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My Purchased Files| Text: | O God of Earth and Altar |
| Author (St. 3): | Jane Parker Huber |
| Author (Sts. 1,2): | Gilbert K. Chesterton |
| Tune: | LLANGLOFFAN |
| Harmonizer: | David Evans |
534. O God of Earth and Altar
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O God of earth and altar |
| Title: | O God of Earth and Altar |
| Author (Sts. 1,2): | Gilbert K. Chesterton (1906) |
| Author (St. 3): | Jane Parker Huber (1985) |
| Meter: | 76.76D |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Topic: | God: Justice and Righteousness; Nation |
| Copyright: | St. 3 © 1985 Jane Parker Huber, admin. Westminster/John Knox Press |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LLANGLOFFAN |
| Harmonizer: | David Evans (1927) |
| Meter: | 76.76D |
| Key: | g minor |
| Source: | Traditional Welsh folk melody; Harm. Revised Church Hymnary, 1927 |
| Copyright: | Harm. © 1927 by permission of Oxford University Press |
Text Information:
An ardent English Catholic convert, Gilbert K. Chesterton was an art critic and journalist, writing more than fourteen thousand words a week. He is the author of the Father Brown mysteries
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