Sent Forth by God's Blessing

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Author: Omer Westendorf

Omer Westendorf, one of the earliest lyricists for Roman Catholic liturgical music in English, died on October 22, 1997, at the age of eighty-one. Born on February 24, 1916, Omer got his start in music publishing after World War II, when he brought home for his parish choir in Cincinnati some of the Mass settings he had discovered in Holland. Interest in the new music being published in Europe led to his creation of the World Library of Sacred Music, initially a music-importing firm that brought much of this new European repertoire to U.S. parishes. Operating out of a garage in those early years, Omer often joked about the surprised expressions of visitors who stopped by and found a wide range of sheet music in various states of “stora… Go to person page >

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First Line: Sent forth by God's blessing
Title: Sent Forth by God's Blessing
Author: Omer Westendorf (1964)
Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 D
Language: English
Copyright: © 1964 World Library Publications, Inc.

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Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #443

Hymnal Supplement II #79

Hymnal #478

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #510

The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement #327

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #578

Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #647

Santo, Santo, Santo #715

Hymns of the Saints #493

Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) #532

Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #740

The New Century Hymnal #76

Voices United #481

Christian Worship #932

Lutheran Worship #247

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The United Methodist Hymnal #664

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #768

The Book of Praise #775

Ambassador Hymnal #284

Voices Together #812

Together in Song #531

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #366

Catholic Book of Worship III #533

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #407

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Lift Up Your Hearts #936

Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #387

The Covenant Hymnal #664

Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship #307

Audio

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #547

Christian Worship (1993) #318

The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #391

Worship and Rejoice #712

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #880

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #519

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CPWI Hymnal #618

One in Faith #817

One in Faith #825

Lutheran Service Book #643

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