FESTUS is an abridgement of a tune published in Johann A. Freylinghausen's (PHH 34) Geistreiches Gesangbuch (1704)* as a setting for "O du Hüter Israel." The shortened tune was first published in the Bristol Tune Book (1863). The tune title presumably honors Festus, the Roman procurator of Judea (A…
Display Title: A Living FountainFirst Line: A living fountain, clear and pureTune Title: [A living fountain, clear and pure]Author: B. T. JamesonDate: 1941