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[O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]

Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. A. Macfarren (1813-1887) Incipit: 56512 31171 Used With Text: O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands

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O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands

Appears in 368 hymnals Used With Tune: [O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]
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O sing unto the Lord a new song; For He hath done marvellous things

Appears in 286 hymnals Used With Tune: [O sing unto the Lord a new song; For He hath done marvellous things]
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Bonum Est confiteri

Appears in 269 hymnals First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord Lyrics: 1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most High; 2 To show forth Thy loving-kindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness every night. 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery, upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4 For Thou, O Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work; I will triumphs in the works of Thy hands. 5 Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; 6 As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Topics: Chants Scripture: Psalm 92 Used With Tune: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord]

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O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands

Hymnal: Church Hymns and Tunes #C19 (1906) Languages: English Tune Title: [O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]
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Benedic, Anima mea

Hymnal: Sunday-School Book #P14c (1896) First Line: Bless the Lord, O my soul Languages: English Tune Title: [Bless the Lord, O my soul]
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Psalm 100

Hymnal: Moravian Book of Worship #249b (1995) First Line: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth Lyrics: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. (Gloria Patri may be added) Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 100 Languages: English Tune Title: [Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth]

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George A. Macfarren

1813 - 1887 Person Name: G. A. Macfarren Composer of "[O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]" in Church Hymns and Tunes George Alexander Macfarren, Mus. Doc.; b. London, 1813; d. London, 1887 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908 ======================= Born: March 2, 1813, Westminster, England. Died: October 31, 1887, St. Marylebone, England. Buried: Hampstead Cemetery, London, England. Brother of Walter Macfarren, George was a principal of the Royal Academy of Music; professor at Cambridge University; conductor at Covent Garden, London; program note writer for the Philharmonic Society; and editor of Handel and Purcell. He wrote 18 operas, 13 oratorios and cantatas, 9 symphonies, and 162 songs. He went blind in 1860, and was knighted in 1883. Sources: Frost, p. 681 Lightwood, p. 189 Nutter, p. 460 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/macfarren_ga.htm =============================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Alexander_Macfarren

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The Hymnal

Publication Date: 1916 Publisher: Church Pension Fund Publication Place: New York
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