1923 - 1979 Person Name: Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr. Adapter of "Let Us Now Depart in Thy Peace" in The United Methodist Hymnal Born: 1923, Brooklyn, New York.
Died: 1979, Syracuse, New York.
Bristol was educated at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York (BA); Trinity College of Music, London (organ studies); and the Institute for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (graduate studies). He worked in New York for the Bristol-Meyers Company (the family business) in advertising and public relations, 1948-62. From 1962-69, he served as president of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. In 1972, the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada made him a fellow of the society. His works include:
The Lamb and Other Carols, 1951
Songs for Liturgy, editor
More Hymns and Spiritual Songs, editor, 1972
Hymns for Children and Grown-Ups
Lyrics:
"Let Us Now Depart in Thy Peace"
Music:
SEDGWICK
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