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TRANQUILITY

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Matthews Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 53456 54321 51713 Used With Text: Where high the heavenly temple stands

Where high the heavenly temple stands

Author: Michael Bruce Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 206 hymnals Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Son - Sympathy and Intercession Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16 Used With Tune: TRANQUILITY

I thirst, Thou wounded Lamb of God

Appears in 245 hymnals Used With Tune: TRANQUILLITY

Come, Saviour Jesus, from above

Appears in 135 hymnals Used With Tune: TRANQUILITY

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Where high the heavenly temple stands

Author: Michael Bruce Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #73b (1897) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Son - Sympathy and Intercession Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16 Languages: English Tune Title: TRANQUILITY

Come, Saviour Jesus, from above

Hymnal: Salvation Army Music #297 (1880) Languages: English Tune Title: TRANQUILITY

I thirst, Thou wounded Lamb of God

Hymnal: Hymns and Songs #111 (1887) Languages: English Tune Title: TRANQUILLITY

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Michael Bruce

1746 - 1767 Author of "Where high the heavenly temple stands" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise Bruce, Michael, son of a Scottish weaver, was born at Kinnesswood, Portmoak, Kinrossshire, Scotland, March 27,1746, and educated at the village school, Edinburgh University (where he first became acquainted with John Logan), and the Theological Hall of the Associate Synod, held at Kinross, under the Rev. John Swanston, intending ultimately to enter the ministry, a hope which was frustrated by his untimely death. To assist in procuring University fees and maintenance he for some time conducted a school, during the recess, at Gairney Bridge, and subsequently at Forrest Mill, near Tillicoultry. Whilst yet a student he died at Kinnesswood, July 5th, 1767. [Also, see Logan, John] The names of Michael Bruce and John Logan are brought together because of the painful controversy which has long prevailed concerning the authorship of certain Hymns and Paraphrases of Holy Scripture which are in extensive use in the Christian Church both at home and abroad. During the latter years of Bruce's short life he wrote various Poems, and also Hymns for a singing class at Kinnesswood, which were well known to his family and neighbours, and were eventually copied out by Bruce himself in a quarto MS. book, with the hope that some day he might see them in print. Immediately upon his death, in 1767, Logan called upon his father and requested the loan of this book that he might publish the contents for the benefit of the family. This was granted. Not till three years afterwards did a certain work, containing seventeen poems, and entitled Poems on Several Occasions , by Michael Bruce, 1770, appear, with a Preface in which it was stated that some of the Poems were by others than Bruce. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)