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Text:O Christ, the Great Foundation
Author:Timothy T'ingfang Lew
Translator:Mildred A. Wiant
Tune:AURELIA
Composer:Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Media:Audio recording

361. O Christ, the Great Foundation

Text Information
First Line: O Christ, the great foundation
Title: O Christ, the Great Foundation
Author: Timothy T'ingfang Lew (1933, alt.)
Translator: Mildred A. Wiant (1966)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Christ's Return and Judgment; The Church; Community in Christ (7 more...)
Copyright: © 1977 Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd.
ONE LICENSE: 25396
Tune Information
Name: AURELIA
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1864)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
Key: D Major


Text Information:

The text was written by a leading Chinese educator, author, and editor who chaired the commission that prepared an important ecumenical Chinese hymnal, Hymns of Universal Praise (1936). This familiar tune invites comparison of these words with its usual text (see no. 321).


Media
Audio recording: Audio (MP3)
More media are available on the text authority and tune authority pages.

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