How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, From noise and trouble free

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How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, From noise and trouble free

Author: John Milton
Published in 27 hymnals

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Author: John Milton

Milton, John, was born in London, Dec. 9, 1608, and died there Nov. 8, 1674. His poetical excellences and his literary fame are matters apart from hymnology, and are fully dealt with in numerous memoirs. His influence on English hymn-writing has been very slight, his 19 versions of various Psalms having lain for the most part unused by hymnal compilers. The dates of his paraphrases are:— Ps. cxiv. and cxxxvi. , 1623, when he was 15 years of ago. These were given in his Poems in English and Latin 1645. Ps. lxxx.-lxxxviii., written in 1648, and published as Nine Psalmes done into Metre, 1645. Ps. i., 1653; ii., “Done August 8,1653; " iii., Aug. 9, 1653; iv. Aug. 10, 1653; v., Aug. 12, 1653; vi., Aug. 13, 1653; vii. Aug. 14, 1653; vi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, From noise and trouble free
Author:	John Milton

Psalm 82 (hymns)

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CANONBURY

Derived from the fourth piano piece in Robert A. Schumann's Nachtstücke, Opus 23 (1839), CANONBURY first appeared as a hymn tune in J. Ireland Tucker's Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). The tune, whose title refers to a street and square in Islington, London, England, is often matched to Haver…

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ST. PETER (Reinagle)

Composed by Alexander R. Reinagle (b. Brighton, Sussex, England, 1799; d. Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, 1877), ST. PETER was published as a setting for Psalm 118 in Reinagle's Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pianoforte (c. 1836). The tune first appeared with Newton's text in Hymns Ancient and Mode…

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Christian Science Hymnal (1909), p.256

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Instances (27)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #8	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord		Milton						1843
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #524	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord		Milton						1845
Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship: a collection compiled by a committee of the Cheshire Pastoral Association (11th ed.) #815	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1847
Christian Science Hymnal #55	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1909
Christian Science Hymnal #125	How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord		John Milton	Alexander R. Reinagle		ST. PETER	E Flat Major	English	1932
Christian Science Hymnal #211	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1909
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #55c	How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord		Milton						1893
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #55b	How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord		Milton						1893
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #55	How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord		Milton, alt. and abr.						1898
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #55a	How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord		Milton, alt. and abr.						1893
Church Harmonies: a collection of hymns and tunes for the use of Congregations #72	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord		Milton						1876
Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #437	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1856
Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d121	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1856
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #769	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord		John Milton						1891
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #769	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord		John Milton						1878
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination #914	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1865
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination. (New ed.) #914	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1871
Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d127	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1841
Hymns of Worship: Designed for Use Especially in the Lecture Room, the Prayer Meeting and the Family #77	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord								1858
Prayers and Hymns for the Church and Home #d271	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1866
Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P84.7	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord								1845
Sabbath Eve Services and Hymns #d8	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1944
The Book of Praise: or, Hymns for Public and Social Worship #d302	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1869
The Choral Friend #d28	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1852
The Gospel Psalmist #626	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, from noise and trouble		John Milton						1861
The Psalmody: a collection of hymns for public and social worship #22	How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord		Milton						1853
Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #2	How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord	How Lovely are Thy Dwellings	John Milton		Psalm 82	[How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord]	G Major or modal	English	1948