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A Light From Heaven Shone Around

Author: Gracia Grindal Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Used With Tune: [A light from heaven shone around]

CORNISH

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: M. Lee Suitor, b. 1942 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 11234 22133 45443 Used With Text: A light from heaven shone around

[A light from heaven shone around]

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Twila Paris Used With Text: A Light From Heaven Shone Around

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Author: Gracia Grindal Hymnal: Singing the New Testament #124 (2008) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: A light from heaven shone around Topics: Biblical Names and Places Paul; Deliverance; Jesus Christ Lordship of Scripture: Acts 9:1-19 Languages: English Tune Title: [A light from heaven shone around]

A light from heaven shone around

Author: Gracia Grindal, b. 1943 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #256 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Conversion of Saint Paul (January 25) Languages: English Tune Title: CORNISH

A light from heaven shone around

Author: Gracia Grindal, 1943- Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #758 (2010) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Saints' and Other Holy Days Conversion of St. Paul Scripture: Acts 9:3 Languages: English Tune Title: CORNISH

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Twila Paris

b. 1958 Composer of "[A light from heaven shone around]"

Gracia Grindal

b. 1943 Person Name: Gracia Grindal, b. 1943 Author of "A light from heaven shone around" in The Hymnal 1982 Gracia Grindal (b. Powers Lake, ND, 1943). Grindal was educated at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the University of Arkansas; and Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has served since 1984 as a professor of pastoral theology and communications. From 1968 to 1984 she was a professor of English and poet-in-residence at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Included in her publications are Sketches Against the Dark (1981), Scandinavian Folksongs (1983), Lessons in Hymnwriting (1986, 1991), We Are One in Christ: Hymns, Paraphrases, and Translations (1996), Good News of Great Joy: Advent Devotions for the Home (1994 with Karen E. Hong), Lina Sandell, the Story of Her Hymns (2001 with John Jansen), and A Revelry of Harvest: New and Selected Poems (2002). She was instrumental in producing the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978) and The United Methodist Hymnal (1989). Bert Polman

M. Lee Suitor

1942 - 2017 Person Name: M. Lee Suitor, b. 1942 Composer of "CORNISH" in The Hymnal 1982 M. Lee Suitor retired to Seattle, WA (2000) from his career as an organist, conductor, and specialist in children's education. He continues to compose, the area for which he is best known. His hymns appear in six hymnals in current use, including the 1982 Hymnal of the Episcopal Church and the Hymnal of the Memorial Chapel at Harvard University. The commission, "God's Promises" (1987) from Union Theological Seminary, an extended work for parish choir and instruments, is cherished among audiences and performers.