Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
WORSHIP AND PRAISE
40
The God of Abraham Praise
6. 6. 8. 4. D.
Ex. 3: 6
Thomas Olivers, c. 1770, cento
Yigdal
Hebrew melody, 17th century
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to
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com
name
oath
God
thanks
on
whose
praised
Give
I
su
be
His
high;
pend,—
mand
Who
whole
by
God
God
All
tri
Him
of
of
1
The
The
4
The
3
He
2
sworn,—
host
praise,
praise;
self
um
A
A
br’ham
phant
hath
br’ham
er
as
cry.
cend;
hand.
The
right
ev
heav’n
His
the
They
same!
was
From
I
“Hail,
and
earth
shall,
I
ther,
on
is
To
Son,
ea
rise
and
Fa
be
ly
up
the
At
still
Ghost!”
bourne,
joys
And
Ho
wings
seek
to
is
and
and
gles’
heav’n
pow’r
fame,
ap
join
shall
wis
that
the
His
dom,
now
lays—
dore
pow’r,
The
ly
a
and
pears;
A
shall
all
God
earth
nal
e
br’ham’s
be
on
ter
hold
Hail,
I
I
one
I
I
Its
aught
for
and
His
God,
mine!—
face,
sake,
Ere
praise.
more.
Tow’r.
time
end
ev
Shield
less
And
For
less
er
and
years!
My
A
men.
Last:
my
might
sing
maj
won
on
be
Him
and
the
All
the
First,
And
And
are
His
tion
thought
Thine,
grace
make,
His
ly
es
ders
yond
ty
of
Por
all
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