Search Results

Switch back to the old search page.Advanced Search

THOU, WHOSE ALMIGHTY WORD

Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. H. Trebel Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 11232 12345 43476 Used With Text: Thou, Whose Almighty Word

Author: John Marriott Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 446 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou, whose almighty Word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight; Hear us, we humbly pray; And where the Gospel day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light! 2 Thou, Who didst come to bring On Thy redeeming wing Healing and sight; Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind, Let there be light! 3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving Holy Dove, Speed forth Thy flight; Move on the waters' face, Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth's darkest place Let there be light! 4 Holy and blessed Three, Glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might; Boundless as ocean's tide, Rolling in fullest pride, Thro' the earth, far and wide, Let there be light! Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace Missions Used With Tune: THOU, WHOSE ALMIGHTY WORD

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Thou, Whose Almighty Word

Author: John Marriott Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #111 (1930) Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Lyrics: 1 Thou, whose almighty Word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight; Hear us, we humbly pray; And where the Gospel day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light! 2 Thou, Who didst come to bring On Thy redeeming wing Healing and sight; Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind, Let there be light! 3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving Holy Dove, Speed forth Thy flight; Move on the waters' face, Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth's darkest place Let there be light! 4 Holy and blessed Three, Glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might; Boundless as ocean's tide, Rolling in fullest pride, Thro' the earth, far and wide, Let there be light! Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace Missions Languages: English Tune Title: THOU, WHOSE ALMIGHTY WORD

Thou, whose almighty Word

Author: John Marriott Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran hymnal #487 (1908) Lyrics: 1 Thou, whose almighty Word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight; Hear us, we humbly pray; And, where the gospel day, Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light! 2 Thou, who didst come to bring On Thy redeeming wing Healing and sight, Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind, Let there be light! 3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving Holy Dove, Speed forth Thy flight; Move on the waters' face, Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth’s darkest place, Let there be light! 4 Holy and blessed Three, Glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might: Boundless as ocean’s tide, Rolling in fullest pride, Through the earth, far and wide, Let there be light! Topics: The Church Year Mission Languages: English Tune Title: THOU WHOSE ALMIGHTY WORD

People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

John Marriott

1780 - 1825 Author of "Thou, Whose Almighty Word" in American Lutheran Hymnal Marriott, John, M.A, son of E. Marriott, D.D., Rector of Cottesbach, near Lutterworth, was born at Cottesbach, in 1780, and educated at Rugby, and Christ Church, Oxford. He was the second of two who obtained honours in the schools in 1802, the first year in which there was a public examination for honours at Oxford. He was also Student of Christ Church, and for about two years a private tutor in the family of the Duke of Buccleuch. The Duke presented him to the Rectory of Church Lawford, Warwickshire. This he retained to his death, although his wife's health compelled him to reside in Devonshire, where he was successively curate of St. Lawrence and other parishes in Exeter, and of Broadclyst, near Exeter, where he died March 31, 1825. His published works include a volume of Sermons which he issued in 1818, and a posthumous volume of Sermons, published by his sons in 1838. His hymns were never published by himself, nor in book form by any one. A few appeared in print during his lifetime, but without his permission. These include:— 1. A saint? 0 would that I could claim. Holiness desired. "Written off almost at the moment, on hearing the name applied in a scornful way at a party, about 1813." It was printed in The Friendly Visitor, 1834. 2. Thou, Whose Almighty word. Missions. Written, his son says, "about 1813." It was printed in The Friendly Visitor, July, 1825, in 4 st. of 11., with the Title "Missionary Hymn," and without signature. This text differs only in two or three words from the original as supplied by the author's son to Dr. Rogers and published by him in his Lyra Brittanica, 1867, p. 395. Two texts are known which are received as original, the first the undoubted text in Lyra Brittanica, and the second that given by Lord Selborne from the Collection of Dr. Baffles, Congregational Minister of Liverpool. 3. When Christ our human form did bear. Christ's love of Children. “Written in 1816 for the Parochial Schools, Upottery, Devon." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================= Marriott, J. , p. 715, i., No. 1, is in the Fuller-Maitland Hymns for Private Devotion, 1827. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)