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"God Is Working His Purpose Out" is an English Christian hymn. It was written in 1894 by Arthur Campbell Ainger as a tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson. [1] The original music for the hymn was written at the same time by Millicent D. Kingham but a number of other pieces of music have been used for the hymn in recent times.
During the 20th century, this hymn was not widely used in congregational worship. Diehl's index to a large number of hymnals from 1900 to 1966 indicates that only one hymnal included it: the 1941 edition of The Church Hymnal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, titled "My Life Flows On" (hymn no. 265).
Stephen Manders adapted the music and words of Cushing's original hymn in his composition of the gospel piece. [3] According to the music score, Manders' piece starts off slow and sweet, as the sopranos sing of the peace found under the wings of the Lord. The legato voices create an aura of trust and refuge.
God the All-terrible! King, who ordainest Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword; Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest; Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. God the All-merciful! Earth hath forsaken Thy way of blessedness, slighted Thy word, Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken; Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.
My sins, O the peace giving thought: 2 My sins were many, without a doubt: 3 My soul had long been seeking peace and rest: 2 My trust I place now and ever: 6 My way was not the right way: 3 Myriads of fragrant flowers: 2 Name of all the names the dearest: 3 Never friendless, I have a wonderful friend: 3 Never mind the weather, dark or fair: 5
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal is the official hymnal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is widely used by English-speaking Adventist congregations. It consists of words and music to 695 hymns including traditional favorites from the earlier Church Hymnal that it replaced, American folk hymns, modern gospel songs, compositions by Adventists, contemporary hymns, and 224 congregational ...
A member of the Church of Christ, [4] Thompson is best known as the writer and composer of hymns and gospel songs, to which he increasingly devoted his talents after his teenage years. His most well-known work is the classic and enduring gospel song " Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling " (1880) which has been translated into countless languages.
He transformed, likely in 1523, the Latin penitential psalm De profundis into a hymn. [1] Luther sent it as a sample to encourage Protestant colleagues to write psalm-hymns for use in German worship. A version in four stanzas first appeared in 1524 in Nuremberg in Etlich Cristlich lider (Some Christian songs), also called Achtliederbuch , the ...