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BLUMENTHAL

Composer: Jacques Blumenthal

Jacques Blumenthal (Jacob), born in Hamburg, Oct 4, 1829. Pianist, pupil of Grund in Hamburg, and of Bocklet and Sechter in Vienna, and from 1846 of Herz and Halévy in Paris. In 1848 he went to London and became a fashionable teacher, and pianist to the Queen. besides compositions for the violin and violoncello, and pianoforte, he has written many songs. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BLUMENTHAL
Composer: Jacques Blumenthal (1847)
Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
Incipit: 33335 43112 24323
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Holy Father, Hear My Cry

Savior, When in Dust to Thee

Father, when in love to Thee
Low we bow the adoring knee,
When repentant to the skies
Scarcely do we lift our eyes.
Then, O hear us as we plead
For Thy help in time of need;
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear, forgive us when we cry.

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Notes

From Blumenthal's piano piece "Les Deux Anges," Opus 8, adapted as a hymn tune by Frederic W. Root.

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5929
Text: Savior, When in Dust to Thee
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The Cyber Hymnal #5930
Text: Savior, Who Thy Life Didst Give
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The Cyber Hymnal #6022
Text: Shepherd of the Holy Hills
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The Cyber Hymnal #15581
Text: Lo! The Day Of Days Is Here (Hymn for Easter Day)
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Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #142

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The Cyber Hymnal #5929

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The Cyber Hymnal #5930

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The Cyber Hymnal #6022

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The Cyber Hymnal #15581

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