God of the sparrow
God of the Sparrow. Jaroslav Vajda* (1919-2008).
This hymn, dated 1983, is one of the most popular American hymns written in the last quarter of the 20th century. It was first published in Hymnal Supplement II (Carol Stream, Illinois, 1987) and first sung at the annual meeting of the Hymn Society of America (now Hymn Society in the United States and Canada*) in Forth Worth, Texas, in July 1987. It was the result of a commission from Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, Missouri, ‘to compose a hymn text that would provide answers from the users of the hymn as to why and how God’s creatures (and children) are to serve him. The Law of God demands perfect love from every creature; the love...
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