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A Church Hymn Book #175
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Meter: L. M. Date: 1861 Subject: For Holidays |
A Church Hymn Book #175
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The Great Forerunner of the Morn
The great forerunner of the morn
Author: The Venerable Bede; Translator: J. M. NealePublished in 21 hymnals
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Author: The Venerable Bede
Bede (b. circa 672-673; d. May 26, 735), also known as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at Northumbrian monastery at Monkwearmouth (now Jarrow). Sent to the monastery at the young age of seven, he became deacon very early on, and then a priest at the age of thirty. An author and scholar, he is particularly known for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, which gained him the title “Father of English History.” He also wrote many scientific and theological works, as well as poetry and music. Bede is the only native of Great Britain to have ever been made a Doctor of the Church. He died on Ascension Day, May 26, 735, and was buried in Durham Cathedral.
Laura de Jong… Go to person page >Translator: J. M. Neale
John M. Neale's life is a study in contrasts: born into an evangelical home, he had sympathies toward Rome; in perpetual ill health, he was incredibly productive; of scholarly temperament, he devoted much time to improving social conditions in his area; often ignored or despised by his contemporaries, he is lauded today for his contributions to the church and hymnody. Neale's gifts came to expression early–he won the Seatonian prize for religious poetry eleven times while a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1842, but ill health and his strong support of the Oxford Movement kept him from ordinary parish ministry. So Neale spent the years between 1846 and 1866 as a warden of Sackvi… Go to person page >Arrangements
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Ancient and Modern #320
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); The Venerable Bede (673-735) Meter: LM Scripture: Matthew 11:7-11; Luke 1:8-17; John 1:1-9 Date: 2013 Subject: John the Baptist | ; Other Saints and Festivals | The Birth of John the Baptist; Prophets | ; Saints | St John Baptist; The Baptism of Christ | Year B
Ancient and Modern #320
Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #175
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Meter: LM Date: 1960
Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #175
Common Praise #235
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: THE TRUTH FROM ABOVE Author: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866; The Venerable Bede 673-735 Meter: LM Scripture: Matthew 11:9-11; Luke 1:11-17; Luke 1:76-79; John 5:38 Date: 2000 Subject: Saints | St. John the Baptist
Common Praise #235
CPWI Hymnal #779
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: BECCLES Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866; The Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: L.M. Scripture: Malachi 3:1 Date: 2010 Subject: Saints' and Other Holy Days | St. John the Baptist
CPWI Hymnal #779
Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #415
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Meter: LM Date: 1924
Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #415
Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #235
Display Title: The high forerunner of the morn First Line: The high forerunner of the morn Meter: LM Date: 1904
Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #235
Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #553
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Meter: LM Date: 1950
Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #553
Hymns Ancient and Modern #250
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Meter: LM Date: 1874
Hymns Ancient and Modern #250
Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #515
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; St. Bede the Venerable, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 2003
Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #515
Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #494
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; St. Bede the Venerable, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 2012 Subject: The Liturgical Year | Advent (Sundays and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year | The Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24)
Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #494
RitualSong (2nd ed.) #974
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 2016 Subject: Nativity of John the Baptist |
RitualSong (2nd ed.) #974
RitualSong #879
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 1996 Subject: Birth of John the Baptist | ; Birth of John the Baptist (June 24) | ; Saints |
RitualSong #879
The Church Hymnal #356
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Date: 1869
The Church Hymnal #356
The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d364
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Author: John M. Neale; John Mason Neale; Venerable Bede Date: 1874
The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d364
The Cyber Hymnal #1750
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: BECCLES Author: John M. Neale; The Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Source: Hymnal Noted 1854
The Cyber Hymnal #1750
The Hymnal 1982 #271
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: UT QUEANT LAXIS Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866; The Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 1985 Subject: Holy Days and Various Occasions | The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (June 24)
The Hymnal 1982 #271
The Hymnal 1982 #272
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: THE TRUTH FROM ABOVE Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866; The Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 1985 Subject: Holy Days and Various Occasions | The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (June 24)
The Hymnal 1982 #272
We Celebrate with Song #d194
Display Title: The great forerunner of the morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Author: John M. Neale; John Mason Neale; Venerable Bede Date: 1976
We Celebrate with Song #d194
Worship (3rd ed.) #698
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 1986 Subject: Birth of John the Baptist (June 24 - Vigil and Day) | ; Saints |
Worship (3rd ed.) #698
Worship (4th ed.) #878
Display Title: The Great Forerunner of the Morn First Line: The great forerunner of the morn Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Venerable Bede, 673-735 Meter: LM Date: 2011 Subject: Nativity of John the Baptist |
Worship (4th ed.) #878
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