Glory to God ‎#77

77. Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old

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Text Information

• First Line: Isaiah the prophet has written of old
• Title: Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old
• Author: Joy F. Patterson (1982)
• Meter: 11.8.11.8.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:6-9
  ;
  Isaiah 55:10-13
  ;
  Isaiah 59:7-15
  ;
  Isaiah 65:25
  ;
  Hosea 2:18
  ;
  Matthew 6:9-10
  ;
  Luke 11:2
• Topic: God's Covenant with Israel; Justice; World Peace
• Copyright: © 1982 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company)
• ONE LICENSE: 86934

Tune Information

• Name: SAMANTHRA
• Arranger: Robert Shaw (1961)
• Arranger: Alice Parker (1961)
• Meter: 11.8.11.8.D
• Key: f minor
• Source: American folk melody
• Copyright: Arr. © 1961, ren. Lawson-Gould Music Publishers, Inc. (admin. Alfred Music Publishing)

Text Information:

This 20th-century paraphrase of Isaiah 11:6-9 and 55:11-13 was created specifically for this anonymous shape note tune (whose name is Hebrew for “listener”). The movement from near rhymes in stanza one to exact rhymes in stanza two reinforces the theme of fulfilled prophecy.