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God Is Great and God Is Good

Representative Text

God is great, and God is good,
And we thank Him for our food;
By His hand we all are fed;
Give us Lord, our daily bread.

Source: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #678

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Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: God is great, and God is good, And we thank Him for our food
Title: God Is Great and God Is Good
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

HAMPTON (Bliss)


DIX (Kocher)

An early form of the tune DIX was composed by Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872). Trained as a teacher, Kocher moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him t…

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HURSLEY

HURSLEY is a Protestant French Huguenot melody by an anonymous composer.

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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)
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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #653

Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #653
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Gospel Hymns No. 4 #84

Gospel Hymns No. 4 #84
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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #260

Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #260

I'm Gonna Sing #52

I'm Gonna Sing #52
Text

Sing for Joy #78

Sing for Joy #78

Sing to the Lord #278

Sing to the Lord #278
Text

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #678

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #678

Voices Together #488

Voices Together #488
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