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Faith of Our Fathers

Author: Frederick William Faber Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 854 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: Faith of our fathers, living still

Author: Katharine Lee Bates Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 521 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain; for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine. 3 O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law. United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Author: Julia Ward Howe Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 563 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah

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VENI IMMANUEL

Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 308 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Helmore Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Deliverance; King, God/Christ as; Law of God; Return of Christ; Sickness & Health; Songs for Children Hymns; Advent; Advent; Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Deliverance; King, God/Christ as; Law of God; Nation; Return of Christ; Sickness & Health; Wisdom Tune Sources: Processionale, 15th century Tune Key: e minor Incipit: 13555 46543 4531 Used With Text: O Come, O Come, Immanuel

LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 521 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams Topics: Praise & Adoration; Songs for Children Hymns; Creation and Providence; Alleluias; Creation; Music; Nation; Opening of Worship; Praise & Adoration Tune Sources: Auserlesen Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Cologne, 1623 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11231 34511 23134 Used With Text: All Creatures of Our God and King

ST. ELIZABETH

Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.8 Appears in 553 hymnals Topics: Doxologies; Praise & Adoration; Songs for Children Hymns; Creation and Providence; Creation; Doxologies; Kingdom; Light; Nation; Praise & Adoration; Providence Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11127 13333 42351 Used With Text: Beautiful Savior

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Dread Jehovah! God of nations!

Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #540 (1870) Topics: National Hymns; National Hymns humiliation Lyrics: 1 Dread Jehovah! God of nations! From Thy temple in the skies Hear Thy people's supplications; Now for their deliv'rance rise. 2 Though our sins, our hearts confounding, Long and loud for vengeance call, Thou hast mercy more abounding; Jesus' blood can cleanse them all. 3 Let that love veil our transgression, Let that blood our guilt efface; Save Thy people from oppression, Save from spoil Thy holy place. 4 Lo! with deep contrition turning, Humbly at Thy feet we bend; Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning, Hear us, spare us, and defend. Languages: English

Once to Every Man and Nation

Author: James R. Lowell Hymnal: Sing Joyfully #607 (1989) Topics: National Hymns Lyrics: 1 Once to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; Some great cause, some great decision, Off'ring each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever; 'Twixt that darkness and that light. 2 Then to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, And 'tis prosp'rous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses While the coward stand aside, Till the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. 3 Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet the truth alone is strong: Tho' her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong, Yet that scaffold sways the future, And, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch above His own. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: [Once to every man and nation]

Great God of nations now to thee

Hymnal: Hymns for Christian Devotion #841 (1871) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: National Hymn Languages: English

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Henri F. Hemy

1818 - 1888 Topics: National Hymns Composer of "[Faith of our fathers! living still]" in Sing Joyfully Henri F. Hemy, born in the United Kingdom. Hemy spent time at sea as a young man, emigrating to Australia in 1850 with his family. Unable to make a decent living in Melbourne, he returned to Newcastle England. He was organist at St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church in Newcastle, later teaching professor of music at Tynemouth and at St. Cuthbert's College in Durham. He was pianist to Lord Ravensworth, Music Director of Ushaw College, and his orchestra played at fashionable venues in the region. He sang baritone as well. He composed waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and galops. 3 music works: Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools; Royal Modern Tutor for Pianoforte; Crown of Jesus. He was active in local politics and published a manifesto in the daily newspaper. He lost a ward election. He also painted artwork. He set most of Longfellow's works to music. John Perry

E. J. Hopkins

1818 - 1901 Topics: Special Occasions National Hymns Harmonizer of "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later he became organist at the Church of St. Peter, Islington. In 1841 he became organist at St. Luke’s, Berwick St., Soho. Two Years later he was organist at Temple Church, which had a historic organ (built in 1683). He held this position for 55 years. In 1845 he married Sarah Lovett, and they had four sons and five daughters. He was closely associated with the Bach Society and was organist for the first English performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault publishing “The organ, its history and construction” (3 editions 1855-70-77). In 1864 he was one of the founders of the “College of organists”. In 1882 he received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He composed 30+ hymn tunes and some psalm chants, used by the Church of England. He died in London, England. John Perry

Samuel Webbe

1740 - 1816 Topics: Special Occasions National Hymns Composer of "MELCOMBE" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise Samuel Webbe (the elder; b. London, England, 1740; d. London, 1816) Webbe's father died soon after Samuel was born without providing financial security for the family. Thus Webbe received little education and was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker at the age of eleven. However, he was determined to study and taught himself Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, German, and Italian while working on his apprenticeship. He also worked as a music copyist and received musical training from Carl Barbant, organist at the Bavarian Embassy. Restricted at this time in England, Roman Catholic worship was freely permitted in the foreign embassies. Because Webbe was Roman Catholic, he became organist at the Portuguese Chapel and later at the Sardinian and Spanish chapels in their respective embassies. He wrote much music for Roman Catholic services and composed hymn tunes, motets, and madrigals. Webbe is considered an outstanding composer of glees and catches, as is evident in his nine published collections of these smaller choral works. He also published A Collection of Sacred Music (c. 1790), A Collection of Masses for Small Choirs (1792), and, with his son Samuel (the younger), Antiphons in Six Books of Anthems (1818). Bert Polman

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