How Blest Are They Who Trust in Christ

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Source: Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #592
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Author: Fred Pratt Green

The name of the Rev. F. Pratt Green is one of the best-known of the contemporary school of hymnwriters in the British Isles. His name and writings appear in practically every new hymnal and "hymn supplement" wherever English is spoken and sung. And now they are appearing in American hymnals, poetry magazines, and anthologies. Mr. Green was born in Liverpool, England, in 1903. Ordained in the British Methodist ministry, he has been pastor and district superintendent in Brighton and York, and now served in Norwich. There he continued to write new hymns "that fill the gap between the hymns of the first part of this century and the 'far-out' compositions that have crowded into some churches in the last decade or more." --Seven New Hymns o… Go to person page >

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First Line: How blest are they who trust in Christ
Title: How Blest Are They Who Trust in Christ
Author: Fred Pratt Green (1972)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 1972 by The Hymn Society, admin. by Hope Publishing Co.
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MARYTON

After various tunes had been set to this text, Gladden insisted on the use of MARYTON. Composed by H. Percy Smith (b. Malta, 1825; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1898), the tune was originally published as a setting for John Keble's "Sun of My Soul" in Arthur S. Sullivan's Church Hymns with Tun…

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ROCKINGHAM (Miller)

Edward Miller (b. Norwich, England, 1735; d. Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, 1807) adapted ROCKINGHAM from an earlier tune, TUNEBRIDGE, which had been published in Aaron Williams's A Second Supplement to Psalmody in Miniature (c. 1780). ROCKINGHAM has long associations in Great Britain and North Amer…

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TALLIS' CANON

TALLIS CANON is one of nine tunes Thomas Tallis (PHH 62) contributed to Matthew Parker's Psalter (around 1561). There it was used as a setting for Psalm 67. In the original tune the melody began in the tenor, followed by the soprano, and featured repeated phrases. Thomas Ravenscroft (PHH 59) publish…

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Worship and Rejoice #526
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Chalice Hymnal #646

Chalice Hymnal #646
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Christian Worship (1993) #607

Christian Worship (1993) #607
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Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #592

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #592
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Rejoice in the Lord #591

Rejoice in the Lord #591

Scripture Song Database #1503

Scripture Song Database #1503

Scripture Song Database #1504

Scripture Song Database #1504

Singing the Faith #735

Singing the Faith #735
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The Book of Praise #601

The Book of Praise #601
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The New Century Hymnal #365

The New Century Hymnal #365
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The United Methodist Hymnal #654

The United Methodist Hymnal #654
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The United Methodist Hymnal #654b

The United Methodist Hymnal #654b

The Worshiping Church #673

The Worshiping Church #673
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Worship and Rejoice #526

Worship and Rejoice #526
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