EDEN CHURCH

Composer: Dale Wood

Dale Wood was born in Glendale, California, on February 13, 1934, of Finnish-Polish parentage (his father's last name was Wojtkiewiecz, which immigration authorities shortened to Wood). Dale grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Franklin High School, where he was voted "most likely to succeed" in his class. Raised a Lutheran, his career as a composer was launched at age 13 when he won a national hymn-writing competition for the American Lutheran Church. His first choral anthem was accepted for publication one year later. His knowledge of music was immense, and his appreciation ran the gamut from classical to the Broadway stage. He admired composers from Leroy Anderson to Villa Lobos, and he was comfortably conversant with artists such a… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: EDEN CHURCH
Composer: Dale Wood
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Incipit: 12345 54551 75432
Key: c minor
Copyright: © 1959, 1964, Schmitt, Hall & McCreary, c/o CPP/Telwin, Inc.

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Grace Notes XII
    Composer/Editor Timothy Albrecht
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2005) pp. 16
  • From the Serene to the Whimsical: Hymn Introductions for Organ
    Composer/Editor B. Wayne Bisbee
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (1994) pp. 14
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 24: General: Ed - Ew
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Harald Rohlig
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1983) pp. 9

Organ Solo

  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 24: General: Ed - Ew
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Harald Rohlig
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1983) pp. 7

Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #248

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Moravian Book of Worship #392

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Moravian Book of Worship #692

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RitualSong (2nd ed.) #852

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RitualSong #778

Text

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #235

Singing the New Testament #159

The Covenant Hymnal #576

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #47

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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