About a hymn this coming Sunday; Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Works. Author Info; Joseph R. Renville, 1842; trans. Philip Frazier, 1929, alt.
Informational Notes:
First came the evocative Dakota chant, bearing a French name (“the lake that speaks”) for the site of a Native American mission in western Minnesota.
That was where the original seven-stanza text based on Jeremiah 10:12–13 was written in the Dakota language to fit the tune.
First came the evocative Dakota chant, bearing a French name (“the lake that speaks”) for the site of a Native American mission in western Minnesota.
That was where the original seven-stanza text based on Jeremiah 10:12–13 was written in the Dakota language to fit the tune.
Note: Fort King Presbyterian Church holds in good standing a “Streaming Plus License” from Christian Copyright Licensing International® (CCLI). All music is “Used by Permission”. CCLI Streaming Plus License #21527714. CCLI Copyright License #2006202
