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The text has its origins in a hymn "Lo! He cometh, countless Trumpets" by John Cennick published in his Collection of Sacred Hymns of 1752. [1] This was substantially revised by Charles Wesley for publication in Hymns of intercession for all mankind of 1758. [2] [3] Some hymnals present a combination of the two texts. [2]
When the hymn came to be added to Hymns Ancient and Modern it was rewritten to include only five stanzas. In 1885, three more stanzas were added to the original seven for use as an ecclesiastical processional hymn in Salisbury Cathedral; this version was used again during the 1888 Lambeth Conference.
The New Century Hymnal is a comprehensive hymnal and worship book published in 1995 for the United Church of Christ.The hymnal contains a wide-variety of traditional Christian hymns and worship songs, many contemporary hymns and songs, and a substantial selection of "world music" selections (hymns and worship songs from non-European-American) origin, a full lectionary-based Psalter, service ...
Hymns for Living, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (1985) Hymns of Faith and Freedom, Unitarian Christian Association (1991) Singing the Living Tradition, The Unitarian Universalist Association (1993) ISBN 1-55896-260-3. The YRUU Song Book, The Unitarian Universalist Association Youth Office (1997) [645]
Hymns from the Heart is the seventh studio album and the second gospel album by American singer Johnny Cash, released on April 2, 1962. It features a selection of gospel songs, and is the second album of this type released by Cash, the first being Hymns by Johnny Cash .
Neale's translation was later edited and extended to nine stanzas by Henry W. Baker for Hymns Ancient and Modern (London, 1861; below). Dissatisfied with Neale's translation, Roby Furley Davis (1866–1937), a scholar at St John's College, Cambridge, wrote a new version for The English Hymnal of 1906.
The tune originally consisted of a 7.6.7.6.7.7.6 metre, but Monk removed the fifth phrase to create a more balanced tune. [8] Dix personally did not like the tune, which was ironic as it was later titled "Dix" as a tribute to him. [1] Despite Dix's opinion of it, the tune became popular and is used for the majority of performances of the hymn. [1]
[3] [4] The hymn was subsequently published in the hymnal A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists, [5] and in 1754, it appeared in Harmonia Sacra, a hymnal compiled by Thomas Butts. [6] [7] The hymn was later edited by Martin Madan for inclusion in his Psalms and Hymns hymnal (1769) by removing the seventh, eighth and ...