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From distant shores returning

Author: H. Brueckner; C. G. Barth Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From distant shores returning, The pilgrim wanders home; For rest his heart is yearning, He would no longer roam. 2 A silent grave encloseth What he most treasured here; His heart no more reposeth, But looks beyond for cheer. 3 Though royal cities tower In strength and precious gold, They vanish like a flower, And soon their fall is told. 4 The rivers, swiftly flowing, Merge with the ocean deep; The mighty winds cease blowing, And waves their silence keep. 5 The sound of harpstrings waneth While floating on the air, Nor day nor night retaineth That melody so fair. 6 The pilgrim who the pleasures Of yonder world can taste, Cares naught for earthly treasures That quickly go to waste. 7 He longs for things immortal, For an eternal day, And so to heaven's portal He ever wends his way. Topics: Life Eternal

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VIATOR

Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Anon. Tune Sources: German chorale: Der Pilger aus der Ferne Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12334 36543 35323 Used With Text: From Distant Shores Returning

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From Distant Shores Returning

Author: H. Brueckner; C. Barth Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #644 (1930) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Lyrics: 1 From distant shores returning, The pilgrim journeys home; For rest His soul is yearning, He would no longer roam. 2 A flowered grave encloses What he had held so dear; He sees the wilting roses, And looks beyond for cheer. 3 Great cities often glory In boundless wealth of gold, But soon the doleful story Of their decay is told. 4 The harps sweet tones are waning Upon the silent air, Nor day nor night retaining That melody so fair. 5 The pilgrim who the pleasures Of yonder world can taste, Cares naught for earthly treasures, That soon will go to waste. 6 He longs for things immortal, For joys that ne'er decay, And so to heaven's portal He fondly wends his way. Topics: Meditation Languages: English Tune Title: VIATOR

From distant shores returning

Author: H. Brueckner; C. G. Barth Hymnal: Wartburg Hymnal #353 (1918) Lyrics: 1 From distant shores returning, The pilgrim wanders home; For rest his heart is yearning, He would no longer roam. 2 A silent grave encloseth What he most treasured here; His heart no more reposeth, But looks beyond for cheer. 3 Though royal cities tower In strength and precious gold, They vanish like a flower, And soon their fall is told. 4 The rivers, swiftly flowing, Merge with the ocean deep; The mighty winds cease blowing, And waves their silence keep. 5 The sound of harpstrings waneth While floating on the air, Nor day nor night retaineth That melody so fair. 6 The pilgrim who the pleasures Of yonder world can taste, Cares naught for earthly treasures That quickly go to waste. 7 He longs for things immortal, For an eternal day, And so to heaven's portal He ever wends his way. Topics: Life Eternal

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Composer of "VIATOR" in American Lutheran 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.

Christian Gottlob Barth

1799 - 1862 Person Name: C. Barth Author of "From Distant Shores Returning" in American Lutheran Hymnal Barth, Christian Gottlob, son of C. F. Barth, house painter in Stuttgart, was born at Stuttgart, July 31,1799. He studied at Tubingen, where he was the principal founder of the Missionary Society, and was only restrained by his mother's entreaties from offering himself as a missionary. He became, in 1821, assistant at Neckarweihingen and Dornham, and, in 1822, curate in charge of Effringen and Schönbrunn, near Nagold. In 1824 he was appointed pastor of Möttlingen, near Calw, but resigned his charge in 1838, and settled in Calw, receiving in the same year the degree of D.D. from the University.of Greifswald. He died at Calw of apoplexy, Nov. 12, 1862. At Calw he devoted himself as a writer and preacher to children, as a preacher and writer in the cause of missions to the heathen and to the Jews, and as the founder and director of the Tract Society of Calw. One of his books, the Bible History, reached its 160th edition in 1872, and had then been translated into 24 European, 18 Asiatic, 7 African, and 3 South Sea languages. He frequently attended the meetings of the Religious Tract Society of London, and was a member of the Evangelical Alliance (Koch, vii. 199-210; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, ii. 94-95). Of his hymns there have been translated into English:— i. Auf einem Berg ein Baumlein stand. [Holy Scripture]. Included in his Lieder und Gedichte fur Christenkinder, Calw, 1842, p. 83, in 4 stanzas. Previously in J. Köbner's Christl. Harfentöne, Hamburg, 1840, p. 115. The translations are:— (1) "Upon a hill there stands a tree," by Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 25), and thence in P. Stow's Ocean Melodies, Boston, U.S., 1849. (2) "A tree grows on a mountain," by Mrs. Bevan, 1859, p. 138. (3) "A tree stood on a mountain," in Dr. H. W. Dulcken's Golden Harp, 1864, p. 22. (4) " On a hill stands a beautiful tree," in W. B. Bradbury's Fresh Laurels, N. Y., 1867, p. 15, signed "L. W." (5) " Lo, on a mount a tree doth stand," by Mrs. H. K. Spaeth, as No. 60 in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Little Children's Book, Philadelphia, 1885. ii. Erhebe dich, du Volk des Herrn. [Missions.] Written for the Basel Mission Festival, June 12, 1833, In his Christliche Gedichte, Stuttgart, 1836, p. 18, in 8 stanzas. Translated as “Ye people of the Lord, arise!" by Dr. H. Mills, 1856, p. 202. iii. Hütter, ist die Nacht verschwtinden. [Missions.] Written for the 20th anniversary, June 27,1835, of the Basel Missionary Society, and first published in the Mission Magazine for that year. In his Christliche Gedichte, Stuttgart, 1836, p. 54, in 8 stanzas. The translations are:— (1) "Ho! watchman, is the night away," by Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 84. (2) "Watchman! Hath the night departed," in L. Rehfuess's Church at Sea, 1868, p. 107. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Herman H. Brueckner

1866 - 1942 Person Name: H. Brueckner Translator of "From Distant Shores Returning" in American Lutheran Hymnal Born: March 11, 1866, Grundy County, Iowa (birth name: Herman Heinrich Moritz Brueckner). Died: January 25, 1942, Hebron, Nebraska (funeral held in Beatrice, Nebraska). Buried: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa. After ordination in 1888, Brueckner pastored in Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. He later moved to Iowa City, Iowa, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa State University in 1917. In 1926, he joined the faculty of Hebron College in Nebraska. In 1938, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree on him. He retired as professor emeritus from Hebron College in 1941. Sources: Erickson, p. 254 Findagrave, accessed 14 Nov 2016 Hustad, p. 213 Stulken, p. 325 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)