O earth, thy past is crowned and consecrated

O earth, thy past is crowned and consecrated

Author: Thomas Lake Harris
Tune: DONNE SECOURS
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Thomas Lake Harris

Harris, Thomas Lake, born May 15, 1823. Under his name three hymns are given in the American Unitarian Hymns of the Spirit, 1864:—(1) "In every human mind we see" (The Soul God's Temple); (2) "Look up, O man, behold the same" (God All in All); (3) "O earth, thy past is crowned and consecrated" (Past, Present and Future). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O earth, thy past is crowned and consecrated
Author: Thomas Lake Harris
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

DONNE SECOURS

GENEVAN 12 first appeared in the 1551 Genevan Psalter and has thus been attributed to Louis Bourgeois (PHH 3), music editor for the 1551 edition. It is also known as DONNE SECOURS, the first two words of the French text for Psalm 12. The tune is included in many English-language hymnals because of i…

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Instances

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Church Harmonies #909

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Hymns in Harmony with Modern Thought #118

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Hymns of the Spirit #245

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #354

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d439

Souvenir Festive Hymns #d12

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