1714. God, Bless Your Church with Strength!

Text Information
First Line: God, bless Your church with strength
Title: God, Bless Your Church with Strength!
Author: John A. Dalles (1984)
Meter: SMD
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
ONE LICENSE: 07696
Notes: "God, Bless Your Church with Strength" was writ­ten in South Bend, for the 150th an­ni­vers­a­ry of the First Presby­ter­i­an Church of South Bend, In­di­a­na, which I was serv­ing as as­so­ci­ate pas­tor at the time (1984). The congre­ga­tion held a big an­ni­ver­sa­ry din­ner and wor­ship at the South Bend Con­ven­tion Cen­ter—the hymn was sung there and has been sung by that church oft­en as their "theme hymn." First PC South Bend is my wife Judy’s home con­gre­ga­tion—she was bap­tized and con­firmed there, and we met there on Sept. 13, 1982, at my first deacon’s meet­ing as the church’s as­so­ci­ate pas­tor. We were mar­ried there in May of 1984. It was my 6th hymn. Al­ter­nate tune: DIADEMATA, George J. El­vey, 1868
Tune Information
Name: ICH HALTE TREULICHE STILL
Composer (attributed to): Jo­hann S. Bach
Meter: SMD
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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