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The Christian Church Hymnal #366
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: HOGE Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1906
The Christian Church Hymnal #366
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Earthly Things Vain and Transitory
How vain is all beneath the skies
Author: David E. FordPublished in 164 hymnals
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Author: David E. Ford
Ford, David Everard, son of a Congregational Minister at Long Melford, was born there on Sept. 13, 1797. He became pastor of the Congregational Church at Lymington, in Oct. 1821; Travelling Secretary to the Congregational Union in 1841; and pastor of Greengate Chapel, Salford, Manchester, in 1843. He died at Bedford, Oct. 23, 1875. Mr. Ford published several works including, Hymns chiefly on the Parables of Christ, 1828. From this is taken, (1) "Earthly joys no longer please us" (Heaven Anticipated). (2) "How vain is all beneath the skies" (Heaven Anticipated). These are in American common use. See Hymns of the Church, 1869, and Laudes Domini, 1884. Another of his hymns in common use from the same work, p. 107, is:—"Almighty Father, heave… Go to person page >Arrangements
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The Christian Hymn Book #426
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1866
The Christian Hymn Book #426
The Christian Hymnal #d301
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1871
The Christian Hymnal #d301
The Christian Hymnal #308
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1875
The Christian Hymnal #308
The Christian hymnal #217
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1882
The Christian hymnal #217
The Christian Hymnal #414
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1877
The Christian Hymnal #414
The Christian Psalmist #538
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1840
The Christian Psalmist #538
The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #6
Display Title: Desire First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: [How vain is all beneath the skies] Author: D. E. Ford Scripture: James 4:14 Date: 1883
The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #6
The Church and School #d81
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1888
The Church and School #d81
The Church Hymn Book #d224
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1867
The Church Hymn Book #d224
The Church Hymnal #490
Display Title: How Vain Is All Beneath the Skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: PROTECTION Author: David E. Ford Meter: L.M. Date: 1941 Subject: Special Occasions | Funeral
The Church Hymnal #490
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d355
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1887
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d355
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1408
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Author: Rev. David E. Ford Date: 1881
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1408
The College Hymnal #506
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies Date: 1876
The College Hymnal #506
The Congregational Hymn Book #999
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1857 Source: Pratt's Coll.
The Congregational Hymn Book #999
The Devotional Chimes #145b
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1873
The Devotional Chimes #145b
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d295
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1882
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d295
The Golden Harp #d128
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1858
The Golden Harp #d128
The Gospel Hymnal #d254
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1880
The Gospel Hymnal #d254
The Great Redemption #276
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1894
The Great Redemption #276
The Heart and Voice #50c
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1865
The Heart and Voice #50c
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #159
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1891
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #159
The Lesser Hymnal #d126
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1875
The Lesser Hymnal #d126
The Lyrica #413
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1834
The Lyrica #413
The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #544
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1888
The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #544
The Millennial Harp #d178
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1851
The Millennial Harp #d178
The Modern Psalmist #d117
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1839
The Modern Psalmist #d117
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #73
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1859
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #73
The New Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #111c
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1866
The New Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #111c
The Pilgrim's Harp #d87
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1869
The Pilgrim's Harp #d87
The Praise #d116
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1875
The Praise #d116
The Psalmist #1149
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1849 Source: Pratt's Col.
The Psalmist #1149
The Psalmist #1149
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1843 Source: Pratt's Col.
The Psalmist #1149
The Psalmody #1178
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1853 Source: Pratt's Coll.
The Psalmody #1178
The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D283
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1842
The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D283
The Psaltery #d116
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1845
The Psaltery #d116
The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d101
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1888
The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d101
The Public School Hymnal #184
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1879
The Public School Hymnal #184
The Reformed Church Hymnal #318
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1878
The Reformed Church Hymnal #318
The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #288d
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies Date: 1859
The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #288d
The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d419
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1858
The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d419
The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #199
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1860
The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #199
The Sabbath School Lute #38
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1848
The Sabbath School Lute #38
The Sacred Hymnal #80
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: UXBRIDGE Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1899
The Sacred Hymnal #80
The Sanctus #d113
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1857
The Sanctus #d113
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #926
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: PROTECTION Author: David E. Ford Date: 1886 Subject: Death and Resurrection |
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #926
The Social Psalmist #212
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1849 Source: Pratt's Col.
The Social Psalmist #212
The Southern Psalmist #d350
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1859
The Southern Psalmist #d350
The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d364
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1871
The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d364
The Standard Church Hymnal #496
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: DESIRE Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1888
The Standard Church Hymnal #496
The Star of the East #d73
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1861
The Star of the East #d73
The Sweet Singer #124
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1863
The Sweet Singer #124
The Tabernacle #d132
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1862
The Tabernacle #d132
The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #709
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1882
The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #709
The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #749
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1882
The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #749
The Tribute of Praise #709
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1874
The Tribute of Praise #709
The Tribute of Praise #749
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1874
The Tribute of Praise #749
The Vestry Hymn Book #d197
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies [sky] Author: David E. Ford Date: 1858
The Vestry Hymn Book #d197
The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #572
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: WINDHAM Author: Daniel E. Ford Date: 1910
The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #572
The Y.M.C.A. Praise Book #33
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies Tune Title: REST Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1890
The Y.M.C.A. Praise Book #33
University Hymns #317
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies Tune Title: ELY Date: 1907
University Hymns #317
Vestry Chimes #84a
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Date: 1864
Vestry Chimes #84a
Words of Truth #151
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies! First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies! Tune Title: HOGE Date: 1892
Words of Truth #151
Worship in Song #543
Display Title: How vain is all beneath the skies First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies Author: D. E. Ford Date: 1880
Worship in Song #543
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