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[To Him who for our sins was slain] (Hodges)

[To Him who for our sins was slain] (Hodges)

Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges

Born: 1830, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Died: May 1, 1915, Baltimore, Maryland. Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Son of composer Edward Hodges, John emigrated to America in 1845, and attended Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Ordained an Episcopal minister in 1854, he served at the Grace/Second Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey (1860-70), and was Rector of St. Paul’s, Baltimore, Maryland, for 35 years. His works include: The Book of Common Praise, 1869 The revised edition of Hymn Tunes, 1903 --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [To Him who for our sins was slain] (Hodges)
Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges
Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6
Incipit: 51175 64556 65342

Texts

To Whom Be Glory Evermore

To Him who for our sins was slain.
To Him, for all His dying pain,
Sing we alleluia!
To Him the Lamb our Sacrifice,
Who gave His blood our ransom-price,
Sing we alleluia!

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