Thy kingdom, Lord, we long for

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Thy kingdom, Lord, we long for

Author: Vida D. Scudder (1913)
Tune: TOURS
Published in 11 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Three Hymn Settings for Organ, Set 2

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	Hymn Introductions and Descants for Trum…

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	CHURCH'S ONE FOUNDATION, THE

Author: Vida D. Scudder

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Text Information

First Line:	Thy kingdom, Lord, we long for
Author:	Vida D. Scudder (1913)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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TOURS

The tune was named after its composer and published in the British volume The Hymnary (1872). TOURS has four broad phrases. Its repetitions of melodic and rhythmic units make it accessible and loved. The harmony suggests a stately tempo. Berthold Tours (b. Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1838; d. Fulham…

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AURELIA

Composed by Samuel S. Wesley (PHH 206), AURELIA (meaning "golden") was published as a setting for “Jerusalem the Golden” in Selection of Psalms and Hymns, which was compiled by Charles Kemble and Wesley in 1864. Though opinions vary concerning the tune's merits (Henry J. Gauntlett once condemned…

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