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LITANY (Hervey)

LITANY (Hervey)

Composer: Frederick A. J. Hervey (1875)
Published in 79 hymnals


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Composer: Frederick A. J. Hervey

Born: May 18, 1846, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Died: August 8, 1910, Norwich, England. Buried: St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Sandringham, Norfolk, England. Son of Alfred, Lord Hervey, Frederick was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1868, MA 1872). He was ordained a deacon in 1869, and priest in 1870. He served as Rector of Upton-Pyne, Devon (1876); Sandringham (1878-1907); Canon of Norwich (1897); and Domestic Chaplain to King Edward VII (1901). --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LITANY (Hervey)
Composer: Frederick A. J. Hervey (1875)
Meter: 7.7.7.6
Incipit: 56711 67243 21653
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #1766
Text: God, the Hope of Those Who Pray
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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #496

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Small Church Music #4330

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #115

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The Cyber Hymnal #1766

Include 75 pre-1979 instances
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