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Father of our feeble race
Author: John Taylor Appears in 78 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Topics: Christian Worship, and the Lord's Day
Father of our feeble race
The evils that beset our path
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 42 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Topics: Mutability of the world; The Instability of worldly Enjoyments
The evils that beset our path
Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth
Author: Christopher M. Idle, b. 1938 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 First Line: Who can measure heav'n and earth? Topics: Providence Used With Tune: DIX
Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth
O LORD MY GOD
Meter: 8.8.5.5.6 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: John L. Bell, 1949- Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Tune Key: C Major Used With Text: O Lord My God
O LORD MY GOD
Father of our feeble race
Author: John Taylor Hymnal: A Selection of Sacred Poetry #12 (1812) Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Topics: Christian Worship, and the Lord's Day Languages: English
Father of our feeble race
The evils that beset our path
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #271 (1827) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Topics: Mutability of the world; The Instability of worldly Enjoyments Languages: English
The evils that beset our path
Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth
Author: Christopher M. Idle, b. 1938 Hymnal: RitualSong (2nd ed.) #685 (2016) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 First Line: Who can measure heav'n and earth? Topics: Providence Languages: English Tune Title: DIX
Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth
John Taylor
1750 - 1826 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Author of "Father of our feeble race" in A Selection of Sacred Poetry Taylor, John, born July 30, 1750, was the son of Richard Taylor, of Norwich, and grandson of Dr. John Taylor (1694-1761, the eminent Hebrew scholar, who was for many years minister of the Octagon Chapel, Norwich, and afterwards Divinity tutor at the Warrington Academy. Dr. Taylor published A Collection of Tunes in Various Airs, one of the first collections of its kind, and his grandson was one of the most musical of Unitarian hymn-writers). Young Taylor, after serving his apprenticeship in his native place, was for two years in a banking house in London, at which time he was an occasional poetical contributor to the Morning Chronicle. In 1773 he returned to Norwich, where he spent the rest of his life, first as a manufacturer, and afterwards as a wool and yarn factor. For nearly fifty years he was a deacon at the Octagon Chapel. At the time of the French Revolution he joined in the support of The Cabinet, a periodical brought out by the Liberals of Norwich, in conjunction with Dr. Enfield, William Taylor, Miss Alderson (Mrs. Opie), and others, and, as a "poet of the olden time," he contributed five poems thereto. These, and other political songs and poems relating to family events, &c, together with 50 hymns, were collected in Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems, Reprinted for Private Distribution, 1863, with a Memoir taken from the Monthly Repository of Sept. 1826, by his son, Edward Taylor, then Gresham Professor of Music. An earlier and less complete edition, containing 43 hymns, he had himself caused to be printed by his sons, Richard and Arthur Taylor, London, 1818. He died June 23, 1826. Of his hymns the following 9 were contributed to Dr. Enfield's Selection of Hymns for Social Worship, Norwich, 1795:—
1. Far from mortal cares retreating. Divine Worship.
2. Father divine, before Thy view. Divine Providence.
3. Father of our feeble race. Christian Love. This begins in Horder's Congregational Hymns, 1884, and others, with st. ii., "Lord, what offering shall we bring?"
4. Glory be to God on high. Divine glories celebrated. The first stanza is by C. Wesley, and the rest are by Taylor.
5. God of mercy, God of love [grace], Hear our sad repentant song. Penitence.
6. 0 sing to the Lord a new song. Praise to the Supreme Ruler and Judge.
7. Praise to God, the great Creator. Praise to the Father. The hymn "Saints with pious zeal attending" in Hatfield's Church Hymns, &c.,N.Y., 1872, begins with line 4 of stanza i. of this hymn.
8. Raise your voice and joyful sing. Praise.
9. Rejoice, the Lord is King. Providence acknowledged in the Seasons. The first stanza and 11. 5 and 6 of all are by C. Wesley, and the rest are by Taylor.
J. Taylor edited Hymns intended to be used at the Commencement of Social Worship, London, 1802. To that collection he contributed 10 hymns, including:—
10. At the portals of Thy house. Divine Worship. In a few American collections a cento from this hymn is given as, "Lord, before thy presence come."
11. Blessed Sabbath of our [the] Lord. Sunday.
12. 0 how delightful is the road. Divine Worship.
13. Supreme o'er all Jehovah reigns.. Divine Worship. All the foregoing, except No. 8, were re-published in the Norwich Collectionof 1814. That edition contained 33 of Taylor's hymns. To the 2nd ed., 1826, he added 9 more. To R. Aspland's Selection of Psalms and Hymns for Unitarian Worship, Hackney, 1810, he contributed 26 hymns, old and new, including :—
14. Like shadows gliding o'er the plain. Time and Eternity.
15. The Mighty God who rolls [rules] the spheres. God the Preserver of Man.
These 15 are the best known of Taylor's hymns, and are largely found in Unitarian collections. See especially Dr. Martineau's Hymns, &c, of 1840, and of 1873. [Rev. Valentine D. Davis, B.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
John Taylor
Christopher M. Idle
b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher M. Idle, b. 1938 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Author of "Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth" in RitualSong (2nd ed.) Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary.
Bert Polman
Christopher M. Idle
Conrad Kocher
1786 - 1872 Person Name: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1 Composer of "DIX" in RitualSong (2nd ed.) Trained as a teacher, Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872) moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him to a career in music. He moved back to Germany in 1811, settled in Stuttgart, and remained there for most of his life. The prestigious Cotta music firm published some of his early compositions and sent him to study music in Italy, where he came under the influence of Palestrina's music. In 1821 Kocher founded the School for Sacred Song in Stuttgart, which popularized four-part singing in the churches of that region. He was organist and choir director at the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart from 1827 to 1865. Kocher wrote a treatise on church music, Die Tonkunst in der Kirche (1823), collected a large number of chorales in Zions Harfe (1855), and composed an oratorio, two operas, and some sonatas. William H. Monk created the current form of DIX by revising and shortening Conrad Kocher's chorale melody for “Treuer Heiland, wir sind hier,” found in Kocher's Stimmen aus dem Reiche Gottes (1838).
Bert Polman
Conrad Kocher
