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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
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{{Verse|Is. 25:1}} O Lord, Thou art my God; I will exalt you, I will praise Thy name;Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Thou hast done wonderful things, Thy counsels of old are truth.
O Lord, Thou art my God;  
{{Verse|Is. 25:4a}} For Thou hast been a strength to the poor and needy in his distress. O Lord, Thou art my God and I will praise Thy name.
I will exalt you, I will praise Thy name;  
{{Verse|Ps.33:21}} For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.  
Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
{{Verse|Ps.33:22}} Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us according as we hope in thee.
Thou hast done wonderful things,
{{Verse| Is. 25:8}} He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe tears from off all faces; the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth for the Lord hath spoken it.
Thy counsels of old are truth.
{{Verse|1 Cor. 15:53b}} For this mortal must put on immortality.
For Thou hast been a strength to the poor and needy in his distress.
{{Verse|1 Cor. 15:34a}}Awake to righteousness, awake and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God:
O Lord, Thou art my God  
{{Verse|Wis. 3:9}} They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth.
and I will praise Thy name.
{{Verse|1 Cor.15:51b}} We shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed
 
{{Verse|1 Cor.15:52a}} in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For our heart shall rejoice in him,
{{Verse|Is.25:9}} And in that day it shall be said: this is our God, we have waited for him and he will save us. This is the Lord and he will save us: we will be glad, we will rejoice in his salvation.
because we have trusted in his holy name.
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us
according as we hope in thee.
 
He will swallow up death in victory;
and the Lord God will wipe tears from off all faces;
the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth
for the Lord hath spoken it.
 
For this mortal must put on immortality.
Awake to righteousness, awake and sin not;
for some have not the knowledge of God:
they that put their trust in him shall understand the truth.
For this mortal must put on immortality.
Awake to righteousness, awake and sin not;
We shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed
in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye,
at the last trumpet.
 
And in that day it shall be said:
This is our God, we have waited for him
and he will save us.
This is the Lord and he will save us:
we will be glad, we will rejoice in his salvation.
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General Information

Title: O Lord, Thou Art My God
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Source of text: Verses from Isaiah 25, Psalm 33, 1 Corinthians 15 & Wisdom 3:9.

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SATB.SATB

Soloists: B
Genre: SacredAnthem

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

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Description: This anthem, Wesley's longest composition, was his Oxford doctoral exercise. It was first performed by the choir of Magdalen College in June 1839.

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Original text and translations

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Is. 25:1  O Lord, Thou art my God; I will exalt you, I will praise Thy name;Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Thou hast done wonderful things, Thy counsels of old are truth.

Is. 25:4a  For Thou hast been a strength to the poor and needy in his distress. O Lord, Thou art my God and I will praise Thy name.

Ps.33:21  For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Ps.33:22  Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us according as we hope in thee.

Is. 25:8  He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe tears from off all faces; the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth for the Lord hath spoken it.

1 Cor. 15:53b  For this mortal must put on immortality.

1 Cor. 15:34a Awake to righteousness, awake and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God:

Wis. 3:9  They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth.

1 Cor.15:51b  We shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed

1 Cor.15:52a  in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

Is.25:9  And in that day it shall be said: this is our God, we have waited for him and he will save us. This is the Lord and he will save us: we will be glad, we will rejoice in his salvation.