for its sin he surely will redeem. [Refrain] Topics: Christian Year Advent; Forgiveness; God in grace and mercy; Hope; Longing; Word of God Scripture: Psalm 130 Used With Tune: MACPHERSON'S RANT
Psalm 130

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Psalm 130

Author: Christopher Martin Idle (b. 1938) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #88 (2005) First Line: Up from the depths I cry to God Lyrics: 1 Up from the depths I cry to God: O listen, Lord, to me; O hear my voice in this distress, this mire of misery. [Refrain:] I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word; and more than watchmen for the dawn I'm longing for the Lord. 2 If you, my God, should measure guilt who then stands free from blame? But true forgiveness comes from you; we trust, and fear your name. [Refrain] 3 O Israel, set your hope on God, whose mercy is supreme: the nation mourning for its sin he surely will redeem. [Refrain] Topics: Christian Year Advent; Forgiveness; God in grace and mercy; Hope; Longing; Word of God Scripture: Psalm 130 Languages: English Tune Title: MACPHERSON'S RANT
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Psalm 130

Author: Christopher Martin Idle (b. 1938) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #88 (2008) First Line: Up from the depths I cry to God Lyrics: 1 Up from the depths I cry to God: O listen, Lord, to me; O hear my voice in this distress, this mire of misery. [Refrain:] I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word; and more than watchmen for the dawn I'm longing for the Lord. 2 If you, my God, should measure guilt who then stands free from blame? But true forgiveness comes from you; we trust, and fear your name. [Refrain] 3 O Israel, set your hope on God whose mercy is supreme: the nation mourning for its sin he surely will redeem. [Refrain] Topics: Christian Year Advent; Forgiveness; God in grace and mercy; Hope; Longing; Word of God Scripture: Psalm 130 Languages: English Tune Title: MACPHERSON'S RANT
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Psalm 130 (Up from the Depths I Cry to God)

Author: Christopher Idle Hymnal: Voices United #852 (1996) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: Up from the depths I cry to God Lyrics: 1 Up from the depths I cry to God: O listen, Lord, to me; O hear my voice in this distress, this mire of misery. [Refrain:] I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word; and more than watchmen for the dawn I'm longing for you, God. 2 If you, my God, should measure guilt who then could ever stand? But those who fear your name will find forgiveness from your hand. [Refrain] 3 O Israel, set your hope on God whose mercy is supreme: the nation mourning for its sin God surely will redeem. [Refrain] Topics: Lent 5 Year A; Proper 5 Year B; Proper 8 Year B; Proper 19 Year C; Proper 22 Year C; Ash Wednesday Year ABC; Good Friday Year ABC Scripture: Psalm 130 Tune Title: MACPHERSON'S RANT
Psalm 130 (Up from the Depths I Cry to God)

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David Iliff

Person Name: David Iliff (b. 1939) Arranger of "MACPHERSON'S RANT" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)
David Iliff

Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Martin Idle (b. 1938) Author of "Psalm 130" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-­Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary. Bert Polman
Christopher M. Idle

Sylvia G. Dunstan

1955 - 1993 Person Name: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955=1993 Author of "How deep the silence of the soul" in The Book of Praise After a brief, arduous battle with liver cancer, Canadian Sylvia Dunstan died in 1993 at the age of 38. For thirteen years, Dunstan had served the United Church of Canada as a parish minister and prison chaplain. She is remembered by those who knew her for her passion for those in need, her gift of writing, and her love of liturgy. Sing! A New Creation
Sylvia G. Dunstan
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