The Church of God Is Everywhere

The church of God is everywhere

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner (1945)
Tune: STELLA (English)
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner

Turner, Nancy Byrd. Born in Boydton, Virginia, July 29, 1880, daughter of Byrd Thornton Turner and Nancy Addison (Harrison) Turner. Composed her first verse at three. First published verse at age of 8--a romantic ballad, "Ruth in the Dentist's Chair" (he fell in love). Her father was an Episcopal minister; they lived in about a dozen small towns or rural communities during her childhood. In 1916, she went to Boston and joined the staff of Youth's Companion. She wrote under many pen names, and published in several magazines. She won numerous awards, including the "Golden Rose" of the New England Poetry Society and the Lyric Associates award of 1951. --Letter from Turner Rose to Jean Woodward Steele, Westminster Press, 1 February 1974, DNA… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The church of God is everywhere
Title: The Church of God Is Everywhere
Author: Nancy Byrd Turner (1945)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1946
Copyright: © 1946, by The Westminster Press

Tune

STELLA (English)

First published in Henri Frederick Hemy's Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools (1851), STELLA was a folk tune from northern England that Hemy heard sung by children in Stella, a village near Newcastle-upon-Tyme. In modified bar form (AA'B), the tune has an interesting rhythmic structure. Antiphonal…

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Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Hymns for Primary Worship #111

Sing to the Lord #d212

The Junior Hymnal #d85

When Boys and Girls Sing #d122

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