Hay, Violet Spiller. (1873--1969). She married Commander the Hon. Gerald Hay in Cape Town, South Africa. She was a Christian Science practitioner and teacher, 1902-1969. She was chair of the committee for the Christian Science Hymnal, 1928-1932, and a committee member through 1955. She published a book of solos, and a book of poems.
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LASST UNS ERFREUEN derives its opening line and several other melodic ideas from GENEVAN 68 (68). The tune was first published with the Easter text "Lasst uns erfreuen herzlich sehr" in the Jesuit hymnal Ausserlesene Catlwlische Geistliche Kirchengesänge (Cologne, 1623). LASST UNS ERFREUEN appeared…
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