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How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord

Author: John Milton Appears in 32 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. PETER

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[How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord]

Appears in 624 hymnals Tune Sources: Arr. fr. Schumann Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53334 32123 56712 Used With Text: How Lovely are Thy Dwellings
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ST. PETER

Appears in 707 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alexander R. Reinagle Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 51765 54332 14323 Used With Text: How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord
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MAITLAND

Appears in 640 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. N. Allen Incipit: 34551 32161 65513 Used With Text: How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord

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How Lovely are Thy Dwellings

Author: John Milton Hymnal: Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #2 (1948) First Line: How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord Topics: Call to Worship Scripture: Psalm 82 Languages: English Tune Title: [How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord]
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How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord

Author: John Milton Hymnal: Praise and Thanks #B2-93 (1913) Languages: English Tune Title: [How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord]

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John Milton

1608 - 1674 Author of "How lovely are Thy dwellings, Lord" in Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Milton, John, was born in London, Dec. 9, 1608, and died there Nov. 8, 1674. His poetical excellences and his literary fame are matters apart from hymnology, and are fully dealt with in numerous memoirs. His influence on English hymn-writing has been very slight, his 19 versions of various Psalms having lain for the most part unused by hymnal compilers. The dates of his paraphrases are:— Ps. cxiv. and cxxxvi., 1623, when he was 15 years of ago. These were given in his Poems in English and Latin 1645. Ps. lxxx.-lxxxviii., written in 1648, and published as Nine Psalmes done into Metre, 1645. Ps. i., 1653; ii., “Done August 8, 1653;" iii., Aug. 9, 1653; iv. Aug. 10, 1653; v., Aug. 12, 1653; vi., Aug. 13, 1653; vii.Aug. 14, 1653; viii., Aug. 14, 1653. These 19 versions were all included in the 2nd ed. of his Poems in English and Latin, 1673. From these, mainly in the form of centos, the following have come into common use:— 1. Cause us to see Thy goodness, Lord. Ps. lxxxv. 2. Defend the poor and desolate. Ps. lxxxii. 3. God in the great assembly stands. Ps. lxxxii. 4. How lovely are Thy dwellings fair. Ps. lxxxiv. From this, "They pass refreshed the thirsty vale," is taken. 5. Let us with a gladsome [joyful] mind. Ps. cxxxvi. 6. O let us with a joyful mind. Ps. cxxxvi. 7. The Lord will come and not be slow. Ps. lxxxv. Of these centos Nos. 4 and 5 are in extensive use. The rest are mostly in Unitarian collections. There are also centos from his hymn on the Nativity, "This is the month, and this the happy morn" (q.v.). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

George Nelson Allen

1812 - 1877 Person Name: G. N. Allen Composer of "MAITLAND" in Christian Science Hymnal George Nelson Allen (1812-1871), studied at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Oh OH and with Lowell Mason in Boston. Allen gave a strong musical foundation to Oberlin College in its earliest years; in addition to being Professor of Music he also served as Professor of Geology and Natural History, Secretary and Treasurer. In 1835 he compiled The Oberlin Social and Sabbath Hymn Book, in which appeared his most well known tune MAITLAND (also known as CROSS AND CROWN or WESTERN MELODY) with the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone?". This was adapted by Thomas A. Dorsey in 1938 for his hymn "Precious Lord, take my hand". hand." He composed anthems and wrote some additional music for Isaac Woodbury's Oratorio "Absalom." He compiled a small 3" x 4" hymnal that every student should keep in his pocket that went through several printings. Mary Louise VanDyke

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Person Name: Anon. Composer of "[How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord]" in Praise and Thanks In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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