Great God, We Praise Thy Gracious Care

Representative Text

1 Great God, we praise Thy gracious care,
Which does our daily bread prepare;
O bless the earthly food we take,
And feed our souls for Jesus' sake.

2 We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food,
For life and health, and ev'ry good:
May manna to our souls be giv'n,
The Bread of Life, sent down from heav'n.

Source: Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #600

Author: John Cennick

John Cennick was born at Reading, Berkshire, in the year 1717. He became acquainted with Wesley and Whitefield, and preached in the Methodist connection. On the separation of Wesley and Whitefield he joined the latter. In 1745, he attached himself to the Moravians, and made a tour in Germany to fully acquaint himself with the Moravian doctrines. He afterwards ministered in Dublin, and in the north of Ireland. He died in London, in 1755, and was buried in the Moravian Cemetery, Chelsea. He was the author of many hymns, some of which are to be found in every collection. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Great God, we praise Thy gracious care
Title: Great God, We Praise Thy Gracious Care
Author: John Cennick
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Notes: Hymn text, suggested tune OLD HUNDREDTH
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #600

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