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
Written under the title “The light that lighteth every man,” for
the 2^d Social Festival of the Free Religious Association 1874, in
2 stas. of 8 l.; afterwards published in _A Book of Hymns and
Tunes for the Congregation and the Home_, Cambridge, 1876, with
the title “Greeting”, in 4 stas. of 4 l.; included in H. & V.
under title “Behold, I make all things new”, and there incorrectly
dated 1878. For use of first line see note under “O Thou whose
liberal sun and rain.”
32. _O still in accents sweet and strong._ (Ordination)
Printed in Hys. Sp. 1864 under title “Behold the fields are
white.” H. & V., no date. 4 stas. of 4 l.
33. _O Thou, in whom we live and move._
In Hys. Sp. 1864, this begins, “O God, in whom we live and move,”
5 stas. of 4 l. headed “God’s Law and Love.” In H. & V. it begins,
“O Thou, in whom we live and move,” the form in which the hymn has
passed into later use.
34. _O Thou, whose liberal sun and rain._ (Church anniversary)
Included in Hys. Sp. 1864, and in H. & V. no date. 3 stas. of 4 l.
(Note the last line, “To Him who maketh all things new”, used
later for first line of hymn “O Life that maketh all things new.”)
35. _One holy church of God appears._ (The church universal)
Dated 1860 in H. & V.; included in Hys. Sp. 1864. 5 stas. of 4 l.
36. _Out of every clime and people._ (Christmas)
This hymn in two stanzas, 8 lines, with chorus, is found only in
C. W. Wendte’s _The Carol: for Sunday School and the Home_ (1886)
where it is attributed to S.L. (except chorus).
37. _Out of the dark, the circling sphere._ (Hope and courage)
Based on a hymn written in 1856 for the 25^th anniversary of the
American Anti-Slavery Society, with the title “What of the night?”
and beginning, “A quarter of the circling sphere.” See H. & V. for
the original version, which S.L. rewrote for Hys. Sp. 1864, in 5
stas. of 4 l. The misplaced comment by Putnam in _Singers and
Songs of the Liberal Faith_, p. 429, that it was “founded on a
passage in one of Mr. Martineau’s sermons,” refers not to this
hymn but to “He who himself and God would know,” cited earlier in
this listing.
38. _Peace, peace on earth, the heart of man forever._ (Peace
on earth)
Included in Hys. Sp. 1864 and H. & V., no date. 2 stas. of 4 l.
39. _Sing forth his high eternal name._ (Praise)
Written by request for words to tune “Coronation.” In H. & V.
under title “The Lord of all”, no date, 6 stas. of 4 l.
40. _Spirit divine attend our prayer._
This hymn appeared in Hys. Sp. 1864, as “Anon.” It is S.L.’s
adaptation of a hymn by Andrew Reed, 1829, about half the lines
having been re-written. It should be credited to both writers as a
joint production.
41. _The loving Friend to all who bowed._ (Jesus)
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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