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Morning

Author: W. Bright Appears in 46 hymnals First Line: At Thy feet, O Christ, we lay Used With Tune: CASSEL

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VOLLER WUNDER

Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Johann Georg Ebeling, 1637 - 76 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 15611 71712 56765 Used With Text: At thy feet, O Christ, we lay

HOUGHTON

Appears in 6 hymnals Incipit: 33432 17136 54217 Used With Text: At thy feet, O Christ, we lay
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SUNRISE

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 26 hymnals Tune Sources: Gesangbuch (Trier, Germany: 1695) Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33251 27156 71171 Used With Text: At Thy Feet, O Christ

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At Thy feet, O Christ, we lay

Author: William Bright Hymnal: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #1 (1897) Languages: English Tune Title: [At Thy feet, O Christ, we lay]

At thy feet, O Christ, we lay

Author: William Bright Hymnal: Hymns and Psalms #630 (1983) Languages: English Tune Title: HEATHLANDS
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At thy feet, O Christ, we lay

Author: William Bright, 1824-1901 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #1 (2010) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 At thy feet, O Christ, we lay thine own gift of this new day; doubt of what it holds in store makes us crave thine aid the more; lest it prove a time of loss, mark it, Saviour, with thy cross. 2 If it flow on calm and bright, be thyself our chief delight: if it bring unknown distress, good is all that thou canst bless; only, while its hours begin, pray we, keep them clear of sin. 3 We in part our weakness know, and in part discern our foe; well for us, before thine eyes all our danger open lies; turn not from us, while we plead thy compassions and our need. 4 Fain would we thy word embrace, live each moment on thy grace, all our selves to thee consign, fold up all our wills in thine, think and speak and do and be simply that which pleases thee. 5 Hear us, Lord, and that right soon; hear, and grant the choicest boon that thy love can e’er impart, loyal singleness of heart: do shall this and all our days, Christ our God, show forth thy praise. Topics: Hymns for the Church Year Morning Languages: English Tune Title: SUNRISE

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Henry Thomas Smart

1813 - 1879 Person Name: Henry Smart Composer of "HEATHLANDS" in The Book of Common Praise Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known). Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporiza­tions and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth, Smart designed organs for impor­tant places such as St. Andrew Hall in Glasgow and the Town Hall in Leeds. He composed an opera, oratorios, part-songs, some instrumental music, and many hymn tunes, as well as a large number of works for organ and choir. He edited the Choralebook (1858), the English Presbyterian Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), and the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal (1875). Some of his hymn tunes were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Bert Polman

William Bright

1824 - 1901 Person Name: W. Bright Author of "Morning" in The Fellowship Hymn Book Bright, William, D.D., born at Doncaster, Dec. 14, 1824, and educated at University College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. (first class in Lit. Hum.) in 1846, M.A. in 1849. In 1847 he was Johnson's Theological Scholar: and in 1848 he also obtained the Ellerton Theological Essay prize. He was elected Fellow in 1847, and subsequently became Tutor of his College. Taking Holy Orders in 1848, he was for some time Tutor at Trinity College, Glenalmond; but in 1859 he returned to Oxford, and in 1868 became Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Canon of Christ Church. His publications include:— (1) Ancient Collects, selected from various Rituals, 1857, 2nd ed., 1862; (2) History of the Church from the Edict of Milan to the Council of Chalcedon, 1860; (3) Sermons of St. Leo the Great on the Incarnation, translated with notes, 1862; (4) Faith and Life, 1864-66; (5) Chapters of Early English Church History, 1877; (6) Private Prayers for a Week; (7) Family Prayers for a Week; (8) Notes on the Canons of the First tour Councils. He has also edited (9) Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, 1872; (10) St. Athanasius's Oration against the Arians, &c, 1873; (11) Socrates' Ecclesiastical Hist.; (12) with the Rev. P. G. Medd, Latin Version of the Prayer Book, 1865-69. His poetical works are, (13) Athanasius and other Poems, by a Fellow of a College, 1858; and (14) Hymns & Other Poems, 1866; revised and enlarged, 1874. The last two works contain original hymns and translations. To the hymn-books he is known through his original compositions, seven of which are given in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern and some are found elsewhere. In addition to “And now the wants are told," and "At Thy feet, O Christ, we lay" (q.v.), there are:— 1. And now, 0 Father, mindful of the love. Holy Communion. Published in Hymns Ancient & Modern1875. Part of a composition in his Hymns, &c. 2. Behold us, Lord, before Thee met. Confirmation. Printed in the Monthly Packet, Nov. 1867, and, in a revised form, in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868. 3. How oft, O Lord, Thy face hath shone. St. Thomas. Published in Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1875. 4. Once, only once, and once for all. Holy Communion. Written in 1865, and published in his Hymns, &c, 1866, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. It was given in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868; the new edition, 1875, and several other collections. 5. We know Thee, Who Thou art. Prayer after Pardon. Written in 1865, and published in his Hymns , &c, 1866, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It was included in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868, &c. Canon Bright's hymns merit greater attention than they have received at the hands of compilers. He died March 6, 1901. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =================== Bright, William, p. 182, i. Other hymns in common use are:— 1. God the Father, God the Son. Litany of the Resurrection. Second stanza, "Risen Lord, victorious King." From Iona, &c, 1886. 2. Pie sat to watch o'er customs paid. St. Matthew. In the 1889 Supplemental Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern. 3. Holy Name of Jesus. Name of Jesus. From Iona, &c., 1886. 4. Now at the night's return we raise. Evening. Rugby School Hymn Book, 1876, and others. 5. Thou the Christ for ever one. Mission to the Jews. In the 1889 Supplemental Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Composer of "GLASTONBURY" in The American Hymnal for Chapel Service 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