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O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906 Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 669 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 9:12-17 Lyrics: 1 O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.
2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.
3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain
that morn shall tearless be.
4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be. Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
God of the Sparrow
Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919- Meter: 5.4.6.7.7 Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 9:12-16 Used With Tune: ROEDER
God of the Sparrow
You Are Our God; We Are Your People
Author: David A. Hoekema Meter: Irregular Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 9:13-15 First Line: It rained on the earth forty days, forty nights Topics: Biblical Names & Places Abraham; Biblical Names & Places Isaac; Biblical Names & Places Noah; Biblical Names & Places Sarah; Family; Trust in God; Songs for Children Hymns; Baptism; Assurance; Biblical Names & Places Abraham; Biblical Names & Places Isaac; Biblical Names & Places Noah; Biblical Names & Places Sarah; Covenant; Family; Promises; Temptation & Trial; Thanksgiving & Gratitude; Trust in God Used With Tune: JANNA
You Are Our God; We Are Your People
ST. MARGARET
Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 415 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert L. Peace, 1844-1912 Scripture: Genesis 9:12-17 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 55556 71177 77712 Used With Text: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
ST. MARGARET
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John Alexander Mackay, 1838-1923 Hymnal: Common Praise (1998) #528 (1998) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17 First Line: O God, our help in ages past (Kisāmunito ka ke pā) Topics: Aniversary of Parish/Church; Funeral; Praise of God; Psalm 95; Remembrance Day; Trust Languages: Cree; English Tune Title: ST. ANNE
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906 Hymnal: Worship and Rejoice #446 (2003) Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 9:12-17 Lyrics: 1 O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.
2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.
3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain
that morn shall tearless be.
4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. MARGARET
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
O love that wilt not let me go
Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906 Hymnal: Common Praise #542 (2000) Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 9:12-16 Lyrics: 1 O love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.
2 O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.
3 O joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.
4 O cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be. Topics: Proper 5 Year C; Proper 14 Year B; Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Languages: English Tune Title: ST MARGARET
O love that wilt not let me go
George Matheson
1842 - 1906 Person Name: George Matheson, 1842-1906 Scripture: Genesis 9:12-17 Author of "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go" in Worship and Rejoice Matheson, George, D.D., was born at Glasgow, March 27, 1842, and although deprived of his eyesight in youth he passed a brilliant course at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated M.A. in 1862. In 1868 he became the parish minister at Innellan; and subsequently of St. Bernard's, Edinburgh. He was the Baird Lecturer in 1881, and St. Giles Lecturer in 1882. He has published several important prose works. His poetical pieces were collected and published in 1890 as Sacred Songs, Edinburgh: W. Blackwood. In addition to his hymn "O Love that wilt not let me go" (q. v.), four others from his Sacred Songs are in Dr. A. C. Murphey's Book of Common Song, Belfast, 1890.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Matheson, G., p. 1579, i. In addition to Dr. Matheson's hymn, "O Love, that wilt not let me go," p. 1583, i,, the following from his Sacred Songs, 1890, have come into common use since 1892:—
1. Come, let us raise a common song. Brotherhood.
2. Father divine, I come to Thee. Strength for Life. This, in Horder's Worship Song, 1905, is altered to”Saviour divine, I come to Thee."
3. Gather us in, Thou Love that fillest all. One in Christ.
4. Jesus, Fountain of my days. Christian's Polestar.
5. Lend me, O Lord, Thy softening cloud. The Fire and the Cloud. In the Sunday Magazine, 1875.
6. Lord, Thou hast all my frailty made. Strength for the Day.
7. Make me a captive, Lord. Christian Freedom.
8. There are coming changes great. The Glad New Time.
9. Three doors there are in the temple. Prayer.
Dr. Matheson informed us that these hymns, together with the rest of his Sacred Songs, 1890, were written at Bow, Dumbartonshire, in 1890. The 3rd ed. of the Sacred Songs was published in 1904. He died suddenly at Avenelle, North Berwick, Aug. 28, 1906.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
George Matheson
A. L. Peace
1844 - 1912 Person Name: Albert L. Peace, 1844-1912 Scripture: Genesis 9:12-17 Composer of "ST. MARGARET" in Worship and Rejoice Albert Lister Peace DMus United Kingdom 1844-1912. Born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, son of a warehouseman and woolstapler, he was extremely gifted as a musician, largely self-taught, playing the organ at Holmfirth Parish Church near Huddersfield at age nine. He married Margaret Martin Steel Gilchrist, and they had three children: Lister, Archibald, and Margaret. In 1865 he was appointed organist of Trinity Congregational Church in Glasgow, Scotland. He obtained his doctorate degree from the University of Oxford in 1875. He became organist at Glasgow Cathedral in 1879. In 1897 he succeeded William Best as organist at St George’s Hall, Liverpool. In later years he was in much demand to play the organ in recitals. He did so at Canterbury Cathedral (1886), Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (1888), and Newcastle Cathedral (1891). He composed orchestrations, sonatas, cantatas, and concert and church service anthems. He was an arranger, author, and editor. He died at Blundelsands, Liverpool, England.
John Perry
A. L. Peace
David A. Hoekema
b. 1950 Scripture: Genesis 9:13-15 Author of "You Are Our God; We Are Your People" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) David A. Hoekema (b. Paterson, NJ, 1950) is currently a professor of philosophy at his alma mater, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University, taught philosophy at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota (1977-1984), and was executive director of the American Philosophical Association while teaching philosophy at the University of Delaware (1984-1993). In addition to many journal articles on philosophical issues, he has published Rights and Wrongs: Coercion, Punishment and the State (1986).
Bert Polman
David A. Hoekema
