Some sources say that both the words and the tune were by English-educated scripture scholar, lecturer and author. Hubert Richards (1921-2010) - while others say it was translated by him, but do not say what it was translated from.
It was published by Kevin Mayhew Ltd in Songs of the Spirit: Hymns and Songs of the Renewal volume 2, in 1981, and later in Hymns old and New with Supplement, 1989 - but was not in the 2009 Catholic Hymns Old and New edition. Despite not being widely used in English-speaking countries, it has been requested by people who have heard it in places as diverse as South America, Africa (Zambia) and the Pacific (Fiji).
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The hymn is set to an unnamed tune, also by Richards. This has a 6/8 time signature. In the key of A, the first few notes are E E_ E E_ A c c_ B BA A F E_, with accompanying chords A / D / A.
The hymn is set to an unnamed tune, also by Richards. This has a 6/8 time signature. In the key of A, the first few notes are E E_ E E_ A c c_ B BA A F E_, with accompanying chords A / D / A.
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The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website (the recording is no longer available, but the transcript further down has the words).A rough outline is:
Chorus:
In him we knew a fullness never known before,
in him we saw a man fully living.
1 In him we see the God who can’t be seen ...
2 The universe, and all its millions teeming ...
3 He lives in those who, breathing with his breath,
4 Through him alone a world by sin defiled...
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