Next week will be the last Lenten Music Monday until next year. I thankfully had a choice for hymns this week based on the readings and I went with “All My Hope on God Is Founded”. The writer of the words, Joachim Neander, is one of my favorite hymn writers (and yes, I’m geeky enough to have a few) and the music is by one of my favorite British composers.<\/p>\n
Here are the words:<\/p>\n
All my hope on God is founded;
\nhe doth still my trust renew,
\nme through change and chance he guideth,
\nonly good and only true.
\nGod unknown,
\nhe alone
\ncalls my heart to be his own.<\/p>\nPride of man and earthly glory,
\nsword and crown betray his trust;
\nwhat with care and toil he buildeth,
\ntower and temple fall to dust.
\nBut God’s power,
\nhour by hour,
\nis my temple and my tower.<\/p>\nGod’s great goodness aye endureth,
\ndeep his wisdom, passing thought:
\nsplendor, light and life attend him,
\nbeauty springeth out of naught.
\nEvermore
\nfrom his store
\nnewborn worlds rise and adore.<\/p>\nDaily doth the almighty Giver
\nbounteous gifts on us bestow;
\nhis desire our soul delighteth,
\npleasure leads us where we go.
\nLove doth stand
\nat his hand;
\njoy doth wait on his command.<\/p>\nStill from man to God eternal
\nsacrifice of praise be done,
\nhigh above all praises praising
\nfor the gift of Christ, his Son.
\nChrist doth call
\none and all:
\nye who follow shall not fall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is the choir of King’s College Cambridge singing it:<\/p>\n