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KING'S LYNN

Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
Published in 20 hymnals

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Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams; OM 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song: this activity both influenced his editorial approach to the Eng;lish Hymnal, beginning in 1904, in which he included many folk song arrangements set as hymn tunes, and also influenced several of his own original compositions. Life Early years Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father, the Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams (the surname Vaughan Williams is an unhyphenated double-barrelled name of Welsh origin), was vicar. Following his father's death in 1875 he was taken by… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Arranger:	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
Meter:	7.6.7.6
Incipit:	54512 34765 43171
Key:	d minor or modal
Copyright:	Coll., adpt., and arr. from the English Hymnal, Oxford University Press

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Texts

O God of Earth and Altar

O God of earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us, the swords of scorn divide;
Take not Thy thunder from us, but take away our pride.
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From all Thy saints in warfare

From all Thy saints in warfare, for all Thy saints at rest,
To Thee, O blessèd Jesu, all praises be address'd:
Thou, Lord, didst win the battle that they might conquerors be;
Their crowns of living glory are lit with rays from Thee.
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When Jesus Came to Jordan

When Jesus came to Jordan
to be baptized by John,
he did not come for pardon.
but as God's Holy One.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1264

Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)

MIDI file from Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1264

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Instances

Instances (14)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Incipit	Languages	Publication Date
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1264				Ralph Vaughan Williams	7.6.7.6		KING'S LYNN		545123476543171		2007
Common Praise #283	By all your saints still striving	By All Your Saints Still Striving	Horatio Bolton Nelson (1823-1913)	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)	7.6.7.6 D	Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Matthew 1:18-25; Matthew 2:1-23; Matthew 4:12-23; Matthew 9:9-13; Matthew 16:13-20; Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 8:27-38; Mark 10:35-45; Luke 9:18-27; John 15:18-25; John 21:1-19; Philippians 2:1-13; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Hebrews 11:29 - 12:2; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 15:2-4; Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Matthew 1:18-25; Matthew 2:1-23; Matthew 4:12-23; Matthew 9:9-13; Matthew 16:13-20; Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 8:27-38; Mark 10:35-45; Luke 9:18-27; John 15:18-25; John 21:1-19; Philippians 2:1-13; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Hebrews 11:29 - 12:2; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 15:2-4	KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal			1998
Common Praise #389	O God of font and altar	O God of Font and Altar	Carl Daw, Jr. (1944-)	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); Patrick Wedd (1948-)	7.6.7.6 D	1 Kings 8:22-30; 1 Chronicles 29:6-20; Psalm 84; Matthew 21:12-16; John 2:13-22; 1 Peter 2:1-10	KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal			1998
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #305	When Jesus came to Jordan		Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000		7.6.7.6 D		KING'S LYNN	d minor			2006
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #420	By all you saints still striving		Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913		7.6.7.6 D		KING'S LYNN	d minor			2006
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #231	By all your saints still striving		Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913	Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958	7.6.7.6 D		KING'S LYNN	d minor		English	1985
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #591	O God of earth and altar		Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874-1936	Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958	7.6.7.6 D		KING'S LYNN	F Major		English	1985
Hymnal Supplement II #57	The God who sent the prophets	The God Who Sent the Prophets	Fred Pratt Green				KING'S LYNN				1987
Les Chants de Pèlerin #87	Dieu de l'homme et de l'autel	Dieu de L'Homme et de L'Autel	Gilbert K. Chersterton (1874-1936); Joëlle Gouel	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)		Psalm 102; Habakkuk 2; Lamentations 4; Ephesians 6:14	KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal		English; French	2001
Lutheran Service Book #517	By all Your saints in warfare	By All Your Saints in Warfare	Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913; Harlyn J. Kuschel, b. 1945; Gregory J. Wismar, b. 1946	Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958; Paul G. Bunjes, 1914-98	7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6	Hebrews 13:7; 2 Timothy 4:8; Revelation 4:8-11; Revelation 7:9-17	KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal		English	2006
Lutheran Service Book #518	By all Your saints in warfare	By All Your Saints in Warfare	Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913; Harlyn J. Kuschel, b. 1945; Gregory J. Wismar, b. 1946	Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958	7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6	Hebrews 13:7; 2 Timothy 4:8; Revelation 4:8-11; Revelation 7:9-17	KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal		English	2006
Rejoice in the Lord #395	O faithless, fearful army	O Faithless, Fearful Army	W. A. Whitehouse; Heinrich Vogel	R. Vaughan Williams	7.6.7.6 D	2 Corinthians 5:2-5	KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal		English	1985
The New Century Hymnal #579	Great God of earth and heaven	Great God of Earth and Heaven	Shirley Erena Murray	Ralph Vaughan Williams	7.6.7.6 D		KING'S LYNN	d minor or modal			1995
With One Voice #647	When Jesus came to Jordan	When Jesus Came to Jordan	Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903	Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958	7.6.7.6 D	Luke 3:15-22; Mark 1:4-11; Matthew 3:13-17	KING'S LYNN	F Major		English	1995