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Lord, who dost the voices bless

Author: Theodore Chickering Williams

Williams, Theodore Chickering, an American Unitarian minister, b. at Brookline, Mass., in 1855, and educated at Harvard, 1876, and the Harvard Divinity School, 1882. He was from 1882 to 1896 pastor of All Souls, N. Y., and has been since 1899 headmaster of Hackley School, Tarrytown, N.Y. His hymns include:— 1. As the storm retreating leaves the vales in peace. [Evening.] (1888). 2. Glory to God on high . . . Let the whole creation cry. [Praise.] (1889). 3. I long did roam afar from home. [Brought Home by Christ.] (1889). 4. Lord, Who dost the voices bless. [Ordination.] (1881). 5. My heart of dust was made. [The Image of God desired.] This is Anon, in Amore Dei, but in the Index of Authors thereto it is given… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Lord, who dost the voices bless
Author: Theodore Chickering Williams (1881)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

DIX (Kocher)

An early form of the tune DIX was composed by Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872). Trained as a teacher, Kocher moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him t…

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Hymnal Amore Dei #S1

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #92

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a92

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #85

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Hymns of the Church Universal #624

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Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #450

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #489

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d150

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