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Author: James Quinn
James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company.
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FOREST GREEN is an English folk tune associated with the ballad "The Ploughboy's Dream." Ralph Vaughan Williams (PHH 316) turned FOREST GREEN into a hymn tune for The English Hymnal (1906), using it as a setting for "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
Shaped in rounded bar form (AABA), FOREST GREEN has th…
Thought by some scholars to date back to the Middle Ages, KINGSFOLD is a folk tune set to a variety of texts in England and Ireland. The tune was published in English Country Songs [sic: English County Songs] (1893), an anthology compiled by Lucy E. Broadwood and J. A. Fuller Maitland. After having…
Display Title: Blessed Be the God of IsraelFirst Line: Blessed be the God of IsraelTune Title: FOREST GREENAuthor: James QuinnMeter: 8.6.8.6. D. (C.M.D.)Scripture: Luke 1:68Date: 1991
Display Title: Blessed Be the God of IsraelFirst Line: Blessed be the God of IsraelTune Title: FOREST GREENAuthor: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919Scripture: Luke 1:68-80Date: 1994Subject: Canticles | Zechariah; Christmas | ; Covenant/Law | ; Epiphany | ; Liturgy of the Hours | Canticle of Zechariah; Peace |
Display Title: Luke 1: Canticle of ZacharyFirst Line: Blest be the God of IsraelTune Title: [Blest be the God of Israel]Author: James D. Quinn, SJ, b. 1919Date: 2003Subject: Covenant | ; Kingdom/Reign of God | ; Love of God for Us | ; Salvation | ; Service Music for Mass: Introductory Rites | Entrance Song
Display Title: Luke 1: Canticle of ZacharyFirst Line: Blest be the God of IsraelTune Title: [Blest be the God of Israel]Author: James Quinn, SJ, 1919-2010Scripture: Luke 1:68-79Date: 2012Subject: Covenant | ; Kingdom/Reign of God | ; Love of God for Us | ; Morning Prayer | Gospel Canticle; Salvation | ; The Liturgical Year | Advent (Sundays and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year | The Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24)
Display Title: Canticle of ZechariahFirst Line: Blest be the God of IsraelTune Title: FOREST GREENAuthor: James Quinn, SJ, 1919-2010Meter: CMDScripture: Luke 1:68-79Date: 2015Subject: Canticles |
Display Title: Song of ZechariahFirst Line: Blest be the God of IsraelTune Title: KINGSFOLDAuthor: James Quinn, S.J.Meter: C.M.D.Scripture: Luke 1:68-79Date: 1996Subject: Advent | Coming; Canticles | ; Epiphany | Life; Jesus Christ | Lordship; Promise and Covenant | ; Redemption |
Display Title: Song of ZechariahFirst Line: Blest be the God of IsraelTune Title: KINGSFOLDAuthor: James Quinn, S.J.Meter: CMDScripture: Luke 1:68-79Date: 1990
Display Title: Blessed be the God of IsraelFirst Line: Blessed be the God of IsraelTune Title: FOREST GREENAuthor: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919Meter: CMDScripture: Luke 1:68-79Date: 1986Subject: Liturgy of the Hours | Gospel Canticle