God of GraceThis is my setting and arrangement of God of Grace & God of Glory. The words were written by Harry Emerson Fosdick in 1930. If you're familiar with the classic hymn, you might not like this version. I feel this setting brings a good deal of insight to the words. I think these lyrics were written in a time of great struggle and speak to the old idea of "pleading God's promises". This has been a full and difficult year for me, so I can relate.
I don't have most of my instruments or recording equipment with me in MI, so I'm using what I have. My voice and my Taylor 12-string. I did this all through my Olympus DS-2 stereo voice recorder. It was a pain, but sounds surprisingly good! (For those of you who don't know, that's a little digital stereo recorder mainly used for dictation).
Lyrics:
God of grace and God of glory,
On thy people pour thy pow'r,
Crown thine ancient church's story,
Bring her bud to glorious flow'r.
Grant us wisdom,
Grant us courage,
For the facing of this hour.
Lo! the hosts ...
