Let Us Draw Near

Let us draw near the throne of God

Author: Christopher Webber
Tune: FEDERAL STREET
Published in 1 hymnal

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Author: Christopher Webber

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE WEBBER was born 5 January 1932 in Cuba, New York, son of the Rev. Roy Lawrence Webber and Hortense Marie Basquin. He graduated from South Kent School (South Kent, CT) in 1949, Princeton University in 1953, and General Theological Seminary (NYC) in 1956. He is the author of A New Metrical Psalter (1986), Hymns from the Bible (2000), and Songs of Justice, Peace, and Love: The Sharon Hymnal (2022). Chris Fenner Go to person page >

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First Line:	Let us draw near the throne of God
Title:	Let Us Draw Near
Author:	Christopher Webber
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	© Theodore Presser (admin. by Carl Fischer)

Hebrews 10:19-25
(hymns)

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FEDERAL STREET

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…

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