God Metaphors and Metonymies
in Singing the Living Tradition (Hymns 1-415)

© by Jan Garrett

May 18, 2005

mystery (x, 24, 86, 91, 275, 324)
cause of wonder (14)
a depth we cannot sound (158);
 cf. deepest mystery (91)
spirit of the deep (275)

inaccessible (273)
invisible (273); hidden (275)
far beyond our seeing (273)
name unnamed (31);
beyond all naming (275)

eternal (2,10, 39, 185, 215, 281)
eternal law (189)
older than the sky (5);
ancient of days (285)
knowing nought of time (187)
whose kingdom is forever (200)
immortal (273)

parent (2)
mother (8, 23, 51, 91, 207, 217)
father (8, 23, 217)

lady of the turning year (51)
sister of the evening starlight (51)
Goddess (51, 91, 327)

person (with a face) (3); glance (284)

life (7,12, 25, 27, 67, 89, 111, 123,
272, 273, 342)
breathing (27; cf. 284)

spirit (8, 10, 34, 43, 86, 105, 179,
   208, 215, 271, 347, 352, 389)
great spirit (15); Spirit of Life (123)
source of life (130, 284)
pulse of life (158)

   nature (2, 75), soul of n. (335)
tree (7)

love (10, 24, 39, 82, 84, 95, 108, 198,
225, 226, 234, 271, 272, 278, 285,
365, 370)
wondrous love (18); creative love (289)
love that never ends (158)

light (12, 83, 89, 103, 117, 225,
271, 273, 284, 342)
light of ages and of nations (189)
day (light?) (9)
shining (27)
glory (271); splendor (225)
beauty (365)
sun (29)

truth (10, 28, 225, 365, 370)
truth eternal (193)
the word (38, 274)
word that abides forever (189)
indwelling word (272)
my truth (89)
living truth (108)

teacher (91, 179, 207)
source of wisdom, courage (115, 158)
source of learning (158)
guide (28, 207)

wiser than the world (5)
only wise (273)
my vision (20)
my wisdom (20)
wisdom (225)
fount of every vision (126)
fount of inspiration (126)
growing vision (78)

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