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John Mason Neale made a translation of the hymn which appeared as "Creator of the Stars of Night" in the first edition of the Hymnal Noted in 1852. [8] The ancient text served as the basis for the text found in the Liturgia Horarum revised in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, where it is indicated for use at Vespers on the First Sunday of ...
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]
The book is small – just 3" by 4 1 ⁄ 2" in size. An indication of the poverty of the church members in Kirtland at that time is that the hymnal was published in " sexadecimal " form, the least expensive publishing format for books in those days: sixteen pages were printed on both sides of a single sheet, which was then folded, cut, and sewn ...
The hymn has also been performed and recorded by Shane & Shane, John MacArthur, Kory Welch, and instrumental adaptation by Sebastian Demrey. Worship Circle recorded a live rendition in 2019, performed by Meredith Andrews. on their various artist album "Worship Circle Hymns" among the likes of Jeremy Riddle, Paul Baloche, Kim Walker-Smith and more.
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (also known as Apple Tree and, in its early publications, as Christ Compared to an Apple-tree) is a poem, possibly intended for use as a carol, written in the 18th century. It has been set to music by a number of composers, including Jeremiah Ingalls (1764–1838), Elizabeth Poston (1905–1987) and John Rutter.
The hymn's lyrics refer to the heavenly host: "Thee we would be always blessing / serve thee with thy hosts above".. At its first appearance, the hymn was in four stanzas of eight lines (8.7.8.7.D), and this four-stanza version remains in common and current use to the present day, being taken up as early as 1760 in Anglican collections such as those by Madan (1760 and 1767), Conyers (1772 ...
"Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" was the first of a number of Wesley's hymns that became known as the "Festival hymns". These "Festival hymns" were published outside of Methodism by German, John Frederick Lampe in 1746. [7] The hymn came into popular knowledge across Christian denominations in England via popular Baptist preacher, Charles Spurgeon.
The Graduale Romanum (1908) gives only the ancient form of the hymn, while the Antiphonary (2012) gives only the revised form. The Processionale (1911) gives both forms. [3] There exist multiple variants of the common English translation, originally by John Mason Neale in 1851. [4] [5] Original text (strophes 1, 6 & 7)