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Dona Nobis Pacem

Meter: Irregular Appears in 40 hymnals Topics: Rounds and Canons First Line: Dona nobis pacem, pacem Lyrics: Dona nobis pacem, pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Used With Tune: DONA NOBIS PACEM Text Sources: Traditional Latin
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Let All on Earth Their Voices Raise

Author: Richard Mant, 1776-1848 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Canons Lyrics: 1 Let all on earth their voices raise, Resounding heaven's joyful praise To God who gave the Apostles grace To run on earth their glorious race. 2 Lord, at whose word they bore the light Of gospel truth to darkest night, To us that heavenly light impart, Make glad our eyes and cheer our heart. 3 Lord, at whose will to them was giv'n To bind and loose in earth and heaven, Our chains unbind, our sins undo, And in our hearts your grace renew. 4 Lord, in whose might they spoke the word Which cured disease and health restored, To us its healing pow'r prolong, Support the weak, confirm the strong. 5 And when the thrones are set on high, And judgment's awesome hour draws nigh, Then, Lord, with them pronounce us blest, And take us to your endless rest. Scripture: Psalm 19:2-5 Used With Tune: TALLIS' CANON Text Sources: Latin, 10th C.
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Jerusalem, My Happy Home

Author: Joseph Bromehead, 1747-1826 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 616 hymnals Topics: Canons Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, my happy home, When shall I with you be? When shall my sorrows have an end? Your joys when shall I see? 2 Your saints are crowned with glory great; They see God face to face; They triumph still, they still rejoice: In that most holy place. 3 There David stands with harp in hand As master of the choir: Ten thousand time that we were blest That might this music hear. 4 Our Lady sings Magnificat With tune surpassing sweet; And all the virgins join the song While sitting at her feet. 5 There Magdalene has left her tears, And cheerfully does sing With blessed saints, whose harmony In every street does ring. 6 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, God grant that I may see Your endless joy, and of the same Partaker ever be! Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4 Used With Tune: LAND OF REST

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RESIGNATION

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 99 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Richard Proulx, b. 1937 Topics: Canons Tune Sources: Funk's Compilation of Genuine Church Music, 1832 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 13532 35165 31351 Used With Text: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
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SEEK YE FIRST

Meter: 13.11.7 with alleluias Appears in 80 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Karen Lafferty, 20th cent. Topics: Rounds and Canons Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 33453 21612 34543 Used With Text: Seek ye first the kingdom of God
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TALLIS CANON

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 465 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Tallis Topics: Rounds and Canons Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 11711 22343 14433 Used With Text: All Praise to You, My God, This Night

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Resurrection Canon

Author: Gerald S. Henderson Hymnal: The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #221 (1986) Meter: 11.11.11 Topics: Canons and Rounds First Line: Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead Scripture: Matthew 28:6 Tune Title: RESURRECTION CANON

Aspiration Canon

Author: Bruce Greer Hymnal: The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #391 (1986) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Topics: Canons and Rounds First Line: I want to be like Jesus Christ Tune Title: ASPIRATION CANON
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A Doxology Canon

Author: Thomas Ken Hymnal: The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #627 (1986) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Canons and Rounds First Line: Praise God from whom all blessings flow Lyrics: Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Tune Title: PRAISE GOD

