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Behold, the Great Creator
Author: Thomas Pestel, 1584-1659; Compiler Appears in 22 hymnals First Line: Behold, the great Creator makes Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Jesus Christ Incarnation, Birth of Scripture: Luke 2:14 Used With Tune: HANDEL
Behold, the Great Creator
THIS ENDRIS NYGHT
Appears in 46 hymnals Tune Sources: Ancient English Carol. 15th cent. Incipit: 13455 67655 17656 Used With Text: Behold, the great Creator makes
THIS ENDRIS NYGHT
DUNLAP'S CREEK
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 47 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel McFarland; Richard Proulx (b. 1937) Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13532 16115 1765 Used With Text: Behold, the great creator makes
DUNLAP'S CREEK
Behold the Great Creator Makes
Author: Thomas Pestel, 1584-1659 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #445 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. Behold the great Creator makes
Himself a house of clay,
A robe of virgin flesh He takes
Which He will wear for ay.
2. Hark, hark, the wise eternal Word,
Like a weak infant cries!
In form of servant is the Lord,
And God in cradle lies.
3. This wonder struck the world amazed,
It shook the starry frame;
Squadrons of spirits stood and gazed,
Then down in troops they came.
4. Glad shepherds ran to view this sight;
A choir of angels sings,
And eastern sages with delight
Adore this King of kings.
5. Join then, all hearts that are not stone,
And all our voices prove,
To celebrate this holy One
The God of peace and love. Languages: English Tune Title: THIS ENDRIS NYGHT
Behold the Great Creator Makes
Behold, the great Creator
Author: Thomas Pestel, 1585-1659 Hymnal: Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #62 (2000) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Behold, the great Creator makes Lyrics: 1 Behold, the great Creator makes
himself a house of clay,
a robe of virgin flesh he takes
which he will wear for ay.
2 Hark, heal! the wise eternal Word
like a weak infant cries!
in form of servant is the Lord,
and God in cradle lies.
3 This wonder all the world amazed,
it shook the starry frame;
squadrons of angels stood and gazed,
then down in troops they came.
4 Glad shepherds run to view this sight;
a choir of angels sings,
and eastern sages with delight
adore this King of kings.
5 Join then, all hearts that are not stone,
and all our voices prove;
to celebrate this Holy One,
the God of peace and love. Topics: Christmas; Years A, B, and C Christmas Day Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 Languages: English Tune Title: KILMARNOCK
Behold, the great Creator
Behold, the Great Creator
Author: Thomas Pestel, 1584-1659; Compiler Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #116 (1972) First Line: Behold, the great Creator makes Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Jesus Christ Incarnation, Birth of Scripture: Luke 2:14 Languages: English Tune Title: HANDEL
Behold, the Great Creator
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759 Person Name: George Friedrich Handel, 1685-1759 Composer of "HANDEL" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 George Frideric Handel (b. Halle, Germany, 1685; d. London, England, 1759) became a musician and composer despite objections from his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer. Handel studied music with Zachau, organist at the Halle Cathedral, and became an accomplished violinist and keyboard performer. He traveled and studied in Italy for some time and then settled permanently in England in 1713. Although he wrote a large number of instrumental works, he is known mainly for his Italian operas, oratorios (including Messiah, 1741), various anthems for church and royal festivities, and organ concertos, which he interpolated into his oratorio performances. He composed only three hymn tunes, one of which (GOPSAL) still appears in some modern hymnals. A number of hymnal editors, including Lowell Mason, took themes from some of Handel's oratorios and turned them into hymn tunes; ANTIOCH is one example, long associated with “Joy to the World.”
Bert Polman
George Frideric Handel
John J. Overholt
1918 - 2000 Person Name: Compiler Alterer of "Behold, the Great Creator" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 John J. Overholt was born to an Amish family of limited means in the state of Ohio in 1918. As a child he was soon introduced to his father's personal collection of gospel songs and hymns, which was to have a marked influence on his later life. With his twin brother Joe, he early was exposed to the Amish-Mennonite tradition hymn-singing and praising worship.
An early career in Christian service led to a two-year period of relief work in the country of Poland following World War II. During that interim he began to gather many European songs and hymns as a personal hobby, not realizing that these selections would become invaluable to The Christian Hymnary which was begun in 1960 and completed twelve years later in 1972, with a compilation of 1000 songs, hymns and chorales. (The largest Menn. hymnal).
A second hymnal was begun simultaneously in the German language entitled Erweckungs Lieder Nr.1 which was brought to completion in 1986. This hymnal has a total of 200 selections with a small addendum of English hymns.
Mr. Overholt married in 1965 to an accomplished soprano Vera Marie Sommers, who was not to be outdone by her husband's creativity and compiled a hymnal of 156 selections entitled Be Glad and Sing, directed to children and youth and first printed in 1986.
During this later career of hymn publishing, Mr. Overholt also found time for Gospel team work throughout Europe. At this writing he is preparing for a 5th consecutive tour which he arranges and guides. The countries visited will be Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, USSR and Romania.
Mr. Overholt was called to the Christian ministry in 1957 and resides at Sarasota, Florida where he is co-minister of a Beachy Amish-Mennonite Church.
Five children were born to this family and all enjoy worship in song.
--Letter from Hannah Joanna Overholt to Mary Louise VanDyke, 10 October 1990, DNAH Archives. Photo enclosed.
John J. Overholt
Anonymous
Composer of "THIS ENDRIS NYGHT" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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