[Father, now with joy we gather]

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[Father, now with joy we gather]

Composer: Doreen Potter
Published in 1 hymnal

Composer: Doreen Potter

Doreen Potter was born in 1925 in Panama, but lived in Jamaica during her childhood. She studied music at St. Katharine's College in Liverpool, UK and at Trinity College, London. She was a violinist, pianist, and teacher. She married Philip Potter, general secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Through her husband she met Fred Kaan and composed tunes for Kaan's texts, as well as other hymn tunes. Dianne Shapiro, from biography published by Hope Publishing Company (accessed online 8/5/2020) Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[Father, now with joy we gather]
Composer:	Doreen Potter
Incipit:	55456 53212 26623
Key:	F Major or modal
Copyright:	© 1981 Caribbean Conference of Churches