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In Parables the Lord doth shew

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In Parables the Lord doth shew, What ... , We find here in this Parable. 2 The Church, a Vineyard ... Topics: Septuagesima Sunday Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

The Parable of the Sower

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 40 hymnals First Line: Now, Lord, thy heavenly seed is sown Lyrics: 1 Now, Lord, the heavenly seed is sown, Be it thy servant's care Thy heavenly blessing to bring down, By humble fervent prayer. 2 In vain we plant without thine aid, And water too in vain; Lord of the harvest, God of grace, Send down thy heavenly rain. 3 ... Topics: Parable of the Sower Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23

The Kingdom of God

Author: Bryn A. Rees, 1911-1983 Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: The Kingdom of God is justice and joy Topics: Parables Used With Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM

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ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR

Composer: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 538 hymnals Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 33531 23335 31233 Used With Text: Come, You Thankful People, Come

[A sower went forth with precious seed]

Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Appears in 1 hymnal Incipit: 51113 51133 22627 Used With Text: Parable of the Sower

PARABLES

Composer: John D. Horman Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Sources: Time Now to Gather Tune Key: C Major Used With Text: A Long-Lost Lamb

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In Parables the Lord doth shew

Hymnal: Church Hymn Book #XLV (1816) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 In Parables the Lord doth shew, What ... , We find here in this Parable. 2 The Church, a Vineyard ... Topics: Septuagesima Sunday Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16 Languages: English

In parables the Lord doth show

Hymnal: Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed. #92 (1838) Topics: For the Gospels and Epistles Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16 Languages: English

In parables the Lord doth show

Hymnal: Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d237 (1850) Languages: English

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Herman G. Stuempfle

1923 - 2007 Person Name: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr, 1923-2007 Author of "Deliver Us, O Lord of Truth" in Gather (3rd ed.) Rev. Dr. Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 83, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, after a long illness. Born April 2, 1923, in Clarion, he was the son of the late Herman G. and Helen (Wolfe) Stuempfle, Sr. Stuempfle lived most of his life in Gettysburg, PA. He served as President of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg. He attended Hughesville public schools, and was a graduate of Susquehanna University and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He received additional advanced degrees from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a doctoral degree at Southern California School of Theology at Claremont. He retired in 1989. Rev. Dr. Stuempfle was the author of several books and numerous articles and lectures on preaching, history, and theology. He was also among the most honored and respected hymn writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Rev. Dr. Stuempfle was known for his leadership in community and civic projects. Always taking an active stance on social issues, he participated in the creation of day care centers, served on the Gettysburg interchurch social action committee, helped create and support prison ministries and a homeless shelter, and tutored young people in the after school program of Christ Lutheran Church, where he was a long time member. --Excerpts from his obituary published in Evening Sun from Mar. 15 to Mar. 16, 2007

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[A sower went forth with precious seed]" in The Emory Hymnal No. 2 William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

H. W. Baker

1821 - 1877 Person Name: H. W. Baker (1821-1877) Author of "Lord your word shall guide us" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest son of Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, born in London, May 27, 1821, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847. Taking Holy Orders in 1844, he became, in 1851, Vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire. This benefice he held to his death, on Monday, Feb. 12, 1877. He succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1851. Sir Henry's name is intimately associated with hymnody. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, "Oh! what if we are Christ's," which he contributed to Murray's Hymnal for the Use of the English Church, 1852. His hymns, including metrical litanies and translations, number in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 33 in all. These were contributed at various times to Murray's Hymnal, Hymns Ancient & Modern and the London Mission Hymn Book, 1876-7. The last contains his three latest hymns. These are not included in Hymns Ancient & Modern. Of his hymns four only are in the highest strains of jubilation, another four are bright and cheerful, and the remainder are very tender, but exceedingly plaintive, sometimes even to sadness. Even those which at first seem bright and cheerful have an undertone of plaintiveness, and leave a dreamy sadness upon the spirit of the singer. Poetical figures, far-fetched illustrations, and difficult compound words, he entirely eschewed. In his simplicity of language, smoothness of rhythm, and earnestness of utterance, he reminds one forcibly of the saintly Lyte. In common with Lyte also, if a subject presented itself to his mind with striking contrasts of lights and shadows, he almost invariably sought shelter in the shadows. The last audible words which lingered on his dying lips were the third stanza of his exquisite rendering of the 23rd Psalm, "The King of Love, my Shepherd is:"— Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed, But yet in love He sought me, And on His Shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me." This tender sadness, brightened by a soft calm peace, was an epitome of his poetical life. Sir Henry's labours as the Editor of Hymns Ancient & Modern were very arduous. The trial copy was distributed amongst a few friends in 1859; first ed. published 1861, and the Appendix, in 1868; the trial copy of the revised ed. was issued in 1874, and the publication followed in 1875. In addition he edited Hymns for the London Mission, 1874, and Hymns for Mission Services, n.d., c. 1876-7. He also published Daily Prayers for those who work hard; a Daily Text Book, &c. In Hymns Ancient & Modern there are also four tunes (33, 211, 254, 472) the melodies of which are by Sir Henry, and the harmonies by Dr. Monk. He died Feb. 12, 1877. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)