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[Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews] (Brackett)

[Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews] (Brackett)

Composer: Lyman F. Brackett
Published in 2 hymnals


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Composer: Lyman F. Brackett

Brackett was born on September 30, 1852 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He worked for a while for the Ol­i­ver Dit­son Com­pa­ny, and lat­er taught in Chick­er­ing Hall in Bos­ton. He was the mu­sic ed­it­or of the first Chris­tian Sci­ence Hym­nal in 1892, con­trib­ut­ing 99 tunes. He died on May 8, 1937 in Roslindale, Massachusetts. Sources: Hogdson, Hughes, p. 321 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews] (Brackett)
Composer: Lyman F. Brackett
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 31352 12333 33324
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #11318
Text: Had I The Tongues Of Greeks And Jews
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #11318

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