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Bring Many Names
Author: Brian A. Wren, 1936 Meter: 9.10.11.9 Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 1:27 First Line: Bring many names, beautiful and good Topics: Diversity; Fathers; God the Father; Mothers; Presence of God Used With Tune: WESTCHASE
Bring Many Names
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 329 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 1:31 First Line: Each little flow'r that opens Lyrics: Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
And all things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flow’r that opens,
Each little bird that sings'
He made their glowing colors,
And made their tiny wings. [Refrain]
2 The purple headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky. [Refrain]
3 The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them ev’ry one. [Refrain]
4 God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well. [Refrain]
Amen. Topics: Adoration and Praise; Children; Creation; God the Father; Seasons Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK
All Things Bright and Beautiful
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Meter: 8.8.8.5 Appears in 92 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 28:12-14 Lyrics: 1 We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
Soldiers of the cross.
2 Ev'ry round goes higher, higher,
Ev'ry round goes higher, higher,
Ev'ry round goes higher, higher,
Soldiers of the cross.
3 Brother, do you love my Jesus?
Brother, do you love my Jesus?
Brother, do you love my Jesus?
Soldiers of the cross.
4 If you love Him, why not serve Him?
If you love Him, why not serve Him?
If you love Him, why not serve Him?
Soldiers of the cross.
Topics: Courage; Gospel Call and Response; Service Used With Tune: JACOB'S LADDER Text Sources: Spiritual
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
JACOB'S LADDER
Meter: 8.8.8.5 Appears in 63 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 28:12-14 Tune Sources: Spiritual Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 33335 55322 22466 Used With Text: We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
JACOB'S LADDER
Bring Many Names
Author: Brian A. Wren, 1936 Hymnal: HPP2007 #13 (2007) Meter: 9.10.11.9 Scripture: Genesis 1:27 First Line: Bring many names, beautiful and good Topics: Diversity; Fathers; God the Father; Mothers; Presence of God Languages: English Tune Title: WESTCHASE
Bring Many Names
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Hymnal: HPP2007 #35 (2007) Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Scripture: Genesis 1:31 First Line: Each little flow'r that opens Lyrics: Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
And all things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flow’r that opens,
Each little bird that sings'
He made their glowing colors,
And made their tiny wings. [Refrain]
2 The purple headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky. [Refrain]
3 The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them ev’ry one. [Refrain]
4 God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well. [Refrain]
Amen. Topics: Adoration and Praise; Children; Creation; God the Father; Seasons Languages: English Tune Title: ROYAL OAK
All Things Bright and Beautiful
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Hymnal: HPP2007 #454 (2007) Meter: 8.8.8.5 Scripture: Genesis 28:12-14 Lyrics: 1 We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder,
Soldiers of the cross.
2 Ev'ry round goes higher, higher,
Ev'ry round goes higher, higher,
Ev'ry round goes higher, higher,
Soldiers of the cross.
3 Brother, do you love my Jesus?
Brother, do you love my Jesus?
Brother, do you love my Jesus?
Soldiers of the cross.
4 If you love Him, why not serve Him?
If you love Him, why not serve Him?
If you love Him, why not serve Him?
Soldiers of the cross.
Topics: Courage; Gospel Call and Response; Service Languages: English Tune Title: JACOB'S LADDER
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Brian A. Wren
b. 1936 Person Name: Brian A. Wren, 1936 Scripture: Genesis 1:27 Hymnal Number: 13 Author of "Bring Many Names" in Hymns for a Pilgrim People Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship.
Bert Polman
Brian A. Wren
Cecil Frances Alexander
1818 - 1895 Person Name: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Hymnal Number: 35 Author of "All Things Bright and Beautiful" in Hymns for a Pilgrim People As a small girl, Cecil Frances Humphries (b. Redcross, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1818; Londonderry, Ireland, 1895) wrote poetry in her school's journal. In 1850 she married Rev. William Alexander, who later became the Anglican primate (chief bishop) of Ireland. She showed her concern for disadvantaged people by traveling many miles each day to visit the sick and the poor, providing food, warm clothes, and medical supplies. She and her sister also founded a school for the deaf. Alexander was strongly influenced by the Oxford Movement and by John Keble's Christian Year. Her first book of poetry, Verses for Seasons, was a "Christian Year" for children. She wrote hymns based on the Apostles' Creed, baptism, the Lord's Supper, the Ten Commandments, and prayer, writing in simple language for children. Her more than four hundred hymn texts were published in Verses from the Holy Scripture (1846), Hymns for Little Children (1848), and Hymns Descriptive and Devotional ( 1858).
Bert Polman
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Alexander, Cecil Frances, née Humphreys, second daughter of the late Major John Humphreys, Miltown House, co. Tyrone, Ireland, b. 1823, and married in 1850 to the Rt. Rev. W. Alexander, D.D., Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Mrs. Alexander's hymns and poems number nearly 400. They are mostly for children, and were published in her Verses for Holy Seasons, with Preface by Dr. Hook, 1846; Poems on Subjects in the Old Testament, pt. i. 1854, pt. ii. 1857; Narrative Hymns for Village Schools, 1853; Hymns for Little Children, 1848; Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858; The Legend of the Golden Prayers 1859; Moral Songs, N.B.; The Lord of the Forest and his Vassals, an Allegory, &c.; or contributed to the Lyra Anglicana, the S.P.C.K. Psalms and Hymns, Hymns Ancient & Modern, and other collections. Some of the narrative hymns are rather heavy, and not a few of the descriptive are dull, but a large number remain which have won their way to the hearts of the young, and found a home there. Such hymns as "In Nazareth in olden time," "All things bright and beautiful," "Once in Royal David's city," "There is a green hill far away," "Jesus calls us o'er the tumult," "The roseate hues of early dawn," and others that might be named, are deservedly popular and are in most extensive use. Mrs. Alexander has also written hymns of a more elaborate character; but it is as a writer for children that she has excelled.
- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Alexander, Cecil F., née Humphreys, p. 38, ii. Additional hymns to those already noted in this Dictionary are in common use:—
1. Christ has ascended up again. (1853.) Ascension.
2. His are the thousand sparkling rills. (1875.) Seven Words on the Cross (Fifth Word).
3. How good is the Almighty God. (1S48.) God, the Father.
4. In [a] the rich man's garden. (1853.) Easter Eve.
5. It was early in the morning. (1853.) Easter Day.
6. So be it, Lord; the prayers are prayed. (1848.) Trust in God.
7. Saw you never in the twilight? (1853.) Epiphany.
8. Still bright and blue doth Jordan flow. (1853.) Baptism of Our Lord.
9. The angels stand around Thy throne. (1848.) Submission to the Will of God.
10. The saints of God are holy men. (1848.) Communion of Saints.
11. There is one Way and only one. (1875.) SS. Philip and James.
12. Up in heaven, up in heaven. (1848.) Ascension.
13. We are little Christian children. (1848.) Holy Trinity.
14. We were washed in holy water. (1848.) Holy Baptism.
15. When of old the Jewish mothers. (1853.) Christ's Invitation to Children.
16. Within the Churchyard side by side. (1848.) Burial.
Of the above hymns those dated 1848 are from Mrs. Alexander's Hymns for Little Children; those dated 1853, from Narrative Hymns, and those dated 1875 from the 1875 edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern.
Several new hymns by Mrs. Alexander are included in the 1891 Draft Appendix to the Irish Church Hymnal.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Alexander, Cecil F. , p. 38, ii. Mrs. Alexander died at Londonderry, Oct. 12, 1895. A number of her later hymns are in her Poems, 1896, which were edited by Archbishop Alexander.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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Cecil Frances Alexander
Martin Shaw
1875 - 1958 Person Name: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958 Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Hymnal Number: 35 Adapter of "ROYAL OAK" in Hymns for a Pilgrim People Martin F. Shaw was educated at the Royal College of Music in London and was organist and choirmaster at St. Mary's, Primrose Hill (1908-1920), St. Martin's in the Fields (1920-1924), and the Eccleston Guild House (1924-1935). From 1935 to 1945 he served as music director for the diocese of Chelmsford. He established the Purcell Operatic Society and was a founder of the Plainsong and Medieval Society and what later became the Royal Society of Church Music.
Author of The Principles of English Church Music Composition (1921), Shaw was a notable reformer of English church music. He worked with Percy Dearmer (his rector at St. Mary's in Primrose Hill); Ralph Vaughan Williams, and his brother Geoffrey Shaw in publishing hymnals such as Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). A leader in the revival of English opera and folk music scholarship, Shaw composed some one hundred songs as well as anthems and service music; some of his best hymn tunes were published in his Additional Tunes in Use at St. Mary's (1915).
Bert Polman
Martin Shaw
