Take up the song, and sing the praise of God

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Take up the song, and sing the praise of God

Author: Rae E. Whitney
Tune: TAKE UP THE SONG
ONE LICENSE: 40859
Published in 3 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Six Advent Improvisations

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Author: Rae E. Whitney

Rae E. Whitney, 96, of Scottsbluff died Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Residency in Scottsbluff. Her memorial service will be held 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 27, 2023, at St. Francis Episcopal Church with Reverend Erin Rath officiating. Interment of her ashes will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. Memorials may be made to the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library or to the church. Rae was born at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England May 21, 1927, the only daughter of Alice Martha “Pat” Davis and Arthur James Phillips. Educated at Chippenham Grammar School and the University of Bristol, she received her B.A. (Englis Honors) degree in 1948 and Certificate of Education in 1949. She was lady President of Bristol University Branch of the… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Take up the song, and sing the praise of God
Author:	Rae E. Whitney
Meter:	10.10.10.10
Publication Date:	2005
Copyright:	© 1991 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

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TAKE UP THE SONG

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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