神阿,祢是何等奇妙 (My God, how wonderful thou art)

Author: Frederick W. Faber

Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: 神阿,你是何等奇妙 (Shén a, nǐ shì héděng qímiào)
Title: 神阿,祢是何等奇妙 (My God, how wonderful thou art)
English Title: My God, how wonderful thou art
Author: Frederick W. Faber
Language: Chinese

Tune

AZMON

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) adapted AZMON from a melody composed by Carl G. Gläser in 1828. Mason published a duple-meter version in his Modern Psalmist (1839) but changed it to triple meter in his later publications. Mason used (often obscure) biblical names for his tune titles; Azmon, a city south of C…

Go to tune page >


Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #15

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us