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VERBUM PACIS

Meter: 6.6.8.4 Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William H. Monk Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 31354 32165 4345 Used With Text: With the Sweet Word of Peace

Author: George Watson Meter: 6.6.8.4 Appears in 51 hymnals Lyrics: With the sweet word of peace We bid our brethren go; Peace as a river to increase, And ceaseless flow. With the calm word of prayer We earnestly commend Our brethren to thy watchful care, Eternal Friend! With the dear word of love We give our brief farewell; Our love below, and thine above, With them shall dwell. With the strong word of faith We stay ourselves on thee, That thou, O Lord, in life and death, Their help shalt be; Then the bright word of hope Shall on our parting gleam, And tell of joys beyond the scope Of earth-born dream. Farewell! in hope and love, In faith, and peace, and prayer; Till he whose home is ours above, Unite us there. Amen. Topics: Travelers by Sea and Land Used With Tune: VERBUM PACIS

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With the sweet word of peace

Author: G. Watson Hymnal: The Church Missionary Hymn Book #122a (1899) Languages: English Tune Title: VERBUM PACIS

With the sweet word of peace

Author: G. Watson Hymnal: The Church Hymnal #262 (1920) Lyrics: 1 With the sweet word of peace We bid our brethren go; Peace as a river to increase, And ceaseless flow. 2 With the calm word of prayer We earnestly commend Our brethren to Thy watchful care, Eternal Friend! 3 With the dear word of love We give our brief farewell; Our love below, and Thine above, With them shall dwell. 4 With the strong word of faith We stay ourselves on Thee, That Thou, O Lord, in life and death, Their help shalt be; 5 Then the bright word of hope Shall on our parting gleam, And tell of joys beyond the scope Of earth-born dream. 6 Farewell! in hope and love, In faith, and peace, and prayer; Till He Whose home is ours above, Unite us there. Topics: The Church Travelers Languages: English Tune Title: VERBUM PACIS

With the sweet word of peace

Author: George Watson Hymnal: The Hymnal #419 (1916) Meter: 6.6.8.4 Lyrics: With the sweet word of peace We bid our brethren go; Peace as a river to increase, And ceaseless flow. With the calm word of prayer We earnestly commend Our brethren to thy watchful care, Eternal Friend! With the dear word of love We give our brief farewell; Our love below, and thine above, With them shall dwell. With the strong word of faith We stay ourselves on thee, That thou, O Lord, in life and death, Their help shalt be; Then the bright word of hope Shall on our parting gleam, And tell of joys beyond the scope Of earth-born dream. Farewell! in hope and love, In faith, and peace, and prayer; Till he whose home is ours above, Unite us there. Amen. Topics: Travelers by Sea and Land Languages: English Tune Title: VERBUM PACIS

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William Henry Monk

1823 - 1889 Person Name: William H. Monk Composer of "VERBUM PACIS" in The Hymnal William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to plainsong. He composed over fifty hymn tunes and edited The Scottish Hymnal (1872 edition) and Wordsworth's Hymns for the Holy Year (1862) as well as the periodical Parish Choir (1840-1851). Bert Polman

George Watson

1816 - 1898 Author of "With the sweet word of peace" in The Hymnal Watson, George, son of F. Watson, born at Birmingham, 1816, and until the year 1866 was in business in London as a printer. From his office and with his co-operation originated the well-known publications, theBand of Hope Review, in 1851; and The British Workman, 1855, which were the pioneers of cheap illustrated publications. Mr. Watson's hymn-writing has been limited. Two (see below) appeared in Paxton Hood's Our Hymn Book, 1868; the rest have been issued as fly-leaves, or are still in manuscript. Those in common use are:— 1. 0 the deep mystery of that love. The Love of Jesus. First published in P. Hood's Our Hymn Book, 1868, No. 736, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. 2. With the sweet word of peace. Parting. Written in 1867 to be sung at a meeting held in Brighton to say Farewell to the Rev. Paxton Hood on his leaving his church for a considerable time for change and rest. On his return Mr. Hood included it in his Our Hymn Book 1868, No. 572, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines It was given with considerable alterations in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871. This text was repeated in the Scottish Evangelical Union Hymnal, 1878, and is the usually accepted form of the hymn. It has much tenderness and beauty, and is worthy of wide circulation. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)