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[Faithful people, now rejoice]

Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. B. Lissant Incipit: 51712 32164 3132 Used With Text: Faithful people, now rejoice

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Faithful people, now rejoice

Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #249 (1916) Topics: Easter Languages: English Tune Title: [Faithful people, now rejoice]

Faithful people, now rejoice

Hymnal: Hymnal with Music for Children #249 (1888) Languages: English Tune Title: [Faithful people, now rejoice]

Faithful people, now rejoice

Hymnal: Hymnal with Music for Children #249 (1887) Languages: English Tune Title: [Faithful people, now rejoice]

Author of "Faithful people now rejoice" in Hymnal for American Youth 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.

George B. Lissant

1823 - 1899 Person Name: G. B. Lissant Composer of "[Faithful people, now rejoice]" in Carols Old and Carols New Born: September 22, 1827. Died: September 14, 1899. Lissant was a chorister at the coronation of Britain’s Queen Victoria. In 1849, he became the first organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Calcutta, India. From about 1872 to 1899, he played the organ at St. Augustine’s Church, Queen’s Gate, London. Sources: Musical Times, October 1, 1899, p. 691 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/s/lissant_gb.htm