696. O God, You Are My God Alone (Psalm 63)
Text Information |
First Line: |
O God, you are my God alone |
Title: |
O God, You Are My God Alone (Psalm 63) |
Author: |
The Iona Community (1993) |
Meter: |
CMD |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
; ; ; |
Topic: |
Dedication and Stewardship; Evening; Faithfulness; Love for God; Love of God for Us; Praise; Providence (4 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1993 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.) |
ONE LICENSE: |
G9247057 |
Tune Information |
Name: |
GRATUS |
Composer: |
Mary Kay Beall (1991) |
Meter: |
CMD |
Key: |
E♭ Major |
Copyright: |
© 1991 Hope Publishing Company |
Text Information:Given its wide range of references, scholars have proposed many occasions and uses for Psalm 63. Because of the imagery that opens stanza three in this paraphrase, for example, the great Reformed theologian and scholar Theodore Beza regularly recited this psalm at night.