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O thou, with whom, in sweet content

Author: Henry W. Foote Appears in 5 hymnals Used With Tune: GOTTLOB, ES GEHT

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 491 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Bacchus Dykes Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 13355 66551 27554 Used With Text: O Thou, With Whom, In Sweet Content

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O Thou, With Whom, In Sweet Content

Author: Henry W. Foote I Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14196 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 O Thou, with whom, in sweet content, The soul that loves Thee shall abide, Grant that Thy spirit may be sent, That by its influence purified And touched and blessed, we may be free, Father and Friend, to dwell with Thee. 2 Oh, fire our hearts with quenchless love For men, and for Thy truth divine— That we may guide to things above, Where in Thy heav’ns eternal shine The strong attractions of that home From which, when found, no soul can roam. 3 And if upon our lonely way, We faint and cry to Thee for aid, Then, O our Father, grant, we pray, That, by us trembling and afraid, May walk the Leader of our race, Filling with light and joy the place. 4 Crown us with love, and so with peace, Transfigure duty to delight; Our lips inspire, our faith increase, Brighten with hope our darkest night. Bring us from earthly bondage free, To find our heav’n in serving Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: MELITA

O thou, with whom, in sweet content

Author: Henry W. Foote Hymnal: Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #259 (1937) Languages: English Tune Title: GOTTLOB, ES GEHT

O thou with whom in sweet content

Author: Henry Wilder Foote Hymnal: Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #289 (1914) Languages: English Tune Title: MELITA

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John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Composer of "MELITA" in Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book 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

Henry Wilder Foote

1838 - 1889 Person Name: Henry W. Foote Author of "O thou, with whom, in sweet content" in Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America