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[Praise to God and thanks we bring]

[Praise to God and thanks we bring]

Composer: Thomas Benjamin
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: Thomas Benjamin

Thomas Benjamin was born in 1940 in Bennington, Vermont. He received degrees from Bard College, Bradeis, Harvard and Eastman. He has taught at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, the University of Houston's School of Music, and the Peabody Conservatory of The John Hopkins University. He is the co-author of three music theory texts and the author of two books on counterpoint. He has composed music for violin, piano, viola, orchestra, chamber orchestras and choir. He has also written oratorios, cantatas, operas, and a number of hymn tunes for the Unitarian church. Dianne Shapiro from "A digital library of Unitarian Universalist biographies, books, and media," Harvard Square Library, accessed online 8/9/2020 Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Praise to God and thanks we bring]
Composer: Thomas Benjamin
Incipit: 67167 65654 54342
Key: C Major
Copyright: © 1990 Thomas Benjamin

Texts

Praise to God, your praises bring

Praise to God, your praises bring;
Hearts, bow down and voices, sing
Praises to the glorious One,
All His year of wonder done.

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Singing the Journey #1005

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