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A little kingdom I possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Appears in 15 hymnals Used With Tune: BETHLEHEM
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A LITTLE KINGDOM

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alonzo P. Howard Tune Sources: Public Domain Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51765 76567 17622 Used With Text: A Little Kingdom I Possess
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[A little kingdom I possess]

Appears in 45 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Richard S. Newman Incipit: 53343 26531 17125 Used With Text: He that Ruleth His own Spirit
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ALCOTT

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. C. Maker Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 12332 21555 44332 Used With Text: A Little Kingdom I Possess
ALCOTT

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A Little Kingdom I Possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Hymnal: Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #251 (1948) Languages: English Tune Title: [A little kingdom I possess]
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A Little Kingdom I Possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3806 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1. A little kingdom I possess, Where thoughts and feelings dwell, And very hard I find the task Of governing it well; For passion tempts and troubles me, A wayward will misleads, And selfishness its shadow casts, On all my will and deeds. 2. How can I learn to rule myself, To be the child I should, Honest and brave, nor ever tire Of trying to be good? How can I keep a sunny soul To shine along life’s way? How can I tune my little heart, To sweetly sing all day? 3. Dear Father, help me with the love That castest out my fear! Teach me to lean on Thee and feel That thou art very near. That no temptation is unseen, No childish grief too small, Since Thou, with patience infinite, Dost soothe and comfort all. 4. I do not ask for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within. Be Thou my Guide until I find, Led by a tender hand, Thy happy kingdom in myself And dare to take command. Languages: English Tune Title: A LITTLE KINGDOM
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A Little Kingdom I Possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Hymnal: The New Canadian Hymnal #437 (1916) Topics: Primary Tune Title: ALCOTT
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Richard S. Newman

1850 - 1927 Composer of "[A little kingdom I possess]" in Heart and Voice
Richard S. Newman

Arthur Sullivan

1842 - 1900 Arranger of "BETHLEHEM" in Hymns of the Kingdom of God Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army band­master and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he com­posed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas. Bert Polman
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Frederick C. Maker

1844 - 1927 Person Name: F. C. Maker Composer of "ALCOTT" in The New Canadian Hymnal Frederick C. Maker (b. Bristol, England, August 6, 1844; d. January 1, 1927) received his early musical training as a chorister at Bristol Cathedral, England. He pursued a career as organist and choirmaster—most of it spent in Methodist and Congregational churches in Bristol. His longest tenure was at Redland Park Congregational Church, where he was organist from 1882-1910. Maker also conducted the Bristol Free Church Choir Association and was a long-time visiting professor of music at Clifton College. He wrote hymn tunes, anthems, and a cantata, Moses in the Bulrushes. Bert Polman
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