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Great God, what do I see and hear!

Author: Thomas Cotterill; Anon.; William B. Collyer Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 300 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The Judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated! The trumpet sounds; the graves restore The dead which they contained before: Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 2 The dead in Christ shall first arise, At the last trumpet's sounding, Caught up to meet him in the skies, With joy their Lord surrounding; No gloomy fears their souls dismay; His presence sheds eternal day On those prepared to meet him. 3 But sinners, filled with guilty fears, Behold his wrath prevailing; For they shall rise, and find their tears And sighs are unavailing: The day of grace is past and gone; Trembling they stand before the throne, All unprepared to meet him. 4 Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The Judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated! Beneath his cross I view the day When heav'n and earth shall pass away, And thus prepare to meet him. Amen. Topics: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ Second Coming and Judgment of; Danger of Delay; Resurrection of Believers; Resurrection of All Men; Watchfulness Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Used With Tune: LUTHER'S HYMN

Of the Father's heart begotten

Author: Aurelius Prudentius 348-C.413; John Mason Neale 1818-66; Henry W Baker 1821-77 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 225 hymnals Topics: The Son His Life and Ministry Scripture: Luke 1:35 Used With Tune: CORDE NATUS=DIVINUM MYSTERIUM

Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands

Author: Martin Luther 1483-1546; Richard Massie, 1800-1887 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: The Son His Resurrrection; Approaching God The Lord's Day Scripture: John 6:33-35 Used With Tune: LUTHER'S HYMN

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MIT FREUDEN ZART

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 173 hymnals Tune Sources: Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengeseng, 1566 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13451 76565 43234 Used With Text: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

LUTHER'S HYMN

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 379 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Henry Monk (1823-1889) Tune Sources: Later form of melody in Geistliche Lieder, 1533 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 11321 22313 45321 Used With Text: Sing praise to God who reigns above

CWM RHONDDA

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 353 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Hughes, 1873-1932; Henry V. Gerike, b. 1948 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 56511 71232 31643 Used With Text: God of Grace and God of Glory

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A tower of strength our God doth stand

Author: H. J. Buckoll; Marin Luther Hymnal: The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #416 (1894) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 A tower of strength our God doth stand, A shield and sure defender: True help from all our woes, His hand Thro' life doth freely render. Our foe hath fixed his purpose fell, with might and craft he's arm'd full well, On earth is not his fellow. 2 With force of arms we nothing can: Full soon were we o'erridden: But for us fights the goodly man Whom God Himself hath bidden. Ask ye His Name? 'Tis Christ our Lord, The God of Hosts alone adored, Our Champion, none dare brave Him. 3 Should hell's whole legion round us press, All banded to devour us, Yet this should work us good success, Nor fear e'en then o'erpower us: Though this world's prince look fierce and bold, It maters not, his doom is told, A single word can foil him. 4 Our foes must let the Word stand sure; No thanks for this they're reaping; God's Spirit in His way secure, God's grace our souls is keeping; Those foes may spoil all earthly bliss; Let be! they win no gain from this, God's kingdom still is left us. Amen. Topics: Protection Languages: English Tune Title: EIN FESTE BURG

Come, Saviour Dear, with us Abide

Author: Andreas Carl Rutström Hymnal: Lutherförbundets Sångbok #E146 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Come, Saviour dear, with us abide; We need Thy kind compassion; Thy flock to living waters guide, Which are Thy wounds and passion; And lead us into pastures green Where faithful souls are ever seen, In peace and blissful union. 2 O Sea of love, pour out Thy flood O'er all in blessed showers; The fiery darts quench with Thy blood, And crush hell's evil powers. Thou, of the world the Mercy-Seat, Let of Thy love the gentle heat Set all our hearts aglowing. Topics: Love Languages: English Tune Title: KOM, HULDASTE FÖRBARMARE

Gud låter sina trogna här

Author: J. Svedberg; J. O. Wallin Hymnal: Lutherförbundets Sångbok #S120 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Gud låter sina trogna här Allt godt af nåd erfara, Och budskap af hans kärlek är Mång tusen änglars skara; Ty sjunge vi med godt behag: Guds änglar, från vår barndomsdag, Oss följa och bevara. 2 De lägra sig kring hvar och en, Som fruktar Herren gärna, Och deras hjälp är icke sen Mog dem, som ondt oss ärna; Ty sjunge vi med godt behag: Guds änglar, från vår barndomsdag, För våld och list oss värna. 3 På vägen de oss föra så, Att vi vår fot ej stöta, Men trygge och förnöjde gå, Fast nöd och sorger möta; Ty sjunge vi med godt behag: Guds änglar oss till ålderns dag På hulda armar sköta. Topics: Helgelse Och Bevarande; Holiness Languages: English Tune Title: ES IST GEWISSLICH AN DER ZEIT

