Earth blooms afresh in joyous dyes

Earth blooms afresh in joyous dyes

Author: Adam, de Saint-Victor
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Adam, de Saint-Victor

Adam of St. Victor. Of the life of this, the most prominent and prolific of the Latin hymnists of the Middle Ages, very little is known. It is even uncertain whether he was an Englishman or a Frenchman by birth. He is described by the writers nearest to his own epoch, as Brito, which may indicate a native of either Britain, or Brittany. All that is certainly known concerning him is, that about A.D. 1130, after having been educated at Paris, he became, as quite a young man, a monk in the Abbey of St. Victor, then in the suburbs, but afterwards through the growth of that city, included within the walls of Paris itself. In this abbey, which, especially at that period, was celebrated as a school of theology, he passed the whole of the rest of h… Go to person page >

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First Line: Earth blooms afresh in joyous dyes
Author: Adam, de Saint-Victor
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #214

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Carmina Sanctorum #214

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Our New Hymnal #510

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d132

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