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Eternal Father, who can tell

Author: R. Dawson Appears in 5 hymnals

ST. FLAVIAN

Appears in 289 hymnals Tune Sources: Daye's Psalter, 1562 Incipit: 11713 22114 31233 Used With Text: Eternal Father, who can tell

ST. FULBERT

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 138 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Henry John Gauntlett Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 55126 54353 56171 Used With Text: Eternal Father, Who Can Tell?

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Author: Robert Dawson, 1836-1906 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15336 Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Eternal Father! who can tell Lyrics: 1 Eternal Father! who can tell The years of Thy right hand? Like sunbeams bright, but numberless, Or as the ocean’s sand. 2 Thine ageless age no limit knows, No dawn began Thy day, Nor evening shade shall ever fall Upon Thy glorious way. 3 All time is but a fleeting wave Upon Thy calm, deep sea, A fading leaf that feebly falls From life’s eternal tree. 4 Yet unto Thee, our fleeting years, Our fading days, are known, And every hour its message bears Up to th’eternal throne. 5 Old year, farewell! Thou’rt gone to God, Gone to record our life, Its poor success, its wasted hours, Its oft unworthy strife. 6 New year, all hail! Thou’rt come from God, Blest be thy dawning bright! Blest be thy swiftly fleeting hours! And blest thy evening light! 7 Into the hand of Him who died, Who evermore doth live, This strange and solemn New Year’s path In trustful prayer we give. 8 Enough for us to hear His voice, To feel His guiding hand, To know each step is bringing us Nearer the Better Land. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FULBERT

Eternal Father! who can tell

Author: R. Dawson, 1836- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #617 (1917) Lyrics: 1 Eternal Father! who can tell The years of Thy right hand? Like sunbeams bright, but numberless, Or as the ocean's sand. 2 Thine ageless age no limit knows, No dawn began Thy day, Nor evening shade shall ever fall Upon Thy glorious way. 3 All time is but a fleeting wave Upon Thy calm, deep sea, A fading leaf that feebly falls From Life's Eternal Tree. 4 Yet unto Thee our fleeting years, Our fading days, are known, And every hour its message bears To the eternal Throne. 5 Into the hand of Him who died, Who evermore doth live, This strange and solemn New Year's path In trustful prayer we give. 6 Enough for us to hear His voice, To feel His guiding hand, To know each step is bringing us Nearer the Better Land. Topics: Old Year; Old Year; God Eternity of ; Seasons and Occasions; Year, Close of the ; Year New Year; New Year, Hymns for Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FULBERT

Eternal Father, who can tell

Author: R. Dawson Hymnal: The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d73 (1925) Languages: English

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R. Dawson

Author of "Eternal Father, who can tell" in The American Hymnal for Chapel Service

Henry J. Gauntlett

1805 - 1876 Person Name: Henry John Gauntlett Composer of "ST. FULBERT" in The Cyber Hymnal Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman