It was written by by Australian Roman Catholic priest
and folk-musician, Fr Frank Andersen, and originally published in the
Eagles Wings collection which was released in 1979. It is also included
in the
Scripture in Song - The Music of Frank Andersen MSC collection which is still available. Both of these books include
sheet music for the song - and they are the only sources that have been
found.
The word "Yahweh" in the first verse is problematic in some situations: sometimes it is changed to "your Lord" or just "God".
The hymn is set to an unnamed tune, which was written by Fr Andersen. This it is in a major key (G in the original printing), with a 6:8 time signature - although it is generally sung with a leisurely pace . In the key of G, the first few notes of the melody are D D D DEF G E D_ with accompanying chords G / D / C / G.
The word "Yahweh" in the first verse is problematic in some situations: sometimes it is changed to "your Lord" or just "God".
The hymn is set to an unnamed tune, which was written by Fr Andersen. This it is in a major key (G in the original printing), with a 6:8 time signature - although it is generally sung with a leisurely pace . In the key of G, the first few notes of the melody are D D D DEF G E D_ with accompanying chords G / D / C / G.
Downloads
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Small group with guitar and light rhythm backing:
Church music group, live in a church service
Music group with guitar and piano, live in a church service:
Instrumental: electronic keyboard with backing
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright, and cannot be reproduced here. However they are available on this website. A rough outline of the verses is:1 I will be Yahweh who walks with you...
Chorus:
Strong and constant is my love,
Strong and constant is my love
2 Should you wander far away from me ...
3 When you know sorrow within your life ...
how old is this song
ReplyDeleteIt was first published, as far as I can tell, in 1979 - so I'd guess it was written in the early to mid 1970s. So it's about 40 years old now.
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