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Loud let the swelling anthems rise

Loud let the swelling anthems rise

Author: Felix Adler
Published in 5 hymnals


Author: Felix Adler

Adler, Felix, Ph.D. Born in Germany in 1851; taken to New York in 1857; graduated at Columbia College 1870; and Professor of Hebrew and Oriental Literature at Cornell University, 1874-76. He published in 1877 Creed and Deed. His hymn, "Sing we of the golden city" (City of our Hopes) is in The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904. Sometimes given as "Have you heard of the golden city?" --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: Loud let the swelling anthems rise
Author: Felix Adler
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Sabbath School Hymnal #d76

Union Hymnal #69

Union Hymnal for Jewish Worship #d107

Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #78

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