355. O Son of God, All Loves Excelling

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First Line: O Son of God, all loves excelling
Title: O Son of God, All Loves Excelling
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) (1747, alt.)
Recaster: John J. Overholt (1968)
Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Christian Evidences: Aspiration, Idealism
Copyright: Text Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. Jn. 6:68.
Tune Information
Name: WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT LÄSST WALTEN
Composer: Georg Neumark (1621-1681) (1641)
Arranger (descant): Wm. Lester
Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.
Key: g minor
Copyright: Descant Copyright 1935, Renewal 1963 by Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
Notes: M.M. 66


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Recasting of "Love divine, all loves excelling."


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