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| 808 | Glory to God#809 | 810 |
| Text: | Why Has God Forsaken Me? |
| Author: | Bill Wallace |
| Tune: | SHIMPI |
| Composer: | Taihei Sato |
| Media: | Audio recording |
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| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | "Why has God forsaken me?" |
| Title: | Why Has God Forsaken Me? |
| Author: | Bill Wallace (1980) |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Christian Year: Good Friday; Grief; Healing (3 more...) |
| Copyright: | © 1981 W. L. Wallace |
| ONE LICENSE: | 00680 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SHIMPI |
| Composer: | Taihei Sato (1981) |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
| Key: | a minor |
| Copyright: | © 1983 Christian Conference of Asia (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.) |
To offer an answer to this hymn’s opening question, this New Zealand author leads us through events at the end of Jesus’ life that help us grasp “the love which conquers fear.” The tune, whose name is Japanese for “mystery,” uses a five-tone Japanese scale to convey that quality.
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Audio recording: |  Audio (MP3) |
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