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CHINA

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Austin C. Lovelace; Austin C. Lovelace Tune Sources: Chinese Melody Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 32135 61653 66533 Used With Text: As the Lyre
CHINA

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As the Lyre

Author: Narayan Vaman Tilak; Nicol Macnicol Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: As the lyre to the singer Topics: Christian Experience and Devotion Consecration and Prayer Used With Tune: CHINA
As the Lyre

Jesus calls in boundless mercy

Author: Frank W. Price; T. K. Shen Appears in 1 hymnal Used With Tune: JESUS CALLS
Jesus calls in boundless mercy

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As The Lyre to The Singer

Author: Narayan Vamen Tilak, 1862-1919; Nicol Macnicol, 1870-1952 Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement 1991 #791 (1991) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Christian Hope; Commitment; Eternal Life; Faith; Love of God for Us Languages: English Tune Title: CHINA
As The Lyre to The Singer

As the Lyre

Author: Narayan Vaman Tilak; Nicol Macnicol Hymnal: Ecumenical Praise #53 (1977) First Line: As the lyre to the singer Topics: Christian Experience and Devotion Consecration and Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: CHINA
As the Lyre

As the Lyre

Author: Narayan Vaman Tilak; Nicol Macnicol Hymnal: E. A. C. C. Hymnal #115 (1963) First Line: As the lyre to the singer Languages: English Tune Title: [As the lyre to the singer]
As the Lyre

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Austin C. Lovelace

1919 - 2010 Adapter of "CHINA" in Ecumenical Praise LOVELACE, AUSTIN C., AAGO: (1919-2010) D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York. Recitals, workshops, festivals, lectures in 17 different denominations in 45 states as well as in Finland, Scotland, Canada, and New Zealand. Past President, Fellow, and Life member, HSUSC. 50 year member, Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Author of five books; co-editor and consultant of denominational and other hymnals. Longtime member, ASCAP. Composer of over 800 compositions published by 20 publishers. Organist for the 2nd Assembly of the World Council of Churches, 1954. Dean of the first North Carolina Chapter, AGO. Chairman of the 1968 National Convention, AGO, in Denver. Two terms on the National Council, AGO. Co-founder, with Tom Matthews, of the North Shore Chapter, AGO. Minister of Music Emeritus. Denver Chapter, AGO. Austin C. Lovelace (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014)
Austin C. Lovelace

Narayan Vaman Tilak

1862 - 1919 Author of "As the Lyre" in Ecumenical Praise Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India
Narayan Vaman Tilak

Bliss Wiant

1895 - 1975 Arranger of "[As the lyre to the singer]" in E. A. C. C. Hymnal Bliss Wiant (1895-1975) was educated at Wittenberg College and Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920), Boston University (M.A. 1936), and Peabody College (Ph.D. 1946). He also studied at Harvard University and Union Theological Seminary, New York City After ordination (1923), Wiant became head of the music department at Yenching University, Peking (1923-1951). He was pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Delaware, Ohio (1953-1955), then minister of music at Mahoning Methodist Church, Youngstown, Ohio. After serving with the Methodist Board of Education, he became director of music at Scarritt College. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 =============================== Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.
Bliss Wiant

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