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Behold What Love, That God Should Give

Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Hymnal Title: American Lutheran Hymnal Lyrics: 1 Behold what love, that God should give To us His only Son, That all who trust in Him should live While endless ages run. 2 Behold what love, that God should call The sons of men His own, Joint heirs with Christ, the Lord of all, To an eternal throne. 3 Behold what things He hath prepared For those who love Him here; No eye hath seen, no ear hath shared The glories of that sphere. 4 Thy love, O God, transcends all tho't; How faint and weak is mine! Help me to love Thee as I ought, O give me love like Thine! Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace God Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

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ST. ANNE

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 793 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. Croft Hymnal Title: American Lutheran Hymnal Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 53651 17151 5645 Used With Text: Behold What Love, That God Should Give
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ST. PAUL

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Peter Johnson Hymnal Title: The Hymnal and Order of Service Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 51232 16556 71232 Used With Text: Behold What Love, That God Should Give

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Behold What Love, That God Should Give

Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #153 (1930) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: American Lutheran Hymnal Lyrics: 1 Behold what love, that God should give To us His only Son, That all who trust in Him should live While endless ages run. 2 Behold what love, that God should call The sons of men His own, Joint heirs with Christ, the Lord of all, To an eternal throne. 3 Behold what things He hath prepared For those who love Him here; No eye hath seen, no ear hath shared The glories of that sphere. 4 Thy love, O God, transcends all tho't; How faint and weak is mine! Help me to love Thee as I ought, O give me love like Thine! Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace God Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANNE
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Behold What Love, That God Should Give

Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #189 (1937) Hymnal Title: The Hymnal and Order of Service Lyrics: 1 Behold what love, that God should give To us His only Son, That all who trust in Him should live While endless ages run. 2 Behold what love, that God should call The sons of men His own, Joint heirs with Christ, the Lord of all, To an eternal throne! 3 Behold what things He hath prepared For those who love Him here; No eye hath seen, no ear hath shared The glories of that sphere. 4 Thy love, O God, transcends all thought, How faint and weak is mine! Help me to love Thee as I ought, O give me love like Thine! Amen.
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Behold What Love, That God Should Give

Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #189 (1926) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: The Hymnal and Order of Service Lyrics: 1 Behold what love, that God should give To us His only Son, That all who trust in Him should live While endless ages run. 2 Behold what love, that God should call The sons of men His own, Joint heirs with Christ, the Lord of all, To an eternal throne! 3 Behold what things He hath prepared For those who love Him here; No eye hath seen, no ear hath shared The glories of that sphere. 4 Thy love, O God, transcends all thought, How faint and weak is mine! Help me to love Thee as I ought, O give me love like Thine! Amen. Topics: Church Year Trinity Season; Trinity, Eighth Sunday; God's Love; Prayer for Love Scripture: Isaiah 64:4 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. PAUL

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Ernest Edwin Ryden

1886 - 1981 Hymnal Title: American Lutheran Hymnal Author of "Behold What Love, That God Should Give" in American Lutheran Hymnal Ernest Edwin Ryden is a distinguished Lutheran clergyman who has been a life-long student of hymns. At present he is pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church in North Grosvenordale, Connecticut. This is the latest of a long series of services he has rendered in the Lutheran Church. For twenty-seven years he was editor of "The Lutheran Companion," the official organ of the former Augustana Lutheran Church. His contributions to hymnody were many. He was a member of the Committee which created the Augustana Hymnal of 1925 to which he contributed eight original hymns and translations. He was co-editor of the Junior Hymnal for which he wrote a number of hymns. He was secretary of the committee which prepared the Service Book and Hymnal. Here again he has contributed new hymns and translations. He is the author of two volumes, "The Story of Our Hymns," and "The Story of Christian Hymnody." In 1949 he was made a Knight of the Royal Order of the North Star by the King of Sweden for his work in the field of hymnological research. He is the author of one of the Children's Hymns published by the Hymn Society. ----Twelve New Lord’s Day Hymns, 1968. Used by permission. ============================== In 1948 [Ryden] was one of the official representatives of his Church at the constituting Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam. --Twelve New Hymns for Children, 1965. Used by permission.

William Croft

1678 - 1727 Person Name: W. Croft Hymnal Title: American Lutheran Hymnal Composer of "ST. ANNE" in American Lutheran Hymnal William Croft, Mus. Doc. was born in the year 1677 and received his musical education in the Chapel Royal, under Dr. Blow. In 1700 he was admitted a Gentleman Extraordinary of the Chapel Boyd; and in 1707, upon the decease of Jeremiah Clarke, he was appointed joint organist with his mentor, Dr. Blow. In 1709 he was elected organist of Westminster Abbey. This amiable man and excellent musician died in 1727, in the fiftieth year of his age. A very large number of Dr. Croft's compositions remain still in manuscript. Cathedral chants of the XVI, XVII & XVIII centuries, ed. by Edward F. Rimbault, London: D. Almaine & Co., 1844

Peter Johnson

Hymnal Title: The Hymnal and Order of Service Composer of "ST. PAUL" in The Hymnal and Order of Service