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Though fatherland be vast and fair

Author: Allen Eastman Cross Appears in 5 hymnals

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MATERNA

Appears in 471 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel A. Ward Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55335 52234 56755 Used With Text: Ein mamwlad lydan ni sy'n hardd (Though Fatherland be vast and fair)

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Ein mamwlad lydan ni sy'n hardd (Though Fatherland be vast and fair)

Author: A. E. C.; D. H. Hymnal: Mawl a chân = praise and song #297 (1952) Languages: English; Welsh Tune Title: MATERNA

Though fatherland be vast and fair

Author: Allen Eastman Cross Hymnal: American Student Hymnal #d331 (1928) Languages: English

Though fatherland be vast and fair

Author: Allen Eastman Cross Hymnal: The New Hymnal of Praise #d362 (1937)

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Samuel A. Ward

1848 - 1903 Composer of "MATERNA" in Mawl a chân = praise and song

Daniel Hughes

Person Name: D. H. Translator of "Ein mamwlad lydan ni sy'n hardd (Though Fatherland be vast and fair)" in Mawl a chân = praise and song

Allen Eastman Cross

1864 - 1942 Person Name: A. E. C. Author of "Ein mamwlad lydan ni sy'n hardd (Though Fatherland be vast and fair)" in Mawl a chân = praise and song Born: De­cem­ber 30, 1864, Man­ches­ter, New Hamp­shire. Died: Ap­ril 23, 1942, Man­ches­ter, New Hamp­shire. Cross at­tend­ed Phil­lips An­do­ver Academy, Am­herst Coll­ege and the An­do­ver The­o­log­ic­al Sem­in­ary. He pas­tored in Clif­ton­dale, Mass­a­chu­setts (1892-96); Spring­field, Mass­a­chu­setts (1896-1901); at the Old South Church, Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts (1901-12); and Mil­ford, Mass­a­chu­setts (1916-25). His works in­clude: Pass on the Torch, 1929 Thunder Over Je­ru­sa­lem/, 1936 --www.hymntime.com/tch/