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EMERALD GATES

Appears in 3 hymnals Tune Sources: Arranged Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 31151 33122 35322 Used With Text: O, how good it is to be blessed

O, how good it is to be blessed

Author: Anon. Appears in 185 hymnals First Line: Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring Lyrics: 1 Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring To my raptured vision All th' ecstatic joys that spring Round the bright Elysian! Lo! we lift our longing eyes; Break, ye intervening skies! Sons of righteousness, arise! Ope the gates of paradise? Chorus: O, how good it is to be blessed, And dwell where loving Jesus is! 2 Floods of everlasting light Freely flash before him; Myriads, with supreme delight, Instantly adore him; Angel's trumps resound his fame; Lutes of lucid gold proclaim All the music of his name, Heaven echoing the theme. [Chorus] 3 Four and twenty elders rise From their princely station; Shout his glorious victories, Sing his great salvation; Cast their crowns before his throne; Cry, in reverential tone, "Glory be to God alone, Holy, holy, holy One!" [Chorus] Topics: Miscellaneous Old Melodies Used With Tune: EMERALD GATES

When on Life a Darkness Falls

Author: Brian Wren (1936- ) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 When on life a darkness falls, When the mist flows chilling, Paths and sign posts lost in doubt, Loveless, unfulfilling, Reach us, Jesus, from Your cross, Though we feel forsaken; Keep us through the aching night Till new dawns awaken. 2 When the dreams and vows of youth Painfully accuse us, Stab our conscience, steal our worth, Christ will not refuse us: Peace the world cannot provide, Daily resurrection, Strong companion at our side For each new direction. 3 Come and meet Him, Friend and Lord, Thro’ the gospel story: Open door to life and peace, Window into glory. All who seek Him, soon are found, Made His close relation: Christ our pathway, Christ our home, Christ our sure foundation. Topics: Christan Life Pilgrimage Used With Tune: EMERALD GATES

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Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

O, how good it is to be blessed

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1161 (1886) First Line: Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring Lyrics: 1 Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring To my raptured vision All th' ecstatic joys that spring Round the bright Elysian! Lo! we lift our longing eyes; Break, ye intervening skies! Sons of righteousness, arise! Ope the gates of paradise? Chorus: O, how good it is to be blessed, And dwell where loving Jesus is! 2 Floods of everlasting light Freely flash before him; Myriads, with supreme delight, Instantly adore him; Angel's trumps resound his fame; Lutes of lucid gold proclaim All the music of his name, Heaven echoing the theme. [Chorus] 3 Four and twenty elders rise From their princely station; Shout his glorious victories, Sing his great salvation; Cast their crowns before his throne; Cry, in reverential tone, "Glory be to God alone, Holy, holy, holy One!" [Chorus] Topics: Miscellaneous Old Melodies Tune Title: EMERALD GATES

O, how good it is to be blest

Hymnal: The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #387 (1849) First Line: Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring Tune Title: [Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring]

When on Life a Darkness Falls

Author: Brian Wren (1936- ) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #631 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 When on life a darkness falls, When the mist flows chilling, Paths and sign posts lost in doubt, Loveless, unfulfilling, Reach us, Jesus, from Your cross, Though we feel forsaken; Keep us through the aching night Till new dawns awaken. 2 When the dreams and vows of youth Painfully accuse us, Stab our conscience, steal our worth, Christ will not refuse us: Peace the world cannot provide, Daily resurrection, Strong companion at our side For each new direction. 3 Come and meet Him, Friend and Lord, Thro’ the gospel story: Open door to life and peace, Window into glory. All who seek Him, soon are found, Made His close relation: Christ our pathway, Christ our home, Christ our sure foundation. Topics: Christan Life Pilgrimage Tune Title: EMERALD GATES

People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "O, how good it is to be blessed" in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book 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.

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren (1936- ) Author of "When on Life a Darkness Falls" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman