O God, the Heathen Have Attacked

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O God, the heathen have attacked

Author: Christopher M. Idle
Published in 2 hymnals

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Source: Christian Worship: Psalter #79C

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Author: Christopher M. Idle

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… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O God, the heathen have attacked
Title:	O God, the Heathen Have Attacked
Author:	Christopher M. Idle
Meter:	8.8.8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1987 The Jubilate Group, admin. Hope Publishing Company

Psalm 79
(hymns)

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ST. MATTHIAS (Monk)

VATER UNSER

Martin Luther's versification of the Lord's Prayer was set to this tune in Valentin Schumann's hymnal, Geistliche Lieder (1539); the tune, whose composer remains unknown, had some earlier use. The tune name derives from Luther's German incipit: “Vater unser im Himmelreich….” Because VATER UNSE…

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