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Author (v. 3-4): Marjorie Jillson
Marjorie Jillson was born in 1931 in Detroit and graduated from the College of Wooster, Ohio (B.A. in Religion, 1953). She was employed in various secretarial positions by the U.S. Government, Washington, D.C. She returned to Detroit and worked as a dental secretary (1973-1980) until she became ill. A member of Grosse Point Memorial Presbyterian Church, Jillson wrote the texts for Three Simple Melodies (1972) and Five Hymns (1973). The music for both collections was composed by Zimmermann.
--The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
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LAUDATE PUERI was composed by Heinz Werner Zimmermann (b. Freiburg, Germany, 1930), a widely published composer of music written in a jazz-influenced style. LAUDATE PUERI is intended for unison singing, and, like the other church works by Zimmermann, it features some vocal syncopations contrasted by…
Display Title: Praise the Lord! Praise, O ServantsFirst Line: Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the LordTune Title: [Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord]Author: Marjorie JillsonScripture: Psalm 113:1-2Date: 1979Subject: Praise, Thanksgiving | ; Providence and Care | ; Social Concerns |
Display Title: Praise The LordFirst Line: Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord!Tune Title: CARPENTERAuthor: Marjorie Jillson, b. 1931Scripture: Psalm 113Date: 1991Subject: Celebration, Jubilation | ; Love of God for Us | ; Praise, Adoration | ; Social Concern | ; Thanksgiving |
Display Title: Praise the Lord!First Line: Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord!Tune Title: CARPENTERAuthor: Marjorie JillsonScripture: Psalm 113:1-2; Psalm 113:4Date: 1987