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John Chandler

1806 - 1876 Person Name: John Chandler, 1806-1876 Topics: Canons Translator of "What Star Is This" in Worship (3rd ed.) John Chandler, one of the most successful translators of hymns, was born at Witley in Surrey, June 16, 1806. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830. Ordained deacon in 1831 and priest in 1832, he succeeded his father as the patron and vicar of Whitley, in 1837. His first volume, entitled The Hymns of the Primitive Church, now first Collected, Translated and Arranged, 1837, contained 100 hymns, for the most part ancient, with a few additions from the Paris Breviary of 1736. Four years later, he republished this volume under the title of hymns of the Church, mostly primitive, collected, translated and arranged for public use, 1841. Other publications include a Life of William of Wykeham, 1842, and Horae sacrae: prayers and meditations from the writings of the divines of the Anglican Church, 1854, as well as numerous sermons and tracts. Chandler died at Putney on July 1, 1876. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion =============== Chandler, John, M.A.,one of the earliest and most successful of modern translators of Latin hymns, son of the Rev. John F. Chandler, was born at Witley, Godalming, Surrey, June 16, 1806, and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1827. He took Holy Orders in 1831, and became Vicar of Witley in 1837. He died at Putney, July 1, 1876. Besides numerous Sermons and Tracts, his prose works include Life of William of Wykeham, 1842; and Horae Sacrae; Prayers and Meditations from the writings of the Divines of the Anglican Church, with an Introduction, 1844. His translations, he says, arose out of his desire to see the ancient prayers of the Anglican Liturgy accompanied by hymns of a corresponding date of composition, and his inability to find these hymns until he says, "My attention was a short time ago directed to some translations [by Isaac Williams] which appeared from time to time in the British Magazine, very beautifully executed, of some hymns extracted from the Parisian Breviary,with originals annexed. Some, indeed, of the Sapphic and Alcaic and other Horatian metres, seem to be of little value; but the rest, of the peculiar hymn-metre, Dimeter Iambics, appear ancient, simple, striking, and devotional—in a word in every way likely to answer our purpose. So I got a copy of the Parisian Breviary [1736], and one or two other old books of Latin Hymns, especially one compiled by Georgius Cassander, printed at Cologne, in the year 1556, and regularly applied myself to the work of selection and translation. The result is the collection I now lay before the public." Preface, Hymns of the Primitive Church, viii., ix. This collection is:— (1) The Hymns of the Primitive Church, now first Collected, Translated, and Arranged, by the Rev. J. Chandler. London, John W. Parker, 1837. These translations were accompanied by the Latin texts. The trsanslations rearranged, with additional translations, original hymns by Chandler and a few taken from other sources, were republished as (2) The Hymns of the Church, mostly Primitive, Collected, Translated, and Arranged/or Public Use, by the Rev. J. Chandler, M.A. London, John W. Parker, 1841. From these works from 30 to 40 translations have come gradually into common use, some of which hold a foremost place in modern hymnals, "Alleluia, best and sweetest;" "Christ is our Corner Stone;" "On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry;" "Jesus, our Hope, our hearts' Desire;" "Now, my soul, thy voice upraising;" "Once more the solemn season calls;" and, "O Jesu, Lord of heavenly grace;" being those which are most widely used. Although Chandler's translations are somewhat free, and, in a few instances, doctrinal difficulties are either evaded or softened down, yet their popularity is unquestionably greater than the translations of several others whose renderings are more massive in style and more literal in execution. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Conrad Kocher

1786 - 1872 Person Name: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872 Topics: Canons Composer of "DIX" in Worship (3rd ed.) Trained as a teacher, Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872) moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him to a career in music. He moved back to Germany in 1811, settled in Stuttgart, and remained there for most of his life. The prestigious Cotta music firm published some of his early compositions and sent him to study music in Italy, where he came under the influence of Palestrina's music. In 1821 Kocher founded the School for Sacred Song in Stuttgart, which popularized four-part singing in the churches of that region. He was organist and choir director at the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart from 1827 to 1865. Kocher wrote a treatise on church music, Die Tonkunst in der Kirche (1823), collected a large number of chorales in Zions Harfe (1855), and composed an oratorio, two operas, and some sonatas. William H. Monk created the current form of DIX by revising and shortening Conrad Kocher's chorale melody for “Treuer Heiland, wir sind hier,” found in Kocher's Stimmen aus dem Reiche Gottes (1838). Bert Polman

William Henry Monk

1823 - 1889 Person Name: William H. Monk, 1823-1889 Topics: Canons Arranger of "DIX" in Worship (3rd ed.) William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to plainsong. He composed over fifty hymn tunes and edited The Scottish Hymnal (1872 edition) and Wordsworth's Hymns for the Holy Year (1862) as well as the periodical Parish Choir (1840-1851). Bert Polman