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FORD COTTAGE

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frederick C. Maker, 1844 - 1927 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 13511 23435 65432 Used With Text: O holy city, seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie, b.1882 Appears in 89 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O holy city, seen of John, Where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign, Within whose foursquare walls shall come No night, nor need, nor pain, And where the tears are wiped from eyes That shall not weep again! 2 Hark, how from men whose lives are held More cheap than merchandise, From women struggling sore for bread, From little children's cries, There swells the sobbing human plaint That bids thy walls arise! 3 Give us, O God, the strength to build The city that hath stood Too long a dream, whose laws are love, Whose ways are brotherhood, And where the sun that shineth is God’s grace for human good. 4 Already in the mind of God That city riseth fair; Lo, how its splendor challenges The souls that greatly dare, Yea, bids us seize the whole of life And build its glory there. Topics: City, Nation, World; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; Church Life and Work The Kingdom of God Used With Tune: FORD COTTAGE

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O holy city, seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie, b.1882 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #332 (1958) Lyrics: 1 O holy city, seen of John, Where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign, Within whose foursquare walls shall come No night, nor need, nor pain, And where the tears are wiped from eyes That shall not weep again! 2 Hark, how from men whose lives are held More cheap than merchandise, From women struggling sore for bread, From little children's cries, There swells the sobbing human plaint That bids thy walls arise! 3 Give us, O God, the strength to build The city that hath stood Too long a dream, whose laws are love, Whose ways are brotherhood, And where the sun that shineth is God’s grace for human good. 4 Already in the mind of God That city riseth fair; Lo, how its splendor challenges The souls that greatly dare, Yea, bids us seize the whole of life And build its glory there. Topics: City, Nation, World; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; Church Life and Work The Kingdom of God Languages: English Tune Title: FORD COTTAGE

O Holy City seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie, 1882- Hymnal: The Methodist Hymnal #474 (1935) Languages: English Tune Title: FORD COTTAGE

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Frederick C. Maker

1844 - 1927 Person Name: Frederick C. Maker, 1844 - 1927 Composer of "FORD COTTAGE" in Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America Frederick C. Maker (b. Bristol, England, August 6, 1844; d. January 1, 1927) received his early musical training as a chorister at Bristol Cathedral, England. He pursued a career as organist and choirmaster—most of it spent in Methodist and Congregational churches in Bristol. His longest tenure was at Redland Park Congregational Church, where he was organist from 1882-1910. Maker also conducted the Bristol Free Church Choir Association and was a long-time visiting professor of music at Clifton College. He wrote hymn tunes, anthems, and a cantata, Moses in the Bulrushes. Bert Polman

Walter Russell Bowie

1882 - 1969 Person Name: Walter Russell Bowie, b.1882 Author of "O holy city, seen of John" in Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America Walter Russell Bowie (October 8, 1882–April 23, 1969), was a priest, author, editor, educator, hymn writer, and lecturer in the Episcopal Church (United States). See also in: Wikipedia