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Text:Psalm 46 (A Responsorial Setting)
Author (refrain):Isaac Everett
Tune:[The Lord of Hosts is with us]
Composer:Isaac Everett

46D. Psalm 46 (A Responsorial Setting)

Text Information
First Line: God is our refuge and strength
Title: Psalm 46 (A Responsorial Setting)
Author (refrain): Isaac Everett
Refrain First Line: The Lord of Hosts is with us
Language: English
Publication Date: 2012
Scripture:
Topic: Assurance; Biblical Names and Places: Jacob; Church Year: Advent (31 more...)
Source: Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)
Copyright: Refrain © 2009 Isaac Everett, admin. Church Pension Group/Church Publishing, Inc. (author); Psalm text © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ONE LICENSE: 17925
Notes: Responsorial refrain to reading of Psalm 46. Tone included for chanting. When using the first refrain it is not necessary to read or chant vv. 7 and 11. Consider having the congregation hum an E throughout the reading or chanting of the psalm text. Alternate refrain 1 may be sung in canon. After the final verse it may be repeated several times. (When repeating, do not sing the last measure until the final time.) Alternate refrain 2 is particularly mindful of children.
Tune Information
Name: [The Lord of Hosts is with us]
Composer: Isaac Everett
Key: e minor
Copyright: © 2009 Isaac Everett, admin. Church Pension Group/Church Publishing, Inc.; Tone: © 2011 Faith Alive Christian Resources



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