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[What a wondrous message in God's Word]

[What a wondrous message in God's Word]

Composer: Merrill Dunlop (1927)
Published in 16 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Merrill Dunlop

Merrill Everett Dunlop Born: May 9, 1905, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. Died: June 15, 2002. Dunlop was ed­u­cat­ed at Cen­tral YMCA Coll­ege, Chi­ca­go (BA) and the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute (grad­u­at­ed 1926). He played the pi­a­no and or­gan at Moo­dy Church (1921-24), and served as di­rect­or of mu­sic at the Chi­ca­go Gos­pel Ta­ber­na­cle (1926-53). Bur­ton Bos­worth was his fa­ther-in-law. Dun­lop wrote over 700 hymns and Gos­pel songs, and works in­clud­ing: Songs of a Chris­tian, 1937 New Songs of a Chris­tian, 1941 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.net/tch)  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [What a wondrous message in God's Word]
Composer: Merrill Dunlop (1927)
Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.12.8
Incipit: 55311 37225 43276
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Herman Voss Presents Organ Favorites Volume Two
    Composer/Editor Hermann Voss
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1970) pp. 2

Piano Solo

  • Crusade Piano Solos Volume Two: Excellent, Inspiring Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Gospel Songs
    Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1964) pp. 20

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
TextPage Scan

Hymns of Faith #258

AudioPage Scan

Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #279

Rejoice Hymns #339

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #16152

TextPage Scan

Yes, Lord! #424

Include 11 pre-1979 instances
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