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We may not climb the heavenly steeps

Author: John G. Whittier Appears in 262 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book Lyrics: 1 We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Saviour down; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For him no depths can drown. 2 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is he; And faith has yet its Olivet, And love its Galilee. 3 The healing of the seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch him in life's throng and press, And we are whole again. 4 Through him the first fond prayers are said Our lips of childhood frame; The last low whispers of our dead Are burdened with his name. 5 O Lord and Master of us all, Whate'er our name or sign, We own thy sway, we hear thy call, We test our lives by thine! Topics: Christ Life and Character Used With Tune: INVITATION

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ARLINGTON

Appears in 1,017 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas A. Arne Hymnal Title: Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 13332 11123 54332 Used With Text: We may not climb the heavenly steeps
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NOEL

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 149 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. S. Sullivan Hymnal Title: Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 12321 23432 5534 Used With Text: We may not climb the heavenly steeps
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SERENITY

Appears in 361 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William V. Wallace Hymnal Title: Christian Service Songs Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 33343 32225 23435 Used With Text: We May Not Climb The Heavenly Steeps

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We may not climb the heavenly steeps

Author: John G. Whittier (1807-1892) Hymnal: A Manual of Worship #227 (1903) Hymnal Title: A Manual of Worship Languages: English
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We may not climb the heavenly steeps

Author: J. G. Whittier Hymnal: A Selection of Spiritual Songs #271 (1878) Hymnal Title: A Selection of Spiritual Songs Languages: English
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We may not climb the heavenly steeps

Hymnal: A Selection of Spiritual Songs #144 (1881) Hymnal Title: A Selection of Spiritual Songs Topics: Christ Languages: English Tune Title: [We may not climb the heavenly steeps]

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Thomas Augustine Arne

1710 - 1778 Person Name: Thomas A. Arne Hymnal Title: Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Composer of "ARLINGTON" in Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne was born March 12, 1710, in London; became early celebrated as a composer, and established his reputation by settling Milton's "Comus" to music - light, airy, and original; he composed many songs, and nearly all his attempts were successful; died March 5, 1778, aged 68. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876

Arthur Sullivan

1842 - 1900 Person Name: A. S. Sullivan Hymnal Title: Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Arranger of "NOEL" in Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandĀ­master and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he comĀ­posed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas. Bert Polman

John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: J. B. Dykes Hymnal Title: Gloria Deo Composer of "BRADLEY" in Gloria Deo 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