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The Hymnal for Boys and Girls

Publication Date: 1936 Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company Publication Place: New York Editors: Caroline Bird Parker; G. Darlington Richards; D. Appleton Century

Morning Has Broken

Author: Eleanor Farjeon Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: Nature Used With Tune: BUNESSAN

Author: Frederick William Faber Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 94 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, gentlest Saviour, God of might and power, Thou thyself art dwelling With us at this hour. Nature cannot hold thee, Heaven is all too strait For thine endless glory, And thy royal state. 2 Out beyond the shining Of the farthest star, Thou art ever stretching Infinitely far. Yet the hearts of children Hold what worlds cannot, And the God of wonders Loves the lowly spot. 3 Jesus, gentlest Saviour, Thou art with us now; Fill us with thy goodness Till our hearts o'erflow. Multiply our graces, Give us love and fear, And, dear Lord, the chiefest Grace to persevere. Amen. Topics: The Creator, and Builder of Life Used With Tune: ADORO TE DEVOTE

Hark! the Vesper Hymn is Stealing

Author: Thomas Moore Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing O’er the waters soft and clear; Nearer yet and nearer pealing Soft it breaks upon the ear, Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Farther now and farther stealing Soft it fades upon the ear. 2 Now like moonlight waves retreating To the shore it dies along; Now like angry surges meeting Breaks the mingled tide of song. Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Hark! again like waves retreating To the shore it dies along. 3 Once again sweet voices ringing Louder still the music swells; While on summer breezes winging Comes the chime of vesper bells. Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! On the summer breezes winging Fades the chime of vesper bells. Amen. Topics: Evening Used With Tune: VESPER HYMN

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ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 681 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George J. Elvey Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33531 23335 31233 Used With Text: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

ST. GERTRUDE

Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 1,088 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Arthur S. Sullivan Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55555 65221 23135 Used With Text: Onward, Christian Soldiers

ST. LOUIS

Meter: 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 Appears in 479 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Lewis Redner Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33323 54621 712 Used With Text: O Little Town of Bethlehem

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For the Beauty of the Earth

Author: Folliott S. Pierpont Hymnal: H4BG1935 #1 (1936) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies,- Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 2 For the wonder of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon, and stars of light,- Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. Amen. Topics: Praise Tune Title: DIX

With Happy Voices Singing

Author: William G. Tarrant Hymnal: H4BG1935 #2 (1936) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D First Line: With happy voices singing Lyrics: 1 With happy voices singing, Thy children, Lord, appear; Their joyous praises bringing In anthems full and clear; For skies of golden splendor, For azure rolling sea, For blossoms sweet and tender, O Lord, we worship thee. 2 What though no eye beholds thee, No hand thy touch may feel, Thy universe unfolds thee, Thy starry heavens reveal; The earth and all its glory, Our homes and all we love, Tell forth the wondrous story Of One who reigns above. 3 And shall we not adore thee, With more than joyous song, And live in truth before thee, All beautiful and strong? Lord, bless our souls' endeavor Thy servants true to be, And through all life, forever, To live our praise to thee. Amen. Topics: Praise Tune Title: TOURS

Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee

Author: Henry van Dyke Hymnal: H4BG1935 #3 (1936) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D First Line: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, Hail thee as the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, Drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the light of day! 2 Thou art giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever blest, Wellspring of the joy of living, Ocean-depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,- All who live in love are thine; Teach us how to love each other, Lift us to the Joy Divine. 3 Mortals, join the mighty chorus Which the morning stars began; Father-love is reigning o’er us, Brother-love binds man to man. Ever singing march we onward, Victors in the midst of strife; Joyful music leads us sun-ward In the triumph song of life. Amen. Topics: Praise Tune Title: HYMN TO JOY

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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

1809 - 1847 Hymnal Number: 26 Harmonizer of "NUN DANKET" in The Hymnal for Boys and Girls Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in 1843. Traveling widely, he not only became familiar with various styles of music but also became well known himself in countries other than Germany, especially in England. He left a rich treasury of music: organ and piano works, overtures and incidental music, oratorios (including St. Paul or Elijah and choral works, and symphonies. He harmonized a number of hymn tunes himself, but hymnbook editors also arranged some of his other tunes into hymn tunes. Bert Polman

W. G. Tarrant

1853 - 1928 Person Name: William G. Tarrant Hymnal Number: 76 Author of "The Fathers Built This City" in The Hymnal for Boys and Girls Tarrant, William George, B.A., b. 1853. Since 1883 Minister of the Wandsworth Unitarian Christian Church. Editor of The Inquirer, 1888-97. One of the editors of the Essex Hall Hymnal. 1890, and of the Revised ed., 1902. 1. Come, let us Join with faithful souls. The Faithful. 2. Draw nigh to God; He will draw nigh to you. The Divine Helper. 3. Long ago the lilies faded. The Constant Presence. 4. The Light along the ages. Easter. 5. With happy voices ringing. Children's Praise. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)