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Now praise we great and famous men

Author: William George Tarrant, 1853-1928 Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Arts; Beauty; Brotherhood; Music; The Nations; The Kingdom of God on Earth The Nation, Peace Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME

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BRYNHYFRYD

Appears in 3 hymnals Tune Sources: Welsh Hymn Melody Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 13217 12312 12362 Used With Text: Now praise we great and famous men

ST. COLUMBA

Appears in 204 hymnals Tune Sources: Irish hymn melody Incipit: 12345 45321 12345 Used With Text: Now praise we great and famous men

ACH GOTT UND HERR

Appears in 131 hymnals Incipit: 17655 67121 76765 Used With Text: Now praise we great and famous men

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Now Praise We Great and Famous Men

Author: William George Tarrant Hymnal: Singing Worship #66 (1935) Languages: English Tune Title: [Now praise we great and famous men]

Now Praise We Great and Famous Men

Author: William G. Tarrant, 1853-1928 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4654 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1. Now praise we great and famous men, The fathers named in story; And praise the Lord, who now as then Reveals in man His glory. 2. Praise we the wise and brave and strong, Who graced their generation, Who helped the right, and fought the wrong, And made our folk a nation. 3. Praise we the great of heart and mind, The singers sweetly gifted, Whose music like a mighty wind The souls of men uplifted. 4. Praise we the peaceful men of skill, Who builded homes of beauty, And, rich in art, made richer still The brotherhood of duty. 5. Praise we the glorious names we know, And they whose names have perished, Lost, in the haze of long ago, In silent love be cherished. 6. In peace their sacred ashes rest, Fulfilled their day’s endeavor; They blessed the earth, and they are blessed Of God and man forever. Languages: English Tune Title: ACH GOTT UND HERR

Now praise we great and famous men

Author: Rev. William G. Tarrant (1853-1928) Hymnal: The Hymnal #491 (1950) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Now praise we great and famous men, The fathers named in story; And praise the Lord who now as then Reveals in man His glory. 2 Praise we the wise and brave and strong, Who graced their generation; Who helped the right, and fought the wrong, And made our folk a nation. 3 Praise we the great of heart and mind, The singers sweetly gifted, Whose music like a mighty wind The souls of men uplifted. 4 Praise we the peaceful men of skill Who builded homes of beauty, And, rich in art, made richer still The brotherhood of duty. 5 So praise we great and famous men, The fathers, named in story; And praise the Lord who now as then Reveals in man His glory. Amen. Topics: Special Seasons and Services Memorial Days; Anniversaries; Citizenship, Christian; Memorial Days Tune Title: ACH GOTT UND HERR

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W. G. Tarrant

1853 - 1928 Person Name: William G. Tarrant Author of "Now Praise We Great and Famous Men" in Christian Worship Tarrant, William George, B.A., b. 1853. Since 1883 Minister of the Wandsworth Unitarian Christian Church. Editor of The Inquirer, 1888-97. One of the editors of the Essex Hall Hymnal. 1890, and of the Revised ed., 1902. 1. Come, let us Join with faithful souls. The Faithful. 2. Draw nigh to God; He will draw nigh to you. The Divine Helper. 3. Long ago the lilies faded. The Constant Presence. 4. The Light along the ages. Easter. 5. With happy voices ringing. Children's Praise. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 Composer of "DOMINUS REGIT ME" in Christian Worship As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman