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Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)

Hymn on ONE LICENSE

Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang (Midnight stars make bright the skies)

Author: Jing-qiu Yang; Translator (English): Mildred A. Wiant
Tune: HUAN-SHA-CH'I
ONE LICENSE: AF20210121
Published in 5 hymnals


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Author: Jing-qiu Yang

Yang Ching-chiu (楊鏡秋, Yang Jingqiu) 1897-1984 was a Chinese pastor. He served at St. John's Church, Suzhou in 1946. He was elected member of the National Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement in 1954. Go to person page >

Translator (English): Mildred A. Wiant

Mildred Kathryn Artz was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1898 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920). She married Bliss Wiant (2933) and went to Boston. In 1923 the Wiants moved to Peking, China, where Mildred became associate professor of voice at Yenching University. She was instructor of vocal music at Scarritt College (1942-1946; 1951-1962) and at Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1963-1965). Many of her translations appeared in the National Council of Churches booklet of 1969. ----The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang (Midnight stars make bright the skies)
Title: Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)
Author: Jing-qiu Yang
Translator (English): Mildred A. Wiant
Language: English; Mandarin
Copyright: © 1990 Christian Conference of Asia, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #280

Sound the Bamboo #135

赞美诗(新编)Chinese New Hymnal #68

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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