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How still and peaceful is the grave!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 100 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How still and peaceful is the grave! where, life’s vain tumults past, th’ appointed house, by Heav’n’s decree, receives us all at last. 2 The wicked there from troubling cease; their passions rage no more; and there the weary pilgrim rests from all the toils he bore. 3 There rest the pris’ners, now releas'd from slav'ry’s sad abode; no more they hear th’ oppressor’s voice, or dread the tyrant’s rod. 4 There servants, masters, small and great, partake the same repose; and there, in peace, the ashes mix of those who once were foes. 5 All, levell'd by the hand of Death, lie sleeping in the tomb; till God, in judgment calls them forth, to meet their final doom. Scripture: Job 3:17-20 Used With Tune: COLESHILL
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CHINA

Appears in 61 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Timothy Swan (1758-1842) Incipit: 32211 36635 55667 Used With Text: How still and peaceful is the grave!
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COLESHILL

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 51 hymnals Tune Sources: Barton's The psalms of David in Metre Dublin, 1706 (later form) Tune Key: a minor Incipit: 11737 11535 437 Used With Text: How still and peaceful is the grave!
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EXHORTATION

Appears in 52 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Hibbard Incipit: 13545 34543 21232 Used With Text: How still and peaceful is the grave
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Job 3:17-20: How still and peaceful is the grave!

Hymnal: Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases #R4 (1800) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: How still and peaceful is the grave! Lyrics: How still and peaceful is the grave! where, life’s vain tumults past, Th’ appointed house, by Heav’n’s decree, receives us all at last. The wicked there from troubling cease, their passions rage no more; And there the weary pilgrim rests from all the toils he bore. There rest the pris’ners, now released from slavery’s sad abode; No more they hear th’ oppressor’s voice, or dread the tyrant’s rod. There servants, masters, small and great, partake the same repose; And there, in peace, the ashes mix of those who once were foes. All, levelled by the hand of Death, lie sleeping in the tomb; Till God in judgment calls them forth, to meet their final doom. Scripture: Job 3:17-20 Languages: English
Job 3:17-20: How still and peaceful is the grave!
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How still and peaceful is the grave!

Hymnal: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #R4a (2004) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 How still and peaceful is the grave! where, life’s vain tumults past, th’ appointed house, by Heav’n’s decree, receives us all at last. 2 The wicked there from troubling cease; their passions rage no more; and there the weary pilgrim rests from all the toils he bore. 3 There rest the pris’ners, now releas'd from slav'ry’s sad abode; no more they hear th’ oppressor’s voice, or dread the tyrant’s rod. 4 There servants, masters, small and great, partake the same repose; and there, in peace, the ashes mix of those who once were foes. 5 All, levell'd by the hand of Death, lie sleeping in the tomb; till God, in judgment calls them forth, to meet their final doom. Scripture: Job 3:17-20 Languages: English Tune Title: COLESHILL
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How still and peaceful is the grave!

Hymnal: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #R4b (2004) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 How still and peaceful is the grave! where, life’s vain tumults past, th’ appointed house, by Heav’n’s decree, receives us all at last. 2 The wicked there from troubling cease; their passions rage no more; and there the weary pilgrim rests from all the toils he bore. 3 There rest the pris’ners, now releas'd from slav'ry’s sad abode; no more they hear th’ oppressor’s voice, or dread the tyrant’s rod. 4 There servants, masters, small and great, partake the same repose; and there, in peace, the ashes mix of those who once were foes. 5 All, levell'd by the hand of Death, lie sleeping in the tomb; till God, in judgment calls the Scripture: Job 3:17-20 Languages: English Tune Title: REST
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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "How still and peaceful is the grave!" in Hymns of the Ages 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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Henry Purcell

1659 - 1695 Person Name: H. Purcell, 1658-1695 Composer of "ST. LUKE" in Hymns and Chorales Henry Purcell (b. Westminster, London, England, 1659; d. Westminster, 1695), was perhaps the greatest English composer who ever lived, though he only lived to the age of thirty-six. Purcell's first piece was published at age eight when he was also a chorister in the Chapel Royal. When his voice changed in 1673, he was appointed assistant to John Hingston, who built chamber organs and maintained the king's instruments. In 1674 Purcell began tuning the Westminster Abbey organ and was paid to copy organ music. Given the position of composer for the violins in 1677, he also became organist at Westminster Abbey in 1679 (at age twenty) and succeeded Hingston as maintainer of the king's instruments (1683). Purcell composed music for the theater (Dido and Aeneas, c. 1689) and for keyboards, provided music for royal coronations and other ceremonies, and wrote a substantial body of church music, including eighteen full anthems and fifty-six verse anthems. Bert Polman
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Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Pollock Composer of "MAHONING" in The Songs of Zion Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).
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