The Father's house is very large

Author: J. G. Pigg

Pigg, Joseph Gage, was born at Norwich, Dec. 14, 1816. He was Congregational minister at Wolverhampton, at Wymondham, and after 1850 at Marlborough Chapel, Old Kent Road, London. He d. Dec. 5, 1860. He edition the Home Book for Children of all ages, 1854, which passed through several eds. Two hymns are associated with his name:— 1. The cheerful day comes back from God. [Morning.] 1854, as above, p. 80, as "Morning Hymn for a Christian child," given without name of author. 2. The Father's house is very large. [Eternal Life.] This is in E. Hodder's New Sunday School Hymn Book, 1863, marked as by "P.," and in the S. S. Hymnary, 1905, as by “J. Gage Pigg." We are unable to determine whether either is really by Mr. Pigg. --John Ju… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The Father's house is very large
Author:	J. G. Pigg (circa 1880)
Language:	English

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TALLIS' CANON

TALLIS CANON is one of nine tunes Thomas Tallis (PHH 62) contributed to Matthew Parker's Psalter (around 1561). There it was used as a setting for Psalm 67. In the original tune the melody began in the tenor, followed by the soprano, and featured repeated phrases. Thomas Ravenscroft (PHH 59) publish…

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