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[Beautiful city, blessed and fair]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph Lincoln Hall Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55513 23436 66517 Used With Text: Beautiful City

Author: Dr. Heinrich Batschure Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Beautiful city, blessed and fair Refrain First Line: Beautiful city, beautiful city Lyrics: 1 Beautiful city, blessed and fair, Beautiful country, treasures most rare, Beautiful land, who thy glories can tell— With the redeem’d ones we there shall dwell. Refrain: Beautiful city, beautiful city, Fashioned by Jesus the builder divine; Beautiful city, beautiful city, O when shall thy pleasures be mine. 2 Beautiful city, lovely thy light, Beautiful city—never ‘tis night, Beautiful mansion prepared there for me; O how I long thy rich beauties to see. [Refrain] 3 Beautiful home when shall we be there, Beautiful land, thy happiness share, Beautiful city we long for the rest, There with the Saviour be happy and blest. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Beautiful city, blessed and fair]

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Beautiful City

Author: Dr. Heinrich Batschure Hymnal: Songs of Sovereign Grace #95 (1897) First Line: Beautiful city, blessed and fair Refrain First Line: Beautiful city, beautiful city Lyrics: 1 Beautiful city, blessed and fair, Beautiful country, treasures most rare, Beautiful land, who thy glories can tell— With the redeem’d ones we there shall dwell. Refrain: Beautiful city, beautiful city, Fashioned by Jesus the builder divine; Beautiful city, beautiful city, O when shall thy pleasures be mine. 2 Beautiful city, lovely thy light, Beautiful city—never ‘tis night, Beautiful mansion prepared there for me; O how I long thy rich beauties to see. [Refrain] 3 Beautiful home when shall we be there, Beautiful land, thy happiness share, Beautiful city we long for the rest, There with the Saviour be happy and blest. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful city, blessed and fair]

Beautiful City

Author: Heinrich Batschure Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9414 First Line: Beautiful city, blessed and fair, Refrain First Line: Beautiful city, beautiful city Lyrics: 1 Beautiful city, blessèd and fair, Beautiful country, treasures most rare; Beautiful land, who thy glories can tell? With the redeemed ones we there shall dwell. Refrain: Beautiful city, beautiful city, Fashioned by Jesus, the builder divine; Beautiful city, beautiful city, O when shall thy pleasures be mine? 2 Beautiful city, lovely thy light, Beautiful city—never ’tis night; Beautiful mansion prepared there for me, O how I long thy rich beauties to see. [Refrain] 3 Beautiful home, when shall we be there? Beautiful land, thy happiness share? Beautiful city, we long for thy rest, There with the Savior be happy and blest. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful city, blessed and fair]

Beautiful City

Author: Dr. Heinrich Batschure Hymnal: Boundless Love #95 (1896) First Line: Beautiful city, blessed and fair Refrain First Line: Beautiful city, beautiful city Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful city, blessed and fair]

People

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J. Lincoln Hall

1866 - 1930 Composer of "[Beautiful city, blessed and fair]" in Songs of Sovereign Grace Used pseudonyms Maurice A. Clifton and Arthur Wilton. =============== Joseph Lincoln Hall DMus USA 1866-1930. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to musical parents, he also was musical, having a good tenor voice. He was an organist and music teacher. At age 19 he led a 100 member choir for 10 years. He studied music and graduated with honors from the University of PA, later receiving a Doctor of Music degree from Harriman University, from which he was an alumnus. In 1896 he married Eva Victoria Withington, and they had four children. Three lived to adulthood, Lincoln, Ralph, and Philip. A musician, he was a great song leader and choral conductor, conducting campmeeting choirs in PA, OH, and FL, at the Gainesville Bible Conference as well. He became a gospel song composer, arranger, editor, and publisher. He wrote cantatas, oratorios, choir anthems, and hundreds of gospel songs. He also edited several hymnals. Along with Irvin Mack, he founded the Hall-Mack Publishing Company (later Rodeheaver). They published nine songbooks. He was a member of the 7th Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia. John Perry