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Winfred Douglas

1867 - 1944 Person Name: Charles Winfred Douglas Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Arranger of "DIVINUM MYSTERIUM" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Charles Winfred Douglas (b. Oswego, NY, 1867; d. Santa Rosa, CA, 1944), an influential leader in Episcopalian liturgical and musical life. Educated at Syracuse University and St. Andrews Divinity School, Syracuse, New York, he moved to Colorado for his health. There he studied at St. Matthew's Hall, Denver, and founded the Mission of the Transfiguration in Evergreen (1897). Ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1899, he also studied in France, Germany and England, where he spent time with the Benedictines of Solesmes on the Island of Wight from 1903 to 1906. For much of his life, Douglas served as director of music at the Community of St. Mary in Peekskill, New York, and had associations with cathedrals in Denver, Colorado, and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He promoted chanting and plainsong in the Episcopal Church through workshops and publications such as The American Psalter (1929), the Plainsong Psalter (1932), and the Monastic Diurnal (1932). His writings include program notes for the Denver Symphony Orchestra, various hymn preludes; organ, as well as the book, Church Music in History and Practice (1937). He was editor of both the Hymnal 1916 and its significant successor, Hymnal 1940, of the Episcopal Church. Douglas's other achievements include a thorough knowledge of the life and culture of Hopi and Navajo natives, among whom he lived for a number of years. Bert Polman

John J. Overholt

1918 - 2000 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Harmonizer of "MIT FREUDEN ZART" in The Christian Hymnary John J. Overholt was born to an Amish family of limited means in the state of Ohio in 1918. As a child he was soon introduced to his father's personal collection of gospel songs and hymns, which was to have a marked influence on his later life. With his twin brother Joe, he early was exposed to the Amish-Mennonite tradition hymn-singing and praising worship. An early career in Christian service led to a two-year period of relief work in the country of Poland following World War II. During that interim he began to gather many European songs and hymns as a personal hobby, not realizing that these selections would become invaluable to The Christian Hymnary which was begun in 1960 and completed twelve years later in 1972, with a compilation of 1000 songs, hymns and chorales. (The largest Menn. hymnal). A second hymnal was begun simultaneously in the German language entitled Erweckungs Lieder Nr.1 which was brought to completion in 1986. This hymnal has a total of 200 selections with a small addendum of English hymns. Mr. Overholt married in 1965 to an accomplished soprano Vera Marie Sommers, who was not to be outdone by her husband's creativity and compiled a hymnal of 156 selections entitled Be Glad and Sing, directed to children and youth and first printed in 1986. During this later career of hymn publishing, Mr. Overholt also found time for Gospel team work throughout Europe. At this writing he is preparing for a 5th consecutive tour which he arranges and guides. The countries visited will be Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, USSR and Romania. Mr. Overholt was called to the Christian ministry in 1957 and resides at Sarasota, Florida where he is co-minister of a Beachy Amish-Mennonite Church. Five children were born to this family and all enjoy worship in song. --Letter from Hannah Joanna Overholt to Mary Louise VanDyke, 10 October 1990, DNAH Archives. Photo enclosed.

Melchior Vulpius

1570 - 1615 Person Name: M. Vulpius, c. 1560-1615 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Composer of "LOBT GOTT DEN HERREN, IHR" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Born into a poor family named Fuchs, Melchior Vulpius (b. Wasungen, Henneberg, Germany, c. 1570; d. Weimar, Germany, 1615) had only limited educational opportunities and did not attend the university. He taught Latin in the school in Schleusingen, where he Latinized his surname, and from 1596 until his death served as a Lutheran cantor and teacher in Weimar. A distinguished composer, Vulpius wrote a St. Matthew Passion (1613), nearly two hundred motets in German and Latin, and over four hundred hymn tunes, many of which became popular in Lutheran churches, and some of which introduced the lively Italian balletto rhythms into the German hymn tunes. His music was published in Cantiones Sacrae (1602, 1604), Kirchengesangund Geistliche Lieder (1604, enlarged as Ein schon geistlich Gesanglmch, 1609), and posthumously in Cantionale Sacrum (1646). Bert Polman

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Hymnals

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Small Church Music

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Editors: Johann J. Schütz Description: History The SmallChurchMusic site was launched in 2006, growing out of the requests from those struggling to provide suitable music for their services and meetings. Rev. Clyde McLennan was ordained in mid 1960’s and was a pastor in many small Australian country areas, and therefore was acutely aware of this music problem. Having also been trained as a Pipe Organist, recordings on site (which are a subset of the smallchurchmusic.com site) are all actually played by Clyde, and also include piano and piano with organ versions. About the Recordings All recordings are in MP3 format. Churches all around the world use the recordings, with downloads averaging over 60,000 per month. The recordings normally have an introduction, several verses and a slowdown on the last verse. Users are encouraged to use software: Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org) or Song Surgeon (http://songsurgeon.com) to adjust the MP3 number of verses, tempo and pitch to suit their local needs. Mobile App We have partnered with the developer of the popular NetTracks mobile app to offer the Small Church Music collection as a convenient mobile app. Experience the beloved Small Church Music collection through this iOS app featuring nearly 10,000 high-quality hymn recordings that can be organized into custom setlists and downloaded for offline use—ideal for worship services without musicians, congregational practice, and personal devotion. The app requires a small fee to cover maintenance costs. Please note: While Hymnary.org hosts this music collection, technical support for the app is provided exclusively by the app developer, not by Hymnary.org staff. LicensingCopyright notice: Rev. Clyde McLennan, performer in this collection, has assigned his performer rights in this collection to Hymnary.org. Non-commercial use of these recordings is permitted. For permission to use them for any other purposes, please contact manager@hymnary.org. Home/Music(smallchurchmusic.com) List SongsAlphabetically List Songsby Meter List Songs byTune Name About

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary

Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7

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