292. Lord, Thy word abideth
Henry W. Baker, 1821-77
A hymn on the Scriptures, written for Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861.
For comments on Henry W. Baker see [Hymn 143].
MUSIC. RAVENSHAW is from Ein Neu Gesangbüchlein, 1531, the earliest German hymn book of the Bohemian Brethren, edited by Michael Weisse. The melody is older and was associated with a Latin hymn, Ave Hierarchia, coelestis et pia. The present arrangement is by William H. Monk. For comments on Monk see [Hymn 40].
For a note on the Bohemian Brethren and Michael Weisse see [Hymn 544].