O God, whose law is in the sky

Author: Minot J. Savage

Savage, Minot Judson, D.D., was born at Norridgewock, Maine, June 10, 1841, and educated at Bangor Seminary, where he graduated in 1864. From 1867 to 1873 he was a Congregational Minister, and then he joined the Unitarians, and has now (1900) a charge in Boston. He has published several works, including Poems, Boston, 1882. He also edited, with H. M. Dow, Sacred Songs for Public Worship, Boston, 1883, to which he contributed 46 original hymns. In hymnals other than this, of his hymns the following are in common use:— 1. Dost thou hear the bugle sounding. Consecration to Duty. 2. Father, we would not dare to change Thy purpose, &C. Prayer. 3. 0 God Whose law is in the sky.… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: O God, whose law is in the sky
Author: Minot J. Savage
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

AZMON

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) adapted AZMON from a melody composed by Carl G. Gläser in 1828. Mason published a duple-meter version in his Modern Psalmist (1839) but changed it to triple meter in his later publications. Mason used (often obscure) biblical names for his tune titles; Azmon, a city south of C…

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ALL SAINTS NEW (Cutler)

Henry Stephen Cutler (b. Boston, MA, 1824; d. Boston, 1902) composed ALL SAINTS NEW in 1872 for Reginald Heber's (PHH 249) text "The Son of God Goes Forth to War," and the two were published together in Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). That text refers to "the glorious band" of God's people, h…

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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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Instances

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Hymnal Amore Dei #92

Hymnal Amore Dei #92

Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #d9

Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #d9
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Hymns in Harmony with Modern Thought #76

Hymns in Harmony with Modern Thought #76
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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #65

Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #65

Jubilate Deo #148

Jubilate Deo #148
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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #109

Sacred Songs For Public Worship #109
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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #109

Sacred Songs For Public Worship #109

The Beacon Song and Service book #108

The Beacon Song and Service book #108

Universal Hymns #38

Universal Hymns #38
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