Iona (John Stainer)

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CPDL #15569:        NWC Sibelius4

Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-11-30).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Based on the edition from the Cyber Hymnal™ - File Sizes: PDF: 28 KB, 2nd PDF: 21 KB, MIDI: 3 KB, NWC: 2 KB, Sib4: 31 KB.

General Information

Title: Iona
Composer: John Stainer

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter:   87. 87. D

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: Tune: Iona, John Stain­er, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1868; Lyrics: Christ­o­pher Words­worth, The Ho­ly Year, third edi­tion, 1863.

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External websites:

Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Hymn tune "Iona":

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/h/f/hfstbles.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Heav’nly Father, send Thy blessing

On Thy children gathered here,

May they all, Thy Name confessing,

Be to Thee forever dear;

May they be, like Joseph, loving,

Dutiful, and chaste, and pure;

And their faith, like David, proving,

Steadfast unto death endure.

2.

Holy Savior, who in meekness

Didst vouchsafe a Child to be,

Guide their steps, and help their weakness,

Bless and make them like to Thee;

Bear Thy lambs, when they are weary,

In Thine arms and at Thy breast;

Through life’s desert, dry and dreary,

Bring them to Thy heav’nly rest.

3.

Spread Thy golden pinions o’er them,

Holy Spirit, from above,

Guide them, lead them, go before them,

Give them peace, and joy, and love;

Thy true temples, Holy Spirit,

May they with Thy glory shine,

And immortal bliss inherit,

And forevermore be Thine.

Lyrics: Christ­o­pher Words­worth, The Ho­ly Year, Third edi­tion, 1863.