Awake, O Sleeper

Author: Bland Tucker

Francis Bland Tucker (1895–1984) was born in Norfolk, Virginia. A Bible scholar, priest and hymn composer, he was educated at the University of Virginia and the Virginia Theological Seminary. Tucker served on the two commissions, forty-two years apart, that revised hymnals of the Episcopal Church. The 1982 Episcopal Convention overwhelmingly approved the revised Hymnal which includes 17 of Tucker's contributions. Among these are the texts, "Oh, Gracious Light" (Hymns 25-26), "Father, we thank thee who hast planted" (Hymns 302-303), and his original text, "Our Father, by whose Name" (Hymn 587). Only John Mason Neale is credited with more items in the 1982 Hymnal. Tucker was also a theological advisor to the commission that produced the 197… Go to person page >