Jesus the Lord of love and life

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Source: The Book of Praise #597
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Author: J. E. Seddon

James E. Seddon (b. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, 1915; d. London, England, 1983) received his musical training at the London College of Music and Trinity College in London and his theological training at the Bible Churchmen's Theological College (now Trinity College) in Bristol. He served various Anglican parishes in England from 1939 to 1945 as well as from 1967 to 1980. Seddon was a missionary in Morocco from 1945 to 1955 and the home secretary for the Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society from 1955 to 1967. Many of his thirty hymns are based on mission­ary themes; he wrote some in Arabic while he lived in Morocco. Seddon joined other Jubilate Group participants to produce Psalm Praise (1973) and Hymns for Today's Church (1982). Bert… Go to person page >

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First Line: Jesus the Lord of love and life
Author: J. E. Seddon
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © Representatives of the late James Edward Seddon / Jubilate Hymns (admin. Hope Publishing Co.)
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Tune

MARYTON

After various tunes had been set to this text, Gladden insisted on the use of MARYTON. Composed by H. Percy Smith (b. Malta, 1825; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1898), the tune was originally published as a setting for John Keble's "Sun of My Soul" in Arthur S. Sullivan's Church Hymns with Tun…

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Instances

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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #294

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #294
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The Book of Praise #597

The Book of Praise #597

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #576

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #576
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