Ai zhi quan-yuan jiu-shi Shen

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Ai zhi quan-yuan jiu-shi Shen

Author: Ernest Y. L. Yang
Tune: MAN-CHIANG-HUNG
ONE LICENSE: 46261
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Author: Ernest Y. L. Yang

Ernest Y. L. Yang (b. Wuxi,Jiangsu, China, 1899; d. China, 1984), served on the committee that prepared the interdenominational Chinese hymnbook Hymns of Universal Praise (1936). He wrote over two hundred hymns, including melodies, arrangements, translations, and original texts. Regarded as an outstanding musicologist in China, he is known especially for his important two-volume history of ancient music in China, Zhongkuo Gudai Yinyue Shigao (1944). A graduate of St. John's University in Shanghai and Guanghua University, Yang taught at Yanjing University, the National Conservatory of Music, and Jinling Women's University. Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988 Go to person page >

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First Line:	Ai zhi quan-yuan jiu-shi Shen
Author:	Ernest Y. L. Yang
Place of Origin:	China
Language:	English; Mandarin
Refrain First Line:	Ai zhi quan-yuan jiu-shi Shen
Notes:	English translations: "Fount of love, our Savior God" by Frank W. Price, "God the love that saved mankind" by Margaret Barclay; French translation "O Dieu, de ton corps blessé" by Henri Capieu; German translation: "Dank sei dir, Heiland der Welt" by Constantin Schwann
Copyright:	© 1990 Christian Conference of Asia, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

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MAN-CHIANG-HUNG

Based on an ancient Chinese Tsu melody, MAN-CHIANG-HUNG (meaning "all red the river") was associated with a patriotic poem written by General Yueh-Fei. In 1980 the Chinese scholar and musician I-to Loh (b. Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan, 1936) arranged this popular melody into a hymn tune for publication in…

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