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SILCHESTER

Meter: 5.5.8 D Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. K. Stanton (1891-1978) Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 32125 12354 Used With Text: Fairest Lord Jesus

Author: Lilian Stevenson (1870-1960) Meter: 5.5.8 D Appears in 596 hymnals Topics: God, Saviour Praised and Worshipped; The Ascension of Christ Used With Tune: SILCHESTER Text Sources: the German (seventeenth century)

Baptized in water

Author: Michael Saward (born 1932) Meter: 5.5.8 D Appears in 49 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, cleansed by the blood of Christ our king; heirs of salvation, trusting his promise — faithfully now God's praise we sing. 2 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, dead in the tomb with Christ our king; one with his rising, freed and forgiven, thankfully now God's praise we sing. 3 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, marked with the sign of Christ our king; born of one Father, we are his children — joyfully now God's praise we sing. Topics: God's Church Christian Initiation; Trinity Sunday The Trinity Scripture: Romans 6:1-4 Used With Tune: SILCHESTER

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Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Fairest Lord Jesus

Author: Lilian Stevenson (1870-1960) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #209b (1987) Meter: 5.5.8 D Topics: God, Saviour Praised and Worshipped; The Ascension of Christ Languages: English Tune Title: SILCHESTER

Baptized in water

Author: Michael Saward (born 1932) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #381 (1987) Meter: 5.5.8 D Lyrics: 1 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, cleansed by the blood of Christ our king; heirs of salvation, trusting his promise — faithfully now God's praise we sing. 2 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, dead in the tomb with Christ our king; one with his rising, freed and forgiven, thankfully now God's praise we sing. 3 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, marked with the sign of Christ our king; born of one Father, we are his children — joyfully now God's praise we sing. Topics: God's Church Christian Initiation; Trinity Sunday The Trinity Scripture: Romans 6:1-4 Languages: English Tune Title: SILCHESTER

People

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Michael Saward

1932 - 2015 Person Name: Michael Saward (born 1932) Author of "Baptized in water" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Michael John Saward (b. Blackheath, Kent, England, 1932) was residentiary Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and a church commissioner and member of the general synod of the Church of England. Educated at Eltham College, Bristol University, and Tyndale Hall, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1956. Saward served in several congregations and was radio and television officer for the Church Information Office (1967-1972). His publications include Leisure (1963), Couldn’t Care Less (1966), Don't Miss the Party (1974), and All Change (1983). Associated with the Jubilate Group for a number of years, he has written some sixty hymns and served as text editor for Hymns for Today's Church (1982). Bert Polman

Walter Stanton

1891 - 1978 Person Name: W. K. Stanton (1891-1978) Composer of "SILCHESTER" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Stanton, Walter Kendall; d. 1978; British conductor and educator