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Revealing Word, Thy Light Portrays

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Author: M. Elmore Turner

Turner, M. Elmore. (Richmond, Virginia, August 16, 1906--?). Disciples of Christ. Lynchburg College, B.A., 1928; The College of the Bible, B.D., 1936; Atlantic Christian College, honorary D.D., 1958. Pastorate at Takoma Park, Maryland, 1928-1933. Assistant professor in religion and philosophy, Lynchburg College, 1936-1939; pastorates at Cape Town, South Africa, 1939-1941; Corbin, Kentucky, 1941-1945; Washington, D.C., 1945-1952; New Bern, North Carolina, 1953-1960; West Point, Georgia, 1960-1969; Charlotte, N.C., 1969-1971. --Jean E. Garriott, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Revealing Word, thy light portrays
Title: Revealing Word, Thy Light Portrays
Author: M. Elmore Turner
Language: English
Publication Date: 1952
Copyright: Words copyright, 1953, by the Hymn Society of America

Tune

ST. PETERSBURG

Dmitri Stephanovich Bortnianski (b. Gloukoff, Ukraine, 1751; d. St. Petersburg, Russia, 1825) was a Russian composer of church music, operas, and instrumental music. His tune ST. PETERSBURG (also known as RUSSIAN HYMN) was first published in J. H. Tscherlitzky's Choralbuch (1825). The tune is suppo…

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Timeline

Instances

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Baptist Hymnal 1956 #177

Page Scan

Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #238

Ten New Hymns on the Bible #9

When Youth Sing #d153

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