God of All, Whose Love Surrounds Us

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Source: Moravian Book of Worship #619
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Author: Daniel B. Merrick

Merrick Daniel B. (Bloomington, Illinois, April 29, 1926--November 11, 2004). Married Dagmar Gustafson in 1952 while a student at Phillips Theological Seminary (A.B., 1948; B.D., 1954); three children. Served churches in Sandoval, Ill.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Panama Canal Zone; Peoria, Illinois; and Havana, Ill. Won his first hymn writing contest in the mid-1950s. The hymn "O God whose Love Compels Us" was a winning entry for a theme hymn for the American Baptist convention in 1967. Edited the Chalice Hymnal for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). --DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: God of all, whose love surrounds us
Title: God of All, Whose Love Surrounds Us
Author: Daniel B. Merrick (1955)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1955 The Hymn Society of America
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Tune

DAWAN MAN AI ALKI BRIRAM


REGENT SQUARE (Smart)

Henry T. Smart (PHH 233) composed REGENT SQUARE for the Horatius Bonar (PHH 260) doxology "Glory be to God the Father." The tune was first published in the English Presbyterian Church's Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), of which Smart was music editor. Because the text editor of that hymna…

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CWM RHONDDA

The popularity of Williams's text ("Guide me, O thou great Jehovah") is undoubtedly aided by its association with CWM RHONDDA, composed in 1905 by John Hughes (b. Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1873; d. Llantwit Fardre, Wales, 1932) during a church service for a Baptist Cymanfa Ganu (song festival)…

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Timeline

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Five New Hymns for Youth by Youth #1

Five New Hymns for Youth by Youth #1

Hymn Society of America [Hymns Published for Special Occasions, and on Special Subjects] 1942-79 #d67

Hymn Society of America [Hymns Published for Special Occasions, and on Special Subjects] 1942-79 #d67

Hymnal of the Church of God #232

Hymnal of the Church of God #232

Hymns and Songs of the Spirit #188

Hymns and Songs of the Spirit #188
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Moravian Book of Worship #619

Moravian Book of Worship #619
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