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446. We trust in you, our shield and our defender

Text Information
First Line: We trust in you, our shield and our defender
Author: Edith G. Cherry (1872-1897)
Meter: 11 10 11 10 11 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Scripture:
Topic: God's Church: Faith and Trust; Pentecost 13: The Suffering Community; Pentecost 17: The Proof of Faith (1 more...)
Copyright: Revision © Jubilate Hymns
Tune Information
Name: FINLANDIA
Composer: J. Sibelius (1865-1957)
Meter: 11 10 11 10 11 10
Key: E♭ Major
Source: from Finlandia
Copyright: © Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden



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