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Before the Earth Had Yet Begun

Author: Herbert O'Driscoll Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals

CRAIGLEITH

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: David M. Young (1928-1997) Incipit: 56712 12757 12323 Used With Text: Before the Earth Had Yet Begun

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Before the Earth Had Yet Begun

Author: Herbert O'Dirscoll Hymnal: Voices United #301 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: God Creation and Providence; Creation; Creativity; Gift(s); Glory; God Creator; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Light; Music and Singing; Praise; Sun; Word of God Tune Title: CRAIGLEITH

Before the Earth Had Yet Begun

Author: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Hymnal: Common Praise (1998) #409 (1998) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation; Arts and Music; Creation; Jesus Christ the Word Scripture: Job 38 Languages: English Tune Title: CRAIGLEITH

Before the Earth Had Yet Begun

Author: Herbert O'Driscoll Hymnal: Catholic Book of Worship III #540 (1994) Topics: Creation; Creativity; Word of God Scripture: Genesis 1, 2 Languages: English Tune Title: CRAIGLEITH

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Herbert O'Driscoll

b. 1928 Person Name: Herbert O'Dirscoll Author of "Before the Earth Had Yet Begun" in Voices United O'Driscoll, Herbert. (Cork, Ireland, October 17, 1928-- ). Anglican. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1951. Pastorates at Monkstown (Ireland), 1952-1954; Ottawa, Ontario, 1954-1957, 1962-1968; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1957-1960 (naval chaplaincy); Carp, Ont., 1960-1962; Vancouver, British Columbia, (dean), 1968-1982. In 1982 he moved to Washington, D.C. to become the warden of the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral, but returned to Canada after one year. In both his hymns and his published sermons, he uses traditional techniques to set forth contemporary concerns, so that his work is unusually approachable. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Also: O'Driscoll, T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert) O'Driscoll, Thomas Herbert