LUCERNA LAUDONIAE

LUCERNA LAUDONIAE

Composer: David Evans
Published in 22 hymnals


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Composer: David Evans

David Evans (b. Resolven, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1874; d. Rosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, 1948) was an important leader in Welsh church music. Educated at Arnold College, Swansea, and at University College, Cardiff, he received a doctorate in music from Oxford University. His longest professional post was as professor of music at University College in Cardiff (1903-1939), where he organized a large music department. He was also a well-known and respected judge at Welsh hymn-singing festivals and a composer of many orchestral and choral works, anthems, service music, and hymn tunes. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE
Composer: David Evans
Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain
Incipit: 55312 36514 31
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press.

Texts

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies.

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Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 19 of 19)
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Ancient and Modern #537b

Ancient and Modern #822

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #181a

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Common Praise #253b

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Hymnal Supplement 1991 #782

Hymns and Psalms #333a

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #27b

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #181a

Singing the Faith #102a

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Small Church Music #1039

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The Hymnal 1982 #416

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The Hymnal 1982 #538

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #20a

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The New English Hymnal #285b

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Together in Song #137

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Together in Song #189

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Voices United #226

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Worship (3rd ed.) #509

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Worship (3rd ed.) #557

Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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