The works of the Lord are created in wisdom
The works of the Lord are created in wisdom. Christopher Martin Idle* (1938- ). Written in 1976 when the author was rector of Limehouse, East London, and first published in HFTC (1982). Its scriptural reference is given as Job 38: 1-38, in which God answers Job out of the whirlwind with a majestic account of his greatness; but the author acknowledges as his main source two chapters from the Apocrypha, Ecclesiastes 42 and 43. He had in mind the tune STREETS OF LAREDO, although the hymn has since been set to other tunes. It was published in HFTC to FRIARMEDE VICARAGE by Simon Beckley, but it has since been set to other tunes. In A&MCP it is set to ST CATHERINE’S COURT by Richard...
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