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Unto the Hills

Author: John Campbell, 1845-1924 Appears in 121 hymnals First Line: Unto the hills around do Scripture: Psalm 121 Used With Tune: SANDON

SANDON

Appears in 211 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles H. Purday Incipit: 33343 32123 12713 Used With Text: 我要舉目，抬頭仰望聖山， (Unto the hills around do I lift up)

LUX BEATA

Appears in 39 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert L. Peace Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 56555 55671 76755 Used With Text: The Watchful Care of God

Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Harris (1883-1973) Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 11232 43216 51231 Used With Text: Unto the hills around me I lift up

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Unto the Hills Around Do I Lift Up

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #275 (1934) Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Unto the hills around do I lift up My longing eyes: O whence for me shall my salvation come, From whence arise? From God the Lord doth come my certain aid, From God the Lord who heaven and earth has made. 2 He will not suffer that thy foot be moved, Safe shalt thou be; No careless slumber shall His eyelids close Who keepeth thee. Behold He sleepeth not, He slumbereth ne'er, Who keepeth Israel in His holy care. 3 Jehovah is Himself thy Keeper true; Thy changeless shade Jehovah, evermore on thy right hand, Himself has made; And thee no sun by day shall ever smite, No moon shall harm thee in the silent night. 4 From every evil shall He keep thy soul, From every sin; Jehovah shall preserve thy going out, Thy coming in; Above thee watching, He Whom we adore Shall keep thee henceforth, yea, forevermore. Topics: Creation; God our Helper; New Year; Protection; Providence of God; Security Scripture: Psalm 121 Languages: English Tune Title: LUX BEATA

Unto the Hills Around Do I Lift Up

Author: John D. Campbell Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7029 Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 First Line: Unto the hills around do I lift up my longing eyes Lyrics: 1. Unto the hills around do I lift up my longing eyes O whence for me shall my salvation come, from whence arise? From God, the Lord, doth come my certain aid, From God, the Lord, who heaven and earth hath made. 2. He will not suffer that thy foot be moved: safe shalt thou be. No careless slumber shall His eyelids close, who keepeth thee. Behold, He sleepeth not, He slumbereth ne’er, Who keepeth Israel in His holy care. 3. Jehovah is Himself thy keeper true, thy changeless shade; Jehovah thy defense on thy right hand Himself hath made. And thee no sun by day shall ever smite; No moon shall harm thee in the silent night. 4. From every evil shall He keep thy soul, from every sin; Jehovah shall preserve thy going out, thy coming in. Above thee watching, He whom we adore Shall keep thee henceforth, yea, forevermore. Languages: English Tune Title: SANDON

Unto the Hills

Author: John D. S. Campbell Hymnal: Favorite Hymns of Praise #122 (1967) First Line: Unto the hills around do I lift up Lyrics: 1 Unto the hills around do I lift up My longing eyes; O whence for me shall my salvation come, From whence arise? From God, the Lord, doth come my certain aid, From God, the Lord who heav'n and earth hath made. 2 He will not suffer that thy foot be moved: Safe shalt thou be. No careless slumber shall His eyelids close, Who keepeth thee. Behold our God the Lord, He slumbereth ne'er, Who keepeth Israel in His holy care. 3 Jehovah is Himself thy keeper true, Thy changeless shade; Jehovah thy defense on thy right hand Himself hath made. And thee no sun by day shall ever smite; No moon shall harm thee in the silent night. 4 From every evil shall He keep thy soul, From every sin; Jehovah shall preserve thy going out, Thy coming in. Above thee watching, He whom we adore Shall keep thee henceforth, yea, for evermore. Topics: Choir; Christ Refuge; Choir; Christ Refuge Scripture: Psalm 121 Languages: English Tune Title: [Unto the hills around do I lift up]

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A. L. Peace

1844 - 1912 Person Name: Albert L. Peace Composer of "LUX BEATA" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Albert Lister Peace DMus United Kingdom 1844-1912. Born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, son of a warehouseman and woolstapler, he was extremely gifted as a musician, largely self-taught, playing the organ at Holmfirth Parish Church near Huddersfield at age nine. He married Margaret Martin Steel Gilchrist, and they had three children: Lister, Archibald, and Margaret. In 1865 he was appointed organist of Trinity Congregational Church in Glasgow, Scotland. He obtained his doctorate degree from the University of Oxford in 1875. He became organist at Glasgow Cathedral in 1879. In 1897 he succeeded William Best as organist at St George’s Hall, Liverpool. In later years he was in much demand to play the organ in recitals. He did so at Canterbury Cathedral (1886), Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (1888), and Newcastle Cathedral (1891). He composed orchestrations, sonatas, cantatas, and concert and church service anthems. He was an arranger, author, and editor. He died at Blundelsands, Liverpool, England. John Perry

Charles H. Purday

1799 - 1885 Person Name: Charles Purday, 1799 - 1885 Composer of "SANDON" in The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada Charles H. Purday (1799-1885) A publisher, composer, lecturer, and writer, Purday had a special interest in church music. He published Crown Court Psalmody (1854), Church and Home Metrical Psalter and Hymnal (1860), which included SANDON, and, with Frances Havergal, Songs of Peace and Joy (1879). A precentor in the Scottish Church in Crown Court, London, Purday sang at the coronation of Queen Victoria. In the publishing field he is known as a strong proponent of better copyright laws to protect the works of authors and publishers. Bert Polman

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Unto the hills around do I lift up]" in Bible Songs No. 4 Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)

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