O God, Who Gives Us Life

O God, who gives us life and breath

Author: Carl P. Daw (1990)
CCLI Number: 1761316
Published in 4 hymnals

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Source: RitualSong (2nd ed.) #790
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Author: Carl P. Daw

Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New… Go to person page >

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First Line: O God, who gives us life and breath
Title: O God, Who Gives Us Life
Author: Carl P. Daw (1990)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: © 1990 Hope Publishing Company
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IN NOMINE DEI


GRACIOUS GIFT (Shively)


NOEL (Sullivan)

The tune NOEL (also used at 185) is also known as EARDISLEY or GERARD. Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) adapted this traditional English melody (probably one of the variants of the folk song "Dives and Lazarus"), added phrases of his own to rec…

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Instances

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Glory to God #53

Glory to God #53

Hymnal #483

Hymnal #483
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RitualSong (2nd ed.) #790

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #790
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Worship (4th ed.) #677

Worship (4th ed.) #677
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