John M. Neale's life is a study in contrasts: born into an evangelical home, he had sympathies toward Rome; in perpetual ill health, he was incredibly productive; of scholarly temperament, he devoted much time to improving social conditions in his area; often ignored or despised by his contemporaries, he is lauded today for his contributions to the church and hymnody. Neale's gifts came to expression early–he won the Seatonian prize for religious poetry eleven times while a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1842, but ill health and his strong support of the Oxford Movement kept him from ordinary parish ministry. So Neale spent the years between 1846 and 1866 as a warden of Sackvi… Go to person page >
Author: Anonymous
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Display Title: Finished the strifeFirst Line: Finished the strife of battle nowTune Title: SURREXITAuthor: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866; UnknownMeter: 8 8 8 and AlleluiasScripture: 1 Peter 3:18-19Date: 2000Subject: Easter | ; Year A | Easter 6
Display Title: Finished the strife of battle nowFirst Line: Finished the strife of battle nowTune Title: SURREXITAuthor: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866Meter: 888 and AlleluisScripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:19-20Date: 2000Subject: Easter | ; Easter Day | Year A; Easter II | Year C; Easter III | Year A; Easter IV | Year BSource: Latin, probably 17th century
Display Title: Finished the strife of battle nowFirst Line: Finished the strife of battle nowTune Title: SURREXITAuthor: John Mason Neale, 1818-66Meter: 888 and AlleluyasDate: 2006Subject: Easter Day | ; Easter Vigil | ; The Christian Year | EasterSource: Sympnonia Sirenum Selectarum, Cologne, 1695