O God, thy name is love

O God, thy name is love

Author: James G. Deck
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: James G. Deck

Deck, James George, eldest son of John Deck, of Bury St. Edmunds, was born in 1802 and educated for the army, and became an officer in the Indian service. Retiring from the army, and having joined the Plymouth Brethren, he undertook, in 1843, the charge of a congregation of that body, at Wellington, Somerset. In 1852 be went abroad and settled in New Zealand. His hymns were published in Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1837-1838; Psalms and Hymns, &c, London, Walther (containing those in the former collection), 1842; the Wellington Hymn Book, 1857; Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1860. Of his hymns now in use outside his own denomination, the greater part appeared in the 1837-1838 book, and are found in his brother-in-law's (Dr. Walker's) Chelte… Go to person page >

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First Line: O God, thy name is love
Author: James G. Deck
Copyright: Public Domain

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Book of Common Praise #d389

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #458

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #458

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1358

The Book of Common Praise #d403

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #473

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