On this day, the first of days

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1 On this day, the first of days,
God the Father's name we praise;
Who, creation’s Lord and Spring,
Did the world from darkness bring.

2 On this day th'eternal Son
Over death his triumph won.
On this day the Spirit came
With his gifts of living flame.

3 Father, Who did fashion me
Image of thyself to be,
Fill us with that love divine,
And conform our wills to thine.

Source: Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #698

Translator: H. W. Baker

Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest son of Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, born in London, May 27, 1821, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847. Taking Holy Orders in 1844, he became, in 1851, Vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire. This benefice he held to his death, on Monday, Feb. 12, 1877. He succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1851. Sir Henry's name is intimately associated with hymnody. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, "Oh! what if we are Christ's," which he contributed to Murray's Hymnal for the Use of the English Church, 1852. His hymns, including metrical litanies and translations, number in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 33 in all. These were cont… Go to person page >

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First Line: On this day, the first of days
Latin Title: Die parente temporum
Translator: H. W. Baker (1861)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Source: Latin; Le Mans Breviary (1748)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Church Hymn Book #186

Australian Hymn Book #368

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Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #698

Catholic Book of Worship #d118

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Catholic Book of Worship III #590

Christian Praise #d282

Christian Youth Hymnal #114

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #36

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #48

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #530

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CPWI Hymnal #31

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d356

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #126

Gloria in Excelsis #d534

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d320

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Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #24

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d249

Hymnal of Christian Unity #41

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #91

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #91

Hymnbook for Christian Worship #91

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Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #34

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #38

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #39

Hymns Ancient and Modern #21

Hymns and Tunes for Children of the Church #d152

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #90

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Hymns for Youth #18

Hymns Old and New #402

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In Excelsis #133

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In Excelsis #a133

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Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #468

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Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #447

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Laudes Domini #37

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Laudes Domini #48

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Laudes Domini #4

One in Faith #800

People's Mass Book, New Daily Missal Edition #d108

Peoples Mass Book. Complete Daily Missal Edition #d106

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RitualSong #843

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Small Church Music #3446

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Sursum Corda #82a

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Sursum Corda #82b

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The Aid to Praise #28

The Assumption Hymnal #d74

The Australian Hymn Book with Catholic Supplement #368

The Book of Catholic Worship #d63

The Book of Common Praise #55a

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The Book of Common Praise #50

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The Chapel Hymnal with Tunes #22

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The Children's Hymn Book #45a

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The Children's Hymn Book #45b

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The Church and Home Hymnal #71b

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The Church and School Hymnal #17

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The Church Hymnal #302

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The Church Hymnal #31

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The Church Hymnary #38

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d309

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The College Hymnal #32

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The Coronation Hymnal #31

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The Cyber Hymnal #5360

The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #373

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The Hymnal 1982 #47

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The Hymnal #47

The New English Hymnal #256

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The New Laudes Domini #81

The New Saint Basil Hymnal #d124

The Oxford Hymn Book #37

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The Oxford Hymn Book #37

The Parish Mass and Hymnal. Rev. ed. #d27

The People's Hymnal #d41

The People's Hymnal #d71

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #722

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #722

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d717

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d454

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The Standard Church Hymnal #203

We Celebrate with Song #d154

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Worship (3rd ed.) #662

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Worship (4th ed.) #825

Worship II, a Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes #d196

Worship, a Complete Hymnal and Mass Book for Parishes #d124

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