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Thy Word Is Like a Garden, Lord

Author: Edwin Hodder Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 155 hymnals

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[The Word is like a garden, Lord]

Appears in 237 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Gottfried W. Fink, 1783-1846 Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 51176 56556 21715 Used With Text: Thy Word Is Like a Garden, Lord
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[Thy word is like a garden, Lord]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. Lester Thurman Incipit: 55345 11776 56453 Used With Text: Thy word is like a garden, Lord
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PETERSHAM

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 37 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Clement William Poole (1828-1924) Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13516 54332 5665 Used With Text: Thy Word is like a garden, Lord

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Thy Word is Like a Garden

Author: Edwin Hodder Hymnal: Carols of Hope #95 (1906) First Line: Thy Word is like a garden, Lord Lyrics: 1. Thy Word is like a garden, Lord, With flowers bright and fair; And ev'ry one who seeks may pluck A lovely cluster there. Thy Word is like a deep, deep mine; And jewels rich and rare Are hidden in its mighty depths For ev'ry searcher there. 2. Thy Word is like a starry host: A thousand rays of light Are seen to guide the trav'ler home And make his pathway bright. Thy Word is like an arm'ry grand Where soldiers may repair And find for life's long battle day All needful weapons there. 3. O may I love thy precious Word; May I explore the mine, May I its fragrant flowers glean, May light upon me shine! O may I find my armor there! Thy Word my trusty sword; I'll learn to fight with ev'ry foe The battle of the Lord. Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy Word is like a garden, Lord]
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Thy Word Is Like a Garden, Lord

Author: Edwin Hodder Hymnal: Hymns of Faith #112 (1980) Lyrics: 1 Thy Word is like a garden, Lord, With flowers bright and fair; And everyone who seeks may pluck A lovely cluster there. Thy Word is like a deep, deep mine, And jewels rich and rare Are hidden in its mighty depths For every searcher there. 2 Thy Word is like a starry host: A thousand rays of light Are seen to guide the traveler, And make his pathway bright. Thy Word is like an armory, Where soldiers may repair, And find, for life’s long battle day, All needful weapons there. 3 Oh, may I love Thy precious Word, May I explore the mine, May I its fragrant flowers glean, May light upon me shine! Oh, may I find my armor there! Thy Word my trusty sword, I’ll learn to fight with every foe The battle of the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 119:148 Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy Word is like a garden, Lord]
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Thy Word Is Like a Garden, Lord

Author: Edwin Hodder, 1837-1904 Hymnal: Revival Hymns and Choruses #251 (1970) First Line: The Word is like a garden, Lord Lyrics: 1 Thy Word is like a garden, Lord, With flowers bright and fair; And ev'ry one who seeks may pluck A lovely cluster there. Thy Word is like a deep, deep mine, And jewels rich and rare Are hidden in the mighty depths For ev'ry searcher there. 2 Thy Word is like a starry host - A thousand rays of light Are seen to guide the traveler, And make his pathway bright. Thy Word is like an armory, Where soldiers may repair, And find, for life's long battle-day, All needful weapons there. 3 O may I love Thy precious Word, May I explore the mine; May I its fragrant flowers glean, May light upon me shine. O may I find my armor there, Thy Word my trusty sword! I'll learn to fight with ev'ry foe The battle of the Lord! Topics: Children's Hymns; Word of God Languages: English Tune Title: [The Word is like a garden, Lord]

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958 Person Name: R. Vaughan Williams Arranger of "FOREST GREEN" in The Mennonite Hymnary, published by the Board of Publication of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrange­ments of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). Bert Polman

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Composer of "[Thy Word is like a garden, Lord]" in Carols of Hope In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Joseph Barnby

1838 - 1896 Composer of "SOHO" in Songs of the Christian Life Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) An accomplished and popular choral director in England, Barby showed his musical genius early: he was an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve. He became organist at St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he developed an outstanding choral program (at times nicknamed "the Sunday Opera"). Barnby introduced annual performances of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion in St. Anne's, Soho, and directed the first performance in an English church of the St. Matthew Passion. He was also active in regional music festivals, conducted the Royal Choral Society, and composed and edited music (mainly for Novello and Company). In 1892 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. His compositions include many anthems and service music for the Anglican liturgy, as well as 246 hymn tunes (published posthumously in 1897). He edited four hymnals, including The Hymnary (1872) and The Congregational Sunday School Hymnal (1891), and coedited The Cathedral Psalter (1873). Bert Polman