With All My Heart Will I Record

With all my heart will I record

Author: Dewey Westra (1931)
Tune: GENEVAN 138
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: Dewey Westra

Dewey D. Westra (b. Holland, MI, 1899; d. Wyoming, MI, 1979) was a dedicated educator, writer, and musician who faithfully served the Christian Reformed Church. He attended Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Wayne State University in Detroit. In the 1920s and 30s he was a Christian school Principal in Byron Center and Detroit, Michigan. During the 1940s he was involved in various ventures, including becoming a diesel instructor for the Ford Motor Company. After 1947 he became a principal again, serving at Christian schools in Sioux Center, Iowa; Randolph, Wisconsin; and Walker, Michigan. Westra wrote poetry in English, Dutch, and Frisian, and translated poetry into English from Dutch and Frisian. He arranged many songs and composed… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: With all my heart will I record
Title: With All My Heart Will I Record
Author: Dewey Westra (1931)
Meter: 8.9.8.9 D
Language: English
Copyright: © 1976 Faith Alive Christian Resources

Tune

GENEVAN 138

GENEVAN 138 was first published in the 1551 edition of the Genevan Psalter. Dale Grotenhuis (PHH 4) harmonized the tune in 1985. See also the 1564 alternative harmonization by Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) with the melody in the tenor (facing page). This second setting can be useful for a choral stanza (f…

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Psalter Hymnal (Red) #303

Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #287

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