Text:O Children, Would You Cherish
Alterer:Wilmer D. Swope
Author:Christopher Dock, 1689-1771
Translator:Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker, 1843-1916
Tune:BLAIRGOURIE (NEW)
Arranger:John J. Overholt
Composer:John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876

688. O Children, Would You Cherish

Text Information
First Line: O children would you cherish
Title: O Children, Would You Cherish
German Title: Ach Kinder, wollt ihr lieben
Author: Christopher Dock, 1689-1771
Translator: Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker, 1843-1916
Alterer: Wilmer D. Swope (1970)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Christian School
Copyright: Text of hymn copyright by Wilmer D. Swope. Used by permission.; Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: Let the children of Zion be joyful. Ps. 149:2. Children that will not lie. Is. 63:8. Children, obey your parents. Col. 3:20.
Tune Information
Name: BLAIRGOURIE (NEW)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
Arranger: John J. Overholt (1970)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
Incipit: 32346 53354 12332
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Music arrangement copyright by John J. Overholt. Used by permission.; Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: M.M. 76



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