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[Welcome into this place]

[Welcome into this place]

Arranger: James Abbington; Composer: Orlando Jaurez
Published in 5 hymnals


Arranger: James Abbington

James Abbington (from the Duke University website) Joseph B. Bethea Professor of the Practice of Sacred Music and Black Church Studies James Abbington’s research interests include worship and music in the Christian church, African American sacred folk music, organ, choral music, and ethnomusicology. He was previously associate professor of church music and worship at Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Ga. and associate visiting professor of Christian hymnody at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Conn. He has served as executive editor of the African American Church Music Series published by GIA Publications in Chicago for over 25 years and as a fellow of The Hymn Society of the Uni… Go to person page >

Composer: Orlando Jaurez

(no biographical information available about Orlando Jaurez.) Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Welcome into this place]
Arranger: James Abbington
Composer: Orlando Jaurez
Incipit: 11513 23313 55432
Key: F Major
Copyright: © 1991, CMI-HP Publishing, admin. By Word Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Life Spring Music (ASCAP)
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

African American Heritage Hymnal #114

African American Heritage Hymnal #114

Chalice Praise (Pew edition) #54

Chalice Praise (Pew edition) #54
Audio

Lift Up Your Hearts #530

Lift Up Your Hearts #530

Total Praise #112

Total Praise #112

Zion still Sings #143

Zion still Sings #143
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