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Bless Now Your Chosen Ones

Author: Miriam Drury Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals

Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 228 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Franklin L. Sheppard, 1852-1930 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12353 21234 65326 Used With Text: Bless Now Your Chosen Ones

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Bless Now Your Chosen Ones

Author: Miriam Drury, 1900- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #631 (1996) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Topics: Empowerment; Incarnation; Word and Teaching Tune Title: TERRA BEATA

Bless Thou Thy Sons

Author: Miriam Drury Hymnal: Ten New Hymns on the Ministry #3 (1966) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D First Line: Bless thou thy chosen sons

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Franklin L. Sheppard

1852 - 1930 Person Name: Franklin L. Sheppard, 1852-1930 Adapter of "TERRA BEATA" in The Covenant Hymnal Franklin L. Sheppard (b. Philadelphia, PA, 1852; d. Germantown, PA, 1930) arranged the tune for Babcock's text and published it in the Presbyterian church school hymnal Alleluia (1915), edited by Sheppard (Babcock and Sheppard were friends). After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sheppard entered the family foundry business in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1875. He was organist at Zion Episcopal Church and later was an elder and music director of the Second Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. President of the Presbyterian Board of Publications, Sheppard also served on the committee that prepared the Presbyterian Hymnal of 1911. In the history of hymnody he is remembered primarily for arranging the tune TERRA BEATA for “This Is My Father's World.” Bert Polman

Miriam Drury

1900 - 1985 Person Name: Miriam Drury, 1900- Author of "Bless Now Your Chosen Ones" in The Covenant Hymnal Miriam Drury (1900-1985) was a native of California and lived there most of her life. Her husband was a faculty member at San Francisco Theological Seminary. After retirement, she lived in Monte Vista Presbyterian Retirement Home, Pasadena, California. Her hymn "Walk Tall, Christian" was also included in The Worshipbook (1970). Drury composed many complete hymns (words and music), anthems, and poems for both children and adults. She was an award-winning composer for the Hymn Society of America and a number of her hymns were published by the society. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion 1993 ============================= Miriam Drury (Mrs. Clifford Merrill Drury) is a native of California where she has lived most of her life. Her home is in Pasedena. She has long been interest in writing stories, poems and songs for children as well as articles for adults. She is the author and composer of many Sunday School and Grade School songs. --Ten New Hymns on the Ministry, 1966. Used by permission.