The words were written by American Roman Catholic church-musician, and writer Adam Michael Wood (b 1982).
It does not appear to have been released by any mainstream publisher. Wood wrote the text in 2012, has released it for general use under a Creative Commons license and distributes it independently and on a Catholic liturgical music discussion forum.
With meter 88.88, tunes it has been set to include:
- ROCKINGHAM (Miller) - from the Second Supplement to Psalmody in Miniature, London, 1778
- GRANT ROAD - composed by the author for the text, in a contemporary style
- O WALY WALY - traditional English / Irish (depending on your perspective), composer unknown
Downloads
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Examples
Singer (the composer) with piano - tune GRANT ROAD:
Singer (the composer), unaccompanied, tune O WALY WALY:
Instrumental - guitar, tune
Lyrics
Eternal is Your promise, LordAnd all-consuming is Your grace.
You give to us Your Holy Light
And show to us Your holy Face.
Held in the darkness of Your love,
We find the greatness of Your light.
Have mercy on us, Glorious God,
Put all our fears and foes to flight.
When we become destruction, Lord,
When glory turns to shame and sin,
When idols take the place of truth,
Transfigure, Lord, our hearts within.
Take us unto the mountain, Lord,
And show to us the promised land.
Help us to scale the heights of love
And firmly in Your presence stand.
© 2012 Adam Michael Wood
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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