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This Day the Lord Hath Spoken

Author: Annie Wright Marston

Marston, Annie Wright, daughter of Dr. C. H. Marston of Devizes, Wiltshire, was born at Uley, Gloucestershire, in 1852. To the 2nd ed. of Hymns of Consecration and Faith, 1890, Miss Marston contributed at the request of Mrs. Evan Hopkins several hymns, of which the following were retained in the new and enlarged edition (the 3rd), 1902, and are in common use:— 1. I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast shown. Christ All in All. 2. It shall be now; Lord, from my heart I say it. Surrender to Christ. 3. Lord, I come at last to Thee. Surrender to Christ. 4. Now the Lord our souls has fed. Holy Communion. Also in the Church Missionary Hymn Book, 1899. 5. O Lord, I come to Thee. Christ our strength. 6. This day the… Go to person page >

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First Line: This day the Lord has spoken
Title: This Day the Lord Hath Spoken
Author: Annie Wright Marston
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1931.
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CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN (Vulpius)

Melchior Vulpius (PHH 397) composed this short chorale tune, published as a setting for the anonymous funeral hymn "Christus, der ist mein Leben" ("For Me to Live Is Jesus") in Vulpius's Ein Schön Geistlich Gesangbuch (1609). Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) based his Cantata 95 on this tune and provided two…

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