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Fling wide the gates

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Now all the world belongs to Christ our Lord

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 109 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sydney Hugo Nicholson (1875-1947) Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 51545 34562 23516 Used With Text: Fling wide the gates, unbar the ancient doors

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Fling wide the gates, unbar the ancient doors

Author: Michael Perry (1942-1996) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #35 (2013) Meter: 10.10 with refrain First Line: Now all the world belongs to Christ our Lord Topics: Advent; Christ the King (The Sunday next before Advent) Year B; Church Worship; Church Year Advent; Church Year Christ the King; Deliverance; Jesus Names and images for; Other Saints and Festivals The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas); Victory; Ascension Day; Canticles and Affirmations of Faith Scripture: Psalm 24 Languages: English Tune Title: CRUCIFER

Fling wide the gates

Hymnal: Church Family Worship #291 (1988) Meter: 10.10 with refrain First Line: Now all the world belongs to Christ our Lord Languages: English

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Michael Perry

1942 - 1996 Person Name: Michael Perry (1942-1996) Author of "Fling wide the gates, unbar the ancient doors" in Ancient and Modern Initially studying mathematics and physics at Dulwich College, Michael A. Perry (b. Beckenham, Kent, England, 1942; d. England, 1996) was headed for a career in the sciences. However, after one year of study in physics at the University of London, he transferred to Oak Hill College to study theology. He also studied at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and received a M.Phil. from the University of Southhampton in 1973. Ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1966, Perry served the parish of St. Helen's in Liverpool as a youth worker and evangelist. From 1972 to 1981 he was the vicar of Bitterne in Southhampton and from 1981 to 1989, rector of Eversley in Hampshire and chaplain at the Police Staff College. He then became vicar of Tonbridge in Kent, where he remained until his death from a brain tumor in 1996. Perry published widely in the areas of Bible study and worship. He edited Jubilate publications such as Hymns far Today's Church (1982), Carols for Today (1986), Come Rejoice! (1989), and Psalms for Today (1990). Composer of the musical drama Coming Home (1987), he also wrote more than two hundred hymns and Bible versifications. Bert Polman

Sydney H. Nicholson

1875 - 1947 Person Name: Sydney Hugo Nicholson (1875-1947) Composer of "CRUCIFER" in Ancient and Modern Sydney H. Nicholson, (b. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1875; d. Ashford, Kent, England, 1947) was an organist and church music educator who greatly influenced English hymnody. Educated at Oxford's New College, the Royal College of Music in London, and in Frankfurt, Germany, he became organist at several famous cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey (1919-1928). Nicholson founded and administered the School of English Church Music at Chislehurst in 1927; this important institution, with branches throughout the English-speaking world, was renamed the Royal School of Church Music in 1945. Located in Canterbury after World War II, its headquarters were moved to Addington Palace, Croydon, in 1954. Nicholson was music adviser for the 1916 Supplement of Hymns Ancient and Modern and prepared the way for its 1950 edition. He wrote Church Music: a Practical Handbook (1920) and Quires and Places Where They Sing (1932) and composed operettas, anthems, and hymn tunes. In 1938 he was knighted for his contributions to church music. Bert Polman