O thou whose power over moving worlds presides

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O thou whose power over moving worlds presides

Author: Boethius; Translator: Samuel Johnson (1750)
Published in 81 hymnals

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	The Church Pianist's Library, Vol. 9

Representative Text

1 O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides,
whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides,
on darkened souls in pure effulgence shine,
and cheer the clouded mind with light divine.

2 'Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast
with silent confidence and holy rest.
From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend --
path, motive, guide, original, and end.

Source: Common Praise #290

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Author: Boethius

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, commonly called Boethius(English: /boʊˈiːθiəs/; also Boetius /boʊˈiːʃəs/; c. 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher of the early 6th century. See more in: Wikipedia Go to person page >

Translator: Samuel Johnson

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First Line:	O thou whose power over moving worlds presides
Author:	Boethius
Translator:	Samuel Johnson (1750)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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TOULON

TOULAN was originally an adaptation of the Genevan Psalter melody for Psalm 124 (124). In one melodic variant or another and with squared-off rhythms, the tune was used in English and Scottish psalters for various psalm texts. It was published in the United States in its four-line abridged form (cal…

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