Word of God
Almighty God Your Word Is Cast
- Words:
- John Cawood, 1816. Music: 'St. Anne' William Croft, 1708.
- Setting:
- composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.
- Metre:
- 8 6 8 6
- 1Almighty God, Your Word is castLike seed into the ground;Now let the dew of Heav'n descend,And righteous fruits abound.
- 2Let not the foe of Christ and manThis holy seed remove,But give it root in ev'ry heartTo bring forth fruits of love.
- 3Let not the world's deceitful caresThe rising plant destroy.But let it yield a hundredfoldThe fruits of peace and joy.
- 4Nor let Your Word so kindly sentTo raise us to Your throneReturn to You, and sadly tellThat we reject Your Son.
- 5Oft as the precious seed is sown,Your quick'ning grace bestow,That all whose souls the truth receive,Its saving power may know.
- 6Great God, come down and on Your WordYour mighty power bestow,That all who hear the joyful sound,Your saving grace may know.
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In the hymnals
- The tune, St Anne, is in 995 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.