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Fair Freedom’s Land

Author: J. E. Rankin, D.D. Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: O land of all earth's lands, the best Used With Tune: [O land of all earth's lands, the best]

THE WATCH ON THE RHINE

Appears in 80 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carl Wilhelm Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51355 35112 34217 Used With Text: Fair Freedom's Land

[Oh, land of all earth's lands, the best]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Karl Reden Incipit: 51715 67112 22176 Used With Text: Fair Freedom's Land

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Author: Dr. J. E. Rankin Hymnal: Brotherhood Hymns #33 (1911) First Line: O land, of all earth's lands the best Refrain First Line: Fair Freedom's land! fair Freedom's land! Languages: English Tune Title: [O land, of all earth's lands the best]

Fair Freedom's Land

Author: J. E. Rankin, D.D. Hymnal: Gospel Bells #49 (1880) First Line: Oh, land of all earth's lands, the best Refrain First Line: Fair Freedom's land! Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, land of all earth's lands, the best]

Fair Freedom's Land

Author: J. E. Rankin, D.D. Hymnal: Gospel Bells #49 (1883) First Line: Oh, land of all earth's lands, the best Refrain First Line: Fair Freedom's land! Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, land of all earth's lands, the best]

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Jeremiah Eames Rankin

1828 - 1904 Person Name: J. E. Rankin, D.D. Author of "Fair Freedom’s Land" in His Worthy Praise Pseudonym: R. E. Jeremy. Rankin, Jeremiah Eames, D.D., was born at Thornton, New Haven, Jan. 2, 1828, and educated at Middleburg College, Vermont, and at Andover. For two years he resided at Potsdam, U.S. Subsequently he held pastoral charges as a Congregational Minister at New York, St. Albans, Charlestown, Washington ( District of Columbia), &c. In 1878 he edited the Gospel Temperance Hymnal, and later the Gospel Bells. His hymns appeared in these collections, and in D. E. Jones's Songs of the New Life, 1869. His best known hymn is "Labouring and heavy laden" (Seeking Christ). This was "written [in 1855] for a sister who was an inquirer," was first printed in the Boston Recorder, and then included in Nason's Congregational Hymn Book, 1857. Another of his hymns is "Rest, rest, rest, brother rest." He died in 1904. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================== Rankin, J. 33., p. 951, ii. Dr. Rankin, b. in N. H. (not New Haven), and received his D.D. 1869, LL.D. 1889 from his Alma Mater. He was President for several years of Howard University, Washington, D.C. His publications included several volumes of Sermons, German-English Lyrics, Sacred and Secular, 1897; 2nd ed. 1898, &c. In addition to his hymns noted on p. 951, ii., he has written and published mainly in sheet form many others, the most important and best-known being:— 1. God be with you till we meet again. [Benediction.] Dr. Rankin's account of this hymn, supplied to us, in common with Mr. Brownlie, for his Hymns and H. Writers of The Church Hymnary, 1899, is: "It was written as a Christian good-bye, and first sung in the First Congregational Church, of which I was minister for fifteen years. We had Gospel meetings on Sunday nights, and our music was intentionally of the popular kind. I wrote the first stanza, and sent it to two gentlemen for music. The music which seemed to me to best suit the words was written by T. G. Tomer, teacher of public schools in New Jersey, at one time on the staff of General 0. 0. Howard. After receiving the music (which was revised by Dr. J. W. Bischoff, the organist of my church), I wrote the other stanzas." The hymn became at once popular, and has been translated into several languages. In America it is in numerous collections; and in Great Britain, in The Church Hymnary, 1898, Horder's Worship Song, 1905, The Methodist Hymn Book, 1904, and others. It was left undated by Dr. Rankin, but I.D. Sankey gives it as 1882. 2. Beautiful the little hands. [Little ones for Jesus.] Given without date in Gloria Deo, New York, 1900. Dr. Rankin's translations include versions of German, French, Latin, and Welsh hymns. His contributions to the periodical press have been numerous. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)