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Golden Breaks the Dawn

Golden breaks the dawn

Author: Zhao Zichen; Translator: Frank W. Price
Tune: LE P'ING
ONE LICENSE: 46539
Published in 8 hymnals

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Author: Zhao Zichen

See also Tzu-Chen Chao. Zhao Zichen (Chao Tzu-chen) 1888-1979, born in Deqing, Zhejiang (Chekiang), China in 1888. He had a solid classical Chinese education. Although he came from a Buddhist family, he attended a missionary middle school where he was introduced to the Christian faith and joined the church, although he was not baptized until 1908. Then he studied at Suzhou (Soochow) University, a missionary institution, graduating in 1911. A few years later, he went to the United States where, in the years 1914-17, he received M.A. and B.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1917, he returned to the Methodist Dongwu University in Suzhou and taught there for six years. In 1926 he moved to Yenching University in… Go to person page >

Translator: Frank W. Price

Frank W. Price was born in Kashing, China, February 25, 1895. His parents P. Frank (Philip Francis) Price and Esther Price were missionaries with the Presbyterian Church U.S.(Southern) near Shanghai. Dr. Price spent his early years in rural China surrounded by native culture and missionary work. Price returned to the United States to finish his education, and in 1915 he received a bachelors degree from Davidson College. From 1915 to 1917, Price was Principal of Hillcrest School, Nanking. He traveled with Chinese labourers to France in December 1918-19 with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Returning to the United States, Price earned a B.D. from Yale in 1922 and later a Ph.D. in 1938 also from Yale. Price married Essie Ott McClu… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Golden breaks the dawn
Title: Golden Breaks the Dawn
Chinese Title: Qing zao qi-lai kan
Author: Zhao Zichen
Translator: Frank W. Price
Place of Origin: China
Language: English
Copyright: © 1977 Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd

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Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)

Chinese Christian Hymns #20

Community of Christ Sings #185

E. A. C. C. Hymnal #184

Text InfoAudio

Glory to God #668

Hymnbook for Christian Worship #27

Pilgrim Hymnal #486

Singing the Living Tradition #353

The New Century Hymnal #470

Exclude 4 pre-1979 instances
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