American Unitarian Hymn Writers and HymnsFoote, Henry Wilder
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American Unitarian Hymn Writers and Hymns
Foote, Henry Wilder
Hymn writers; Hymns, English -- History and criticism; Unitarian Universalist churches -- Hymns -- History and criticism
A Carol for Easter Morn, written in 1890 for the author’s
congregation, and published in _The Thought of God_, 2^nd Series,
1894.
22. _One thought I have, my ample creed_, (The Thought of God)
This is the initial hymn to the collection _The Thought of God_,
1^st Series, 1885, and supplies the title to the work. It was
written in 1880, and first published in the _Chicago Unity Hymns
and Carols_, 1880, and then in _The Thought of God_, 1885.
23. _The rose is queen among the flowers_, (Flower services)
Written in 1875, first published in _The Sunnyside_, a songbook
for Sunday Schools, and again in _The Thought of God_, 1^st
Series, 1885, under the title “Flower Sunday.”
24. _Thy kingdom come—on bended knee_, (Missions)
“Written in 1891 for the Commencement of the Meadville Theological
School (Meadville, Pa.) June 12, 1891, and pub. in _The Thought of
God_, 2^nd Series, 1894.” under the title “The Day of God,” and
the subscription “M.T.S., June 12, 1891.”
25. _We pray no more, made lowly wise_
_For miracle and sign._ (Greater Faith Desired)
“Written in 1879, and first pub. in _The Christian Register_
(Boston) Mar. 22 of that year, under the title ‘The Larger
Faith.’” Included under the same title in _The Thought of God_,
1^st Series, 1885. Sometimes given as “Made lowly wise, we pray no
more.”
26. _When courage fails, and faith burns low_, (Victory of
Truth)
Under the title “Loyalty,” this hymn was given in _The Thought of
God_, 1^st Series, 1885. It was written in 1881.
27. _Where men on mounts of vision_,
_Have passed the veil within_. (Dedication of a Place of
Worship)
“Written in 1891 for the Dedication of First Unitarian Church,
Oakland, California.” Included in _The Thought of God_, 2^nd
Series, 1894, entitled “Holy Place”, and subscribed “For C.W.W.,
Oakland, Cal. 1891.”
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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