20. All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Text Information
First Line: All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice
Title: All People That on Earth Do Dwell
Author: William Kethe (1561, alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Scripture:
Topic: Church: Worship and Prayer; God: Adoration and Praise; God: Grace and Mercy (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
Composer (attributed to): Louis Bourgeois
Meter: LM
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, Geneva, 1551


Text Information:

William Kethe wrote his version of Psalm 100 while an exile in Geneva, Switzerland. The Anglo-Genevans, returning after the Elizabethan settlement in 1660, brought back not only hymns and a new Bible translation, but also the seeds of the Puritan faith


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