What thanks and praise to thee we owe
What thanks and praise to thee we owe. William Dalrymple Maclagan* (1826-1910).
This hymn is headed ‘Luke, the beloved physician. Col. iv. 14’ in some books. It was written in 1873 for the Second Edition of A&M (1875). It had nine stanzas, with references to a number of passages in the Gospel, including the Benedictus* (‘The song that loosed the silent tongue/ Of him who was the Baptist’s sire’, stanza 5), the Magnificat* (‘The Blessed Virgin’s hymn of praise’, stanza 6) and the Nunc dimittis* (‘The aged Simeon’s words of peace’, also stanza 6). It also refers to Luke’s friendship with St Paul (‘The great Apostle’s chosen friend’, stanza 8):
What thanks and praise to Thee we owe, O...
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