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BELWIN

Composer: Unknown

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Composer: William Jones

Born: Ju­ly 30, 1726, Lo­wick, North­amp­ton­shire, Eng­land. Died: Jan­u­ary 6, 1800, Hol­ling­bourne, Kent, Eng­land. Pseudonym: Jones of Nay­land. Jones was ed­u­cat­ed at Char­ter­house and Un­i­ver­si­ty Coll­ege, Ox­ford. He be­came Vi­car of Beth­ers­den, Kent (1764); Pluck­ley, Kent; and Pas­ton, North­amp­ton­shire; per­pe­tu­al Cur­ate of Nay­land, Suf­folk (1777); and Rec­tor of Hol­ling­bourne, Kent (1798). He be­came a Fel­low of the Roy­al So­ci­e­ty in 1775. His works in­clude: The Ca­tho­lic Doc­trine of the Trin­i­ty, 1756 Fairchild Dis­cours­es, 1775 Physiological Dis­qui­si­tions, 1781 A Treatise on the Art of Mu­sic, 1784 Church Pi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BELWIN
Composer: Unknown
Composer: William Jones
Meter: 6.5.6.5
Incipit: 32121 71122 33212
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #274

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Hymns of the Faith #383

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Prayer Book and Hymnal for the Sunday School #87

The Book of Praise for Church, School and Home #59

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The Book of Praise for Sunday Schools #59

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The Coronation Hymnal #228

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The National Baptist Hymnal #452

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #283b

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