God is Love: let heaven adore him (Rowland Hugh Prichard)
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- (Posted 2021-03-18) CPDL #63563:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-03-18). Score information: A4, 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words to the tune Hyfrydol in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard
- (Posted 2021-03-18) CPDL #63562:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-03-18). Score information: A4, 1 page, 62 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words to the tune Hyfrydol in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard
- (Posted 2021-03-18) CPDL #63561:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-03-18). Score information: A4, 1 page, 105 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn to the tune Hyfrydol in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.
General Information
Title: God is Love: let heaven adore him
Composer: Rowland Hugh Prichard
Tune: Hyfrydol
Lyricist: Timothy Rees
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 87. 87. D
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard
First published:
2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 365
Description: A descant to the hymn can be found here.
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Original text and translations
English text
God is Love: let heaven adore him;
God is Love: let earth rejoice;
let creation sing before him,
and exalt him with one voice.
He who laid the earth’s foundation,
he who spread the heavens above,
he who breathes through all creation,
he is Love, eternal Love.
God is Love: and he enfoldeth
all the world in one embrace;
with unfailing grasp he holdeth
every child of every race.
And when human hearts are breaking
under sorrow’s iron rod,
then they find that selfsame aching
deep within the heart of God.
God is Love: and though with blindness
sin afflicts the souls of men,
God’s eternal loving-kindness
holds and guides them even then.
Sin and death and hell shall never
o’er us final triumph gain;
God is Love, so Love for ever
o’er the universe must reign.