Praise God In This Holy Dwelling

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Praise God in this holy dwelling

Author: Omer Westendorf
Tune: [Praise God in this holy dwelling]
Published in 9 hymnals

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Author: Omer Westendorf

Omer Westendorf, one of the earliest lyricists for Roman Catholic liturgical music in English, died on October 22, 1997, at the age of eighty-one. Born on February 24, 1916, Omer got his start in music publishing after World War II, when he brought home for his parish choir in Cincinnati some of the Mass settings he had discovered in Holland. Interest in the new music being published in Europe led to his creation of the World Library of Sacred Music, initially a music-importing firm that brought much of this new European repertoire to U.S. parishes. Operating out of a garage in those early years, Omer often joked about the surprised expressions of visitors who stopped by and found a wide range of sheet music in various states of “stora… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Praise God in this holy dwelling
Title: Praise God In This Holy Dwelling
Author: Omer Westendorf
Language: English
Copyright: © 1964, World Library Publications

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

Gather (3rd ed.) #94

Gather Comprehensive #142

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #78

Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) #737

One in Faith #298

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #116

RitualSong #200

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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