Iona (John Stainer)
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CPDL #15569: NWC Sibelius4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-11-30). Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kbytes Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Based on the edition from the Cyber Hymnal™ - File Sizes: PDF: 28 KB, 2nd PDF: 21 KB, MIDI: 3 KB, NWC: 2 KB, Sib4: 31 KB.
General Information
Title: Iona
Composer: John Stainer
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns Meter: 87. 87. D
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: Tune: Iona, John Stainer, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868; Lyrics: Christopher Wordsworth, The Holy Year, third edition, 1863.
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Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Hymn tune "Iona":
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- Heav’nly Father, send Thy blessing
- On Thy children gathered here,
- May they all, Thy Name confessing,
- Be to Thee forever dear;
- May they be, like Joseph, loving,
- Dutiful, and chaste, and pure;
- And their faith, like David, proving,
- Steadfast unto death endure.
- 2.
- Holy Savior, who in meekness
- Didst vouchsafe a Child to be,
- Guide their steps, and help their weakness,
- Bless and make them like to Thee;
- Bear Thy lambs, when they are weary,
- In Thine arms and at Thy breast;
- Through life’s desert, dry and dreary,
- Bring them to Thy heav’nly rest.
- 3.
- Spread Thy golden pinions o’er them,
- Holy Spirit, from above,
- Guide them, lead them, go before them,
- Give them peace, and joy, and love;
- Thy true temples, Holy Spirit,
- May they with Thy glory shine,
- And immortal bliss inherit,
- And forevermore be Thine.
Lyrics: Christopher Wordsworth, The Holy Year, Third edition, 1863.