The Galilean Fishers Toil

Text by Christopher Wordsworth

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About this hymn

Date: 1865
Tune: Old 137th
Composer: 1563 from Day's Psalter
Key: G
Meter: 8 6 8 6 8 6 8 6

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Comfort, Compassion, Contrition, Courage in Affliction, Darkness, Spiritual, Forgiveness.

Lk 5:1-11 · 23:39-43 · 18:8 · Jn 21:1-14 · 6:16-21 · 20:19-23 · Mt 26:33-35 · 26:69-75 · Acts 20:29-30

Musical background

Old 137th is presented in the source key of G, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Christopher Wordsworth, 1865, alt. Music: 'Old 137th' or 'Norwich' from Day's Psalter, 1563. Setting: "The Holy Year", 1865. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2012 Revision.