An expanded edition of Songs of Praise was published in 1931 and succeeding impressions have been published since that time. Dearmer wrote the hymn in the 1920s and his choice of language reflects the conventions of the time in which he wrote the hymn.
An expanded edition of Songs of Praise was published in 1931 and succeeding impressions have been published since that time.
Dearmer wrote the hymn in the 1920s and his choice of language reflects the conventions of the time in which he wrote the hymn.
Where Dearmer uses "man," he also means "woman." The tune is THEODERIC, also known as PERSONET HODIE.
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An expanded edition of Songs of Praise was published in 1931 and succeeding impressions have been published since that time. Dearmer wrote the hymn in the 1920s and his choice of language reflects the conventions of the time in which he wrote the hymn. Where Dearmer uses "man," he also means "woman." The tune is THEODERIC, also known as PERSONET HODIE.
This evening's service's final hymn is the original version of "God is love, his the care." Several alternative versions of the hymn have been produced, typically altering the language of the hymn and shortening it, but they fail to retain the sense of the original hymn. The hymn should not be construed to exclude women.
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