Have faith in God, my heart
Have faith in God, my heart. Bryn Austin Rees* (1911-1983).
First published in CP, to which it was submitted in manuscript. In a modernised form, with ‘you’ as pronoun, it has appeared in HP and RS. In A&MCP and A&MRW it was included in the original ‘thou’ form. It was also in the Song Book of the Salvation Army (1986), and in Australia it was in WOV and TIS It uses heart, mind, and soul as three structural elements, neatly bringing them together in the final stanza. It is normally sung to DONCASTER, by Samuel Wesley (III)*, a tune which suits the unassuming simplicity of the...
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