O God, whose will is life and good (Myles Birket Foster)

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• (Posted 2021-04-05)  CPDL #63930:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-04-05).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 35 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

• (Posted 2021-04-05)  CPDL #63929:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-04-05).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 75 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

General Information

Title: O God, whose will is life and good
Composer: Myles Birket Foster
Tune: Crucis victoria
Lyricist: Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard

First published:
    2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 408
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Original text and translations

English text

O God, whose will is life and good
for all of mortal breath,
unite in bonds of brotherhood
all those who fight with death.

Make strong their hands and hearts and wills
to drive disease afar,
to battle with the body’s ills,
and wage thy holy war.

Where’er they heal the sick and blind,
Christ’s love may they proclaim;
make known the good Physician’s mind,
and prove the Saviour’s name.

Before them set thy holy will,
that they, with heart and soul,
to thee may consecrate their skill,
and make the sufferer whole.