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How Long Will You Forget Me, Lord

Author: Christopher Idle Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Matching Instances: 6 Lyrics: 1 How long will you forget me, Lord, and hide your face away? How long shall evils tear my heart and troubles fill my day? 2 Look on my need, O Lord my God, who grants my every breath; give light that I may see your light, nor sleep the sleep of death. 3 Look on their threats and hear my cry, and answer when I call: or they will claim the victory who long to see me fall. 4 Lord, in your mercy is my trust; I shall be glad and free: then shall I sing with all my heart how you have dealt with me. Topics: Difficult Times; Lament Individual Scripture: Psalm 13 Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM

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MARTYRDOM

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 950 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Hugh Wilson; Robert Smith; Nolan Williams Jr, b. 1969 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51651 23213 53213 Used With Text: How Long Will You Forget Me, Lord

ADAM

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Kurt J. Eggert Tune Key: d minor or modal Incipit: 11233 44551 75455 Used With Text: How Long Will You Forget Me, LORD

BANGOR

Appears in 95 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Tune Sources: A Compleat Melody or Harmony of Zion Tune Key: c minor Incipit: 53215 17655 56765 Used With Text: How long will your forget me, Lord

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How Long Will You Forget Me Lord

Author: Christopher M. Idle Hymnal: Scripture Song Database #1549 (2008) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: [How Long Will You Forget Me Lord] Scripture: Psalm 13 Languages: English

How Long Will You Forget Me, Lord

Author: Christopher Idle Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #410 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 How long will you forget me, Lord, and hide your face away? How long shall evils tear my heart and troubles fill my day? 2 Look on my need, O Lord my God, who grants my every breath; give light that I may see your light, nor sleep the sleep of death. 3 Look on their threats and hear my cry, and answer when I call: or they will claim the victory who long to see me fall. 4 Lord, in your mercy is my trust; I shall be glad and free: then shall I sing with all my heart how you have dealt with me. Topics: Difficult Times; Lament Individual Scripture: Psalm 13 Languages: English Tune Title: MARTYRDOM

How long will you forget me, Lord?

Hymnal: Church Family Worship #222 (1988) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Languages: English

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Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle Author of "How Long Will You Forget Me" in Psalms for All Seasons Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary. Bert Polman

Hugh Wilson

1766 - 1824 Composer of "MARTYRDOM" in Psalms for All Seasons Hugh Wilson (b. Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, c. 1766; d. Duntocher, Scotland, 1824) learned the shoemaker trade from his father. He also studied music and mathematics and became proficient enough in various subjects to become a part-time teacher to the villagers. Around 1800, he moved to Pollokshaws to work in the cotton mills and later moved to Duntocher, where he became a draftsman in the local mill. He also made sundials and composed hymn tunes as a hobby. Wilson was a member of the Secession Church, which had separated from the Church of Scotland. He served as a manager and precentor in the church in Duntocher and helped found its first Sunday school. It is thought that he composed and adapted a number of psalm tunes, but only two have survived because he gave instructions shortly before his death that all his music manuscripts were to be destroyed. Bert Polman