Righteous and Just Is the Word of Our Lord

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By the divine word from heaven

Author: Juan Luis García; Translator: George Lockwood (1987)
Tune: NELSON (Garcia)
Published in 4 hymnals

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Author: Juan Luis García

(no biographical information available about Juan Luis García.) Go to person page >

Translator: George Lockwood

Rev. George Lockwood was born in 1946 and has been a missionary to Costa Rica. He has pastored Spanish-speaking congregations in both Arizona and California and served on the editorial committee for the Methodist hymnal supplement Celebremos II. In addition, Lockwood has traveled throughout Central and South America interviewing church musicians and gathering new hymns from both Spanish and Portuguese cultures which he then presents at conferences and workshops. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 Go to person page >

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First Line:	By the divine word from heaven
Title:	Righteous and Just Is the Word of Our Lord
Spanish Title:	Con su divina palabra fueron creados los cielos
Author:	Juan Luis García
Translator:	George Lockwood (1987)
Meter:	8.8.8.8 D with refrain
Language:	English; Spanish
Refrain First Line:	Righteous and just is the word of our Lord
Copyright:	By permission of Juan Luis García.; Trans. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House