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O God, while generations flee

Text Information

First Line: O God, while generations flee
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

O God, while generations flee Like leaves. [God our All.] An anonymous and undated hymn in The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Tune

ST. ANNE

Though no firm documentation exists, ST. ANNE was probably composed by William Croft (PHH 149), possibly when he was organist from 1700-1711 at St. Anne's Church in Soho, London, England. (According to tradition, St. Anne was the mother of the Virgin Mary.) The tune was first published in A Suppleme…

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ST. SAVIOUR (Baker 11716)


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Chapel Hymns and Services #d84

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #371

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #397

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #48

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #49

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Twenty-Five Hymns for use in Time of War #21

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