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THE HOMELAND

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Myles B. Foster Incipit: 55365 32512 31144 Used With Text: The Homeland! the Homeland
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The Homeland! the Homeland

Author: H. R. Haweis Appears in 188 hymnals Used With Tune: THE HOMELAND
The Homeland! the Homeland

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The Homeland! The Homeland!

Author: Hugh R. Haweis Hymnal: Praise Songs #273 (1897) Languages: English Tune Title: THE HOMELAND
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The Homeland! the Homeland

Author: H. R. Haweis Hymnal: The Congregational Mission Hymnal #286 (1890) Languages: English Tune Title: THE HOMELAND
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Myles Birket Foster

1851 - 1922 Person Name: Myles B. Foster Composer of "THE HOMELAND" in Praise Songs Born: November 29, 1851, London, England. Died: December 18, 1922, London, England. Son of an artist, Foster attended Brighton and Guildford Grammar School and entered the stock exchange. He subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music and played the organ at St. James Church, Marylebone, and St. George’s, Campden Hill. From 1880-92 he was organist at the Foundling Hospital and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, and was choirmaster of St. James, Holborn. He composed children’s cantatas and much church music. His works include: Methodist Free Church Hymns, 1889 (co-editor) Anthems and Anthem Composers (London: Novello and Company, 1901) History of the Philharmonic Society (London: 1913) --www.hymntime.com/tch/
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Hugh R. Haweis

1838 - 1901 Author of "The Homeland! The Homeland!" in Praise Songs Born: April 3, 1838, Egham, Surrey, England. Died: January 29, 1901, St. Marylebone, London, England. Haweis’ father was John Oliver Willyams Haweis, Canon of Chichester. Hugh attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and after graduation served under Garibaldi in the Italian war of independence. He was ordained in 1861 and was curate at Bethnal Green, Westminster and Stepney. In 1866, he became perpetual curate at St. James, Marylebone. His works include: Music and Morals, 1871 My Musical Life, 1884 Travel and Talk, 1897 Old Violins, 1898 --www.hymntime.com/tch
Hugh R. Haweis
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