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COMMUNION (Jenks)

Composer: Stephen Jenks

Born: March 17, 1772, Glocester, Rhode Island. Died: June 3, 1856, Thompson, Ohio. Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Thompson, Ohio. During his life, Jenks moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut; Pound Ridge, New York; and Providence, Rhode Island; finally settling in Thompson, Ohio, in 1829. After moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments. His works include: The New-England Harmonist (Danbury, Connecticut, 1799) The Musical Harmonist (New Haven, Connecticut, 1800. The American Compiler, with Elijah Griswold (Northampton, Massachusetts, 1803) The Delights of Harmony (New Haven, Connecticut, 1804) The Delights of Harmony; or, Norfolk Compiler (Dedha… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: COMMUNION (Jenks)
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 51321 32165 51321
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed

Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sovereign die!
Would he devote that sacred head
for sinners such as I?

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Behold the Savior of Mankind

Timeline

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Burning Bush Songs No. 1 #67

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Evangelical Hymnal #601

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Exalted Praise #237

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Exalted Praise #239

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Glad Hallelujahs #155

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #86

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #87

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #88

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Herald of Praise #Y45

Hymnal #21

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Laudes Domini #212

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Laudes Domini #166

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Liederlust und Psalter #20

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Liederlust und Psalter mit Anhang #20

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #527

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Praise and Promise #201

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #105

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #106

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #107

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Sacred Praise #170

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Showers of Blessing #149

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Sing for Joy #85

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Songs of the Soul No. 2 #74

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Songs of the Soul No. 2 #75

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Songs of the Soul No. 2 #76

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Songs of the Soul No. 2 #77

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #149

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The Brethren Hymnal #434

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The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #184

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The Chapel Hymnal #18

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The Chapel Hymnal #18

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The Church Hymnal #399

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The Epworth Hymnal No. 3 #218

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The Epworth Hymnal No. 3 #219

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The Epworth Hymnal #56a

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The Evangelical Hymnal #109

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The Methodist Hymnal #146a

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The New Jubilee Harp #215

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The New Jubilee Harp #215

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The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal #172

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #759

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #760

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #761

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #287

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The Tribute of Praise #287

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #79

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #161

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Waves of Glory #264

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