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Declare, O Heavens, the Lord of Space

Author: Robert Lansing Edwards, 1915 - Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Adventure; Christ the Word; God the Creator; God's Majesty and Power; Hope; Humanity and Humanness; Joy; National and World Peace; Praise; Prophetic Ministry; Service; Supplication; Truth Scripture: Colossians 1:16-18 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

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LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Appears in 521 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 Tune Sources: Geistliche Kirchengasäng, Cologne, 1623 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11231 34511 23134 Used With Text: Declare, O Heavens, the Lord of Space

[Declare, O heavens, the Lord of space]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Paul F. Laubenstein Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 51362 54323 456 Used With Text: Declare, O Heavens, The Lord of Space

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Declare, O Heavens, The Lord of Space

Author: Robert Lansing Edwards Hymnal: Hymnal of Christian Unity #76 (1964) Topics: Praise Languages: English Tune Title: [Declare, O heavens, the Lord of space]

Declare, O Heavens, the Lord of Space

Author: Robert Lansing Edwards Hymnal: Declare, O Heavens, the Lord of Space #1 (1962) Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 Languages: English Tune Title: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Declare, O Heavens, the Lord of Space

Author: Robert Lansing Edwards Hymnal: Hymns of the Twentieth Century #3 (1963) Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Languages: English Tune Title: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958 Person Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 Harm. and arr. of "LASST UNS ERFREUEN" in Hymnbook for Christian Worship Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrangements of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). Bert Polman

Robert Lansing Edwards

1915 - 2006 Person Name: Robert Lansing Edwards, 1915- Author of "Declare, O Heavens, the Lord of Space" in Hymnal of the Church of God Robert Lansing Edwards was born in Auburn, NY on 5 August 1915. He graduated from Princeton University in 1937. He earned an MA in history from Harvard University in 1938, and a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological University in 1949. He was minister at First Congregational Church, Litchfield, Conn. for 7 years and was minister at Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford, Conn. from 1956 until 1980. He was active in establishing low income senior housing, in prison ministry and with other community endeavors. He wrote several hymn texts as well as four books including Of Singular Genius, Of Singular Grace, a biography of Horace Bushnell, a famous pastor from Hartford; and his autobiography My Moment in History. He died 15 January 2006 at the age of 90 in Hartford. Dianne Shapiro form obituary accessed 9/7/2016 from "Hartford Courant" posted on legacy.com