The Cyber Hymnal ‎#673

673. By the Sea of Crystal

Text Information

• First Line: By the sea of crystal
• Title: By the Sea of Crystal
• Author: William Kuipers (1932)
• Meter: 65.65 D
• Language: English
• CCLI Number: 5860591
• Notes: Kuipers wrote these words while pastor of the Summer Street Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in Passaic, New Jersey, and died only a few months later. Kuipers intended for the hymn to be sung to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, but as that music was under copyright, The Banner, a CRC weekly magazine, held a tune writing contest. Siebolt H. Frieswyk of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, won the contest, but Vanderhoven's tune received honorable mention, and was published with Kuipers' words in the 1934 Psalter Hymnal.

Tune Information

• Name: CRYSTAL
• Composer: John L. Vanderhoven (1933)
• Meter: 65.65 D
• Incipit: 17655 67765 21332
• Key: A Major