O God Thou Art the Father

Yet another stunningly beautiful old hymn, written, surprisingly enough by St. Columba. The tune is a traditional Irish melody. Another one of my favorites.

Text: St. Columba, c.521-597
Tr. Duncan Macgregor, 1854-1923
Music: Traditional Irish Melody

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Lisa Hellwig said…
Beautiful!
Thank you, dear daughter, for posting such uplifting music....
August 27, 2013 at 8:18 AM
ThreadBear said…
Yay I finaly found your blog...thanks for leaving the name of you blog on mine.
I love violin.
Abigail chipps at Bare foot Tootsies
August 30, 2013 at 12:16 PM
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