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
34. _Lo, the Easter-tide is here_, (Easter)
Written in 1914.
35. _Now while the day in trailing splendor_ (Evening)
Written in 1902, published in Louisa Loring’s _Hymns of the Ages_,
1904.
36._ O blest the souls that see and hear_,
Written for the National Conference of Unitarian Churches,
Chicago, September 27, 1909, in 5 stanzas, beginning “From many
ways and far apart.” In _The New Hymn and Tune Book_, 1914, and
_Hymns of the Spirit_, 1937, this first stanza has been dropped,
and the remaining four stanzas printed, beginning as above.
37. _O day of light and gladness_ (Easter)
Written in 1903, published in Louisa Loring’s _Hymns of the Ages_,
1904, and, slightly revised, in _Unity Hymns and Chorals_, 1911.
38. _The outward building stands complete_,
Written for the Dedication of Unity Church, St. Louis, Missouri,
October 7, 1917.
39. _Through willing heart and helping hand_,
Written in 1909 for the Dedication of the Parish House of the
First Unitarian Church, Berkeley, California.
40. _Thy kingdom come, O Lord._
Written in 1905.
41. _Today be joy in every heart_, (Christmas)
Written in 1877.
42. _Uplift the song of praise_,
The first two stanzas of this hymn were written in 1904 and were
included in Miss Louisa Loring’s _Hymns of the Ages_, published in
that year. At a later date Dr. Hosmer wrote two additional stanzas
and the hymn was thus printed in _The Thought of God_, 3^rd
Series, 1918. In _The New Hymn and Tune Book_, 1914, and _Hymns of
the Spirit_, 1937, it is set to the tune Yigdal.
43. _When shadows gather on our way_,
Written in 1904 and published in Miss Louisa Loring’s _Hymns of
the Ages_, 1904.
44. _When the constant sun returning_,
Reginald Heber in 1827 wrote a single stanza hymn beginning, “God
that madest earth and heaven.” In 1912 Hosmer wrote for _The New
Hymn and Tune Book_, 1914, a second stanza, the first line of
which is quoted above, to complete the thought. This composite two
stanza hymn has since been included in _The Pilgrim Hymnal_, 1935,
and _Hymns of the Spirit_, 1937.
The period of Dr. Hosmer’s hymn writing covered more than 40 years
(1875-1917) and during the latter half of that time he was widely
recognized by hymn lovers as the most distinguished hymn writer of his
time. Many of his hymns found their way into the collections of
various denominations in both this country and Great Britain. Canon
Dearmer included 8 in the British collection _Songs of Praise_, and in
the accompanying handbook, _Songs of Praise Discussed_, calls the hymn
_O Thou, in all thy might so far_, (no. 17) “this flawless poem, one
of the completest expressions of religious faith,” and the hymn _Thy
kingdom come, on bended knee_, (no. 24) “one of the noblest hymns in
the language.”
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