Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#58a

58a. Jesus, hope of every nation

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, hope of every nation
• Author: Michael Perry (born 1942)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:29-32
• Topic: Advent 1: The Advent Hope; Advent 2: The Word of God in the Old Testament; Christmas 1: The Incarnation; Doxologies; God, Saviour: Promised and Incarnate; Nunc Dimittis; Trinity Sunday: The Trinity
• Source: Nunc Dimittis
• Copyright: © Michael Perry

Tune Information

• Name: BIRABUS
• Composer: Peter Cutts (born 1937)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Alternative tunes: EVERSLEY (58b), SHIPSTON (282), & HALTON HOLGATE (370)