Out of the Depths of Sadness

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Out of the depths of sadness

Author: Dewey Westra (1931)
Tune: AU FORT DE MA DETRESSE
CCLI Number: 7073292
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: Dewey Westra

Dewey D. Westra (b. Holland, MI, 1899; d. Wyoming, MI, 1979) was a dedicated educator, writer, and musician who faithfully served the Christian Reformed Church. He attended Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Wayne State University in Detroit. In the 1920s and 30s he was a Christian school Principal in Byron Center and Detroit, Michigan. During the 1940s he was involved in various ventures, including becoming a diesel instructor for the Ford Motor Company. After 1947 he became a principal again, serving at Christian schools in Sioux Center, Iowa; Randolph, Wisconsin; and Walker, Michigan. Westra wrote poetry in English, Dutch, and Frisian, and translated poetry into English from Dutch and Frisian. He arranged many songs and composed… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Out of the depths of sadness
Title:	Out of the Depths of Sadness
Author:	Dewey Westra (1931)
Meter:	7.6.7.6 D
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1976 Faith Alive Christian Resources

Psalm 130
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AU FORT DE MA DETRESSE

GENEVAN 130 was first published in the 1539 edition of the Genevan Psalter. The 1564 harmonization by Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) originally placed the melody in the tenor. GENEVAN 130 is a Dorian tune consisting of four long lines in which the rhythm of line 3 is a fitting contrast to the repeated rhyt…

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