Paul T. Langston (b. Marianna, FL, 1928) composed ERIN on request in 1974 for the 1975 Baptist Hymnal, in which it was published as a setting for W. Nantlais Williams' urban hymn “Jesus, Friend of Thronging Pilgrims." Langston named the tune after his daughter. Brooks originally wrote his text in…
Henry T. Smart (PHH 233) composed REGENT SQUARE for the Horatius Bonar (PHH 260) doxology "Glory be to God the Father." The tune was first published in the English Presbyterian Church's Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), of which Smart was music editor. Because the text editor of that hymna…
Display Title: Jesus, Friend of Thronging PilgrimsFirst Line: Jesus, friend of thronging pilgrimsTune Title: ERINAuthor: W. Nantlais WilliamsDate: 1975Subject: Jesus Christ | Example; Jesus Christ | Friend; Jesus Christ | Life and Ministry; Social Concern |Source: Five City Hymns
Display Title: Jesus, Friend of Thronging PilgrimsFirst Line: Jesus, Friend of thronging pilgrimsTune Title: REGENT SQUAREAuthor: W. Nantlais Williams, 1874-1959Date: 1970Subject: Life and Ministry |