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On a barren hilltop

Author: Christopher Webber
Tune: KING'S WESTON
ONE LICENSE: 72203
Published in 2 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	The Church Pianist's Library, Vol. 11

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Author: Christopher Webber

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE WEBBER was born 5 January 1932 in Cuba, New York, son of the Rev. Roy Lawrence Webber and Hortense Marie Basquin. He graduated from South Kent School (South Kent, CT) in 1949, Princeton University in 1953, and General Theological Seminary (NYC) in 1956. He is the author of A New Metrical Psalter (1986), Hymns from the Bible (2000), and Songs of Justice, Peace, and Love: The Sharon Hymnal (2022). Chris Fenner Go to person page >

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First Line:	On a barren hilltop
Title:	Come Boldly
Author:	Christopher Webber
Meter:	6.5.6.5 D
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 2008 Faith Alive Christian Resources

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KING'S WESTON

Ralph Vaughan Williams (PHH 316) composed KING'S WESTON for this text. It was published in Songs of Praise (1925). The combination of text and tune in a festive hymn¬-anthem by Vaughan Williams has become a favorite of many church choirs. The tune's title refers to a manor house on the Avon River n…

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