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Jesu, Son of blessed Mary

Author: Dean C. E. Riley Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Holy Baptism Used With Tune: SHIPSTON

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 57 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872 - 1958 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13565 43231 13565 Used With Text: Jesus, Son Of Blessed Mary

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Jesu, Son of blessed Mary

Author: Dean C. E. Riley Hymnal: The Book of Common Praise #254 (1939) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Holy Baptism Tune Title: SHIPSTON

Jesus, Son of Blessed Mary

Author: Charles E. Riley (1884-1972) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #544 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Refrain First Line: Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Son of blessed Mary, Once on earth a little child, Pattern fair of holy living, Gracious, loving, undefiled; 2 Though Thy eager heart was yearning Heavy laden souls to free, Yet Thou calledst little children In their happiness to Thee. 3 Grant that we, like little children, Free from pride and guile my be; Cheerful, trusting, safe, protected By the blessed Trinity. Topics: Christan Life Guidance Tune Title: SHIPSTON

Jesus, Son Of Blessed Mary

Author: Charles Edward Riley, 1884 - 1972 Hymnal: The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #311 (1971) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Tune Title: SHIPSTON

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958 Person Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Arranger of "SHIPSTON" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrangements of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). Bert Polman

Charles Edward Riley

1883 - 1971 Person Name: Dean C. E. Riley Author of "Jesu, Son of blessed Mary" in The Book of Common Praise Riley, Charles Edward. (Liverpool, England, May 21, 1883--April 16, 1972, Toronto, Ontario). Anglican. McGill University (Montreal), B.A., 1908; Diocesan Theological College, L.Th., 1911; Trinity (Toronto), B.D., 1917; D.D., 1933. Pastorates (all in Ontario) at McNab, 1910-1915; Dundas, 1916-1925; St. Catharines, 1925-1933; dean of Niagara, 1933-1937; dean of Toronto, 1937-1961. His hymn-writing only complemented his work as a preacher and pastor. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives