789. O God, Creation's Secret Force

1 O God, creation’s secret force,
Yourself unmoved, all motion’s source,
You, from the morn till evening's ray,
Through all its changes guide the day:

2 Grant us, when this short life is past,
The glorious evening that shall last;
That, by a holy death attained,
Eternal glory may be gained.

3 Almighty Father, hear our cry
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord Most High,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
For ever and for evermore.

Text Information
First Line: O God, creation's secret force
Title: O God, Creation's Secret Force
Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397
Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt. )
Author (st. 3): James Waring McCrady, b. 1938
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1991
Topic: Burial; Christian Hope; Death (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: O HEILAND REISS
Meter: LM
Key: d minor
Source: Melody: Rheinfelsisches Deutsches Catholisches Gesangbuch, 1666; Harm.: Orgelbuch zum Gesangbuch der Evangelisch Reformierten Kirchen der Deutschprachigen Schwiez, 1926



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