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O King Eternal, Sovereign Lord

Author: William Fitch, 1911-1982 Meter: 8.8.8.4 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Church Baptism; Covenant of Grace Scripture: Genesis 17:9 Used With Tune: ALMSGIVING

ALMSGIVING

Meter: 8.8.8.4 Appears in 290 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John B. Dykes Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 33215 12351 35432 Used With Text: O King Eternal, Sovereign Lord

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O King Eternal, Sovereign Lord

Author: William Fitch, 1911-1982 Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #418 (1990) Meter: 8.8.8.4 Topics: The Church Baptism; Covenant of Grace Scripture: Genesis 17:9 Languages: English Tune Title: ALMSGIVING

O King eternal, sovereign Lord

Author: William Fitch, b.1911 Hymnal: The Book of Praise #341 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8.4 Topics: The Church The Sacraments - Baptism Languages: English Tune Title: ALMSGIVING

O God eternal, sovereign Lord

Author: William Fitch, 1911-1984 Hymnal: The Book of Praise #518 (1997) Meter: 8.8.8.4 Topics: Church Covenant People of God; God Love and Grace of; Name; Sacraments and Ordinances Baptism Scripture: Isaiah 49:15-16 Languages: English Tune Title: ALMSGIVING

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John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: John B. Dykes Composer of "ALMSGIVING" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman

William Fitch

1911 - 1984 Person Name: William Fitch, 1911-1982 Author of "O King Eternal, Sovereign Lord" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Fitch, William. (Falkirk, Scotland, July 10, 1911-March 23, 1984, Toronto, Canada [Glasgow Herald]). Presbyterian. University of Glasgow, M.A., 1932; B.D., 1935; Ph.D., 1943. Pastorates at Newmilnes, 1936-1943; Glasgow, 1943-1955; Toronto, Ontario, 1955-1972. From 1972, director of the Church Renewal Foundation, and evangelist-at-large, for the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Author of some twenty books of Biblical exposition on great themes. He was chairman of the committee which prepared the Book of Praise (1972), to which he contributed one hymn. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives