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God is our refuge, K. 20, is a motet for four voices in G minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Based on Psalm 46, it was composed in July 1765 during Mozarts' stay in London on the Mozart family grand tour as a gift for the British Museum along with one other supposed work: a set of variations in A major, K. 21a.
The first English translation was by Myles Coverdale in 1539 with the title, "Oure God is a defence and towre". The first English translation in "common usage" was "God is our Refuge in Distress, Our strong Defence" in J.C. Jacobi's Psal. Ger., 1722, p. 83. [1]
The march is now the musical setting for the hymn "God is our strength and refuge", based on Psalm 46. By the time the sheet music for the march was published in 1955, Carlene Mair had added the following lyrics: [ 4 ]
Psalm 46 is the 46th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble".In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 45.
God holds the key to the crosses: 2 God is calling now for workers where no light has gone: 2 God is ever careful of his own: 4 God laid on me a cross to carry: 2 God's own hand shall lead me: 5 Good night and God bless you: 2 Grant, my dear Lord, thy blessing unto me: 5 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! In the city of our God (Miles) 2
In this song Shemer drew a connection between the Jewish hymn and the military positions that were attacked in the War of Attrition of the time. Folk-rock band Blackmore's Night included a version of this song (as "Ma-O-Tzur") on their 2006 album Winter Carols , which includes the first verse in Hebrew followed by an adapted English translation.
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The Lord is my Refuge, my Strength and Shield: F.J. Crosby: 579: Near to Thee: Thou whose hand thus far has led me: Julia Sterling* 620: It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine: Mary Shekelton: 631: Let us Walk in the Light: There is a Light, a blessed Light: F.J. Crosby: Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey [11] 636: Help me, O Lord ...