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VERBUM PACIS (Lomas)

VERBUM PACIS (Lomas)

Composer: George Lomas (1876)
Published in 18 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: George Lomas

Born: 1834, Birch Hall, Bol­ton, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land. Died: 1884, Sheff­ield, South York­shire, Eng­land. A stu­dent of Will­iam Stern­dale Ben­nett and Charles Steg­gall, Lom­as re­ceived his BMus de­gree from New Coll­ege, Ox­ford. He played the or­gan at Dids­bu­ry Par­ish Church, and at Em­man­u­el Church, Bar­low Moor, Man­ches­ter (1858-84). Music: CHAMOUNI ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE SURSUM CORDA http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/m/lomas_g.htm… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: VERBUM PACIS (Lomas)
Composer: George Lomas (1876)
Meter: 6.6.8.4
Incipit: 32354 32136 717
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

With the sweet word of peace

With the sweet word of peace
We bid our brethren go;
Peace as a river to increase,
And ceaseless flow.

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Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 17 Number 2 December 1953: Voluntaries for the Church Organ
    Composer/Editors Ellen Jane Lorenz; Camil van Hulse
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1953) pp. 40

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #264

Audio

Small Church Music #3197

Include 16 pre-1979 instances
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