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Author: Sylvia G. Dunstan
After a brief, arduous battle with liver cancer, Canadian Sylvia Dunstan died in 1993 at the age of 38. For thirteen years, Dunstan had served the United Church of Canada as a parish minister and prison chaplain. She is remembered by those who knew her for her passion for those in need, her gift of writing, and her love of liturgy.
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Lowell Mason (PHH 96) adapted AZMON from a melody composed by Carl G. Gläser in 1828. Mason published a duple-meter version in his Modern Psalmist (1839) but changed it to triple meter in his later publications. Mason used (often obscure) biblical names for his tune titles; Azmon, a city south of C…
Display Title: The Tomb Is Empty! Come and SeeFirst Line: The tomb is empty! Come and seeTune Title: AZMONAuthor: Sylvia G. Dunstan (1955-1993)Meter: CMScripture: Matthew 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-20; Luke 24:1-53; John 20:1-18Date: 1998Subject: Easter (season) |