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TRUESDELL

Composer: William P. Rowan, 1951-

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Arranger: A. Royce Eckhardt, 1937-

Royce Eckhardt has served as a director of music, organist, conductor, composer, arranger, hymnal editor, teacher, and hymnologist for over fifty years. He has served Evangelical Covenant churches as minister of music and organist in Seattle, New Britain (CT), Winnetka, and Hinsdale, Illinois, and also the Winnetka Presbyterian Church. Mr. Eckhardt earned a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance in 1960 from North Park College, Chicago, and a Master of Music degree in liturgical music at Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford in 1972. Royce joined the music faculty at Seattle Pacific College in 1961, teaching organ, music theory and literature courses and directing small choral ensembles. He served as adjunct professor of… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: TRUESDELL
Composer: William P. Rowan, 1951-
Arranger: A. Royce Eckhardt, 1937-
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Key: F Major
Copyright: © 1994 Selah Publishing Company;© 1996 A. Royce Eckhardt
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Texts

Through the Heart of Every City

Through the heart of every city
runs the flow of human need.
'Mid this glass and steel are pulsing
smoldering wick and bruisèd reed.
Has our church a word to offer,
some hope shining from our creed?
Walking through the concrete furrows
Jesus sows the Word as seed.

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By Your Streams of Living Waters

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Instances

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The Covenant Hymnal #602

The Covenant Hymnal #602

The Covenant Hymnal #738

The Covenant Hymnal #738
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