Go Forth and Tell! O Church of God

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Go forth and tell! O Church of God, awake!

Author: J. E. Seddon
Published in 17 hymnals

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Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #477

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Author: J. E. Seddon

James E. Seddon (b. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, 1915; d. London, England, 1983) received his musical training at the London College of Music and Trinity College in London and his theological training at the Bible Churchmen's Theological College (now Trinity College) in Bristol. He served various Anglican parishes in England from 1939 to 1945 as well as from 1967 to 1980. Seddon was a missionary in Morocco from 1945 to 1955 and the home secretary for the Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society from 1955 to 1967. Many of his thirty hymns are based on missionary themes; he wrote some in Arabic while he lived in Morocco. Seddon joined other Jubilate Group participants to produce Psalm Praise (1973) and Hymns for Today's Church (1982). Bert… Go to person page >

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Lift High the Cross

First Line:	Go forth and tell! O Church of God, awake!
Title:	Go Forth and Tell! O Church of God
Author:	J. E. Seddon
Meter:	10.10.10.10
Language:	English
Copyright:	© Mrs. C. Seddon/Jubilate Hymns, admin. by Hope Publishing Company

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WOODLANDS (Greatorex)

WOODLANDS is a perfect match for the bold text. Walter Greatorex (b. Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, 1877; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1949) composed this tune in 1916, and it was published in the Public School Hymn Book in 1919. The tune's title refers to one of the schoolhouses at Gre…

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