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The crest and crowning of all good

The crest and crowning of all good

Author: Edwin Markham (1899)
Published in 7 hymnals


Author: Edwin Markham

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Text Information

First Line: The crest and crowning of all good
Author: Edwin Markham (1899)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

BANNER (Lissant)


JORDAN (Barnby)

One of the 246 hymn tunes by Joseph Barnby (PHH 438), JORDAN was published in The Hymnary (1872) as a setting for "Sing to the Lord a Joyful Song." JORDAN contains several repeated phrases. Barnby originally composed the tune to be sung in harmony with phrases 5 and 7 sung in unison, although the fu…

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WER DA WONET


Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

American Student Hymnal #d298

Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d223

Page Scan

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #350

Page Scan

Social Hymns of Brotherhood and Aspiration #89

The Beacon Song and Service book #132

The Pilgrim Hymnal #306

We Sing of Life #d80

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