We ask for donations here just twice a year, and this is one of those times | For the God on the mountain is the God in the valley |
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Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming; With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand: So, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here come the wise men from Orient land, The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger, In all our trials born to be our friend; Chorus He knows our need, To our weakness no stranger! Author: Peter AbelardAbelard, Peter, born at Pailais, in Brittany, 1079 | Date: 1996 Subject: Care for one another ; Creation ; Evening ; Forgiveness ; Light ; Love ; Morning ; Night ; Praise ; Repentance ; Round Source: A Manual of Prayers, 1694 |
Can you help me with clues if you happen to recognise some of these few details? He was condemned for heresy by the Council of Soissons, 1121, and again by that of Sens, 1140; died at St.
4Chorus Christ is the Lord, then ever! Tune: TALLIS' CANON is also known as EVENING HYMN, after its association with this text | Thomas Ken's evening hymn "All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night" suggests a different pattern of thought: praising God for His blessings, seeking forgiveness from God and neighbors, and committing the night to rest in preparation for serving God the next day |
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The text originally had twelve stanzas, of which only the first five and the last — Ken's famous doxology, "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow" — are sung today | And I, I, I need to know know |
We'll Soon Be Done With Troubles and Trials